Employment and Trends - September 2011

TABLE 2 -- COMPARISON OF TOTAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY BRANCH, AGENCY, AND AREA AS OF JUNE 2011 AND SEPTEMBER 2011

	TOTAL, ALL AREAS					UNITED STATES					WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA
AGENCY	SEPTEMBER 2011*		JUNE 2011		CHANGE	SEPTEMBER 2011*		JUNE 2011		CHANGE	SEPTEMBER 2011*		JUNE 2011		CHANGE
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/	2,820,460	*	2,869,548	*	-49,088	2,727,851	*	2,776,111	*	-48,260	377,373	*	370,960	*	+6,413
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH	30,465	*	30,478	*	-13	30,459	*	30,472	*	-13	29,346	*	29,359	*	-13
CONGRESS	17,643	*	17,642	*	+1	17,643	*	17,642	*	+1	17,643	*	17,642	*	+1
U.S. SENATE	7,030	*	7,030	*	...	7,030	*	7,030	*	...	7,030	*	7,030	*	...
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUMMARY	10,613		10,612		+1	10,613		10,612		+1	10,613		10,612		+1
COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE	15	*	15	*	...	15	*	15	*	...	15	*	15	*	...
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL	2,633	*	2,633	*	...	2,633	*	2,633	*	...	2,633	*	2,633	*	...
BOTANIC GARDEN	66	*	66	*	...	66	*	66	*	...	66	*	66	*	...
U.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM	16		17		-1	16		17		-1	16		17		-1
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE	238	*	238	*	...	238	*	238	*	...	238	*	238	*	...
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE	3,191	*	3,191	*	...	3,191	*	3,191	*	...	2,308	*	2,308	*	...
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE	2,378	*	2,378	*	...	2,378	*	2,378	*	...	2,188	*	2,188	*	...
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT	5		5		...	5		5		...	1		1		...
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS	3,871	*	3,871	*	...	3,865	*	3,865	*	...	3,831	*	3,831	*	...
MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION	35		34		+1	35		34		+1	35		34		+1
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE	23	*	23	*	...	23	*	23	*	...	23	*	23	*	...
UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION	16		20		-4	16		20		-4	15		19		-4
U.S. COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS	108		108		...	108		108		...	108		108		...
U.S. TAX COURT	227		237		-10	227		237		-10	226		236		-10
JUDICIAL BRANCH	33,762	*	33,769	*	-7	33,393	*	33,400	*	-7	2,823	*	2,830	*	-7
U.S. SUPREME COURT	491		498		-7	491		498		-7	491		498		-7
U.S. COURTS	33,271	*	33,271	*	...	32,902	*	32,902	*	...	2,332	*	2,332	*	...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH	2,756,233	*	2,805,301	*	-49,068	2,663,999	*	2,712,239	*	-48,240	345,204	*	338,771	*	+6,433
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT	1,922	*	1,874	*	+48	1,909	*	1,861	*	+48	1,909	*	1,861	*	+48
WHITE HOUSE OFFICE	482		466		+16	482		466		+16	482		466		+16
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT	24		25		-1	24		25		-1	24		25		-1
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET	551		536		+15	551		536		+15	551		536		+15
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION	228		232		-4	228		232		-4	228		232		-4
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS	36		32		+4	36		32		+4	36		32		+4
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY/OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY	27		25		+2	27		25		+2	27		25		+2
OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT	23	*	23	*	...	23	*	23	*	...	23	*	23	*	...
EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE	97		91		+6	97		91		+6	97		91		+6
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL	77		72		+5	77		72		+5	77		72		+5
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY	103		103		...	103		103		...	103		103		...
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY	36		34		+2	36		34		+2	36		34		+2
OFFICE OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE	238		235		+3	225		222		+3	225		222		+3
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS	1,950,293	*	1,984,538	*	-34,245	1,863,545	*	1,897,139	*	-33,594	267,410	*	273,405	*	-5,995
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	40,611		39,763	*	+848	16,713		16,280	*	+433	13,841		13,355	*	+486
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	107,612		123,443		-15,831	106,969		122,653		-15,684	15,455		15,529		-74
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	774,022		790,112		-16,090	724,732		739,661		-14,929	68,285		74,549		-6,264
DEFENSE, MILITARY FUNCTION TOTAL	749,143		764,355		-15,212	699,917		713,968		-14,051	67,399		73,710		-6,311
DEFENSE, CIVIL FUNCTION TOTAL	24,879		24,708	*	+171	24,815		24,645	*	+170	886		843	*	+43
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	287,951		297,961		-10,010	266,900		276,204		-9,304	17,763		21,533		-3,770
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, MILITARY FUNCTION TOTAL	263,073		272,205		-9,132	242,086		250,512		-8,426	16,877		20,694		-3,817
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, CIVIL FUNCTION TOTAL	24,878		24,707	*	+171	24,814		24,644	*	+170	886		843	*	+43
CORP OF ENGINEERS	24,697		24,570	*	+127	24,633		24,507	*	+126	705		706	*	-1
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES	181		137		+44	181		137		+44	181		137		+44
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY	201,232		202,823		-1,591	193,336		194,787		-1,451	28,061		29,685		-1,624
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE	178,114		181,885		-3,771	172,076		175,430		-3,354	6,088		6,111		-23
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY	25,525		25,424		+101	24,887		24,795		+92	2,299		2,196		+103
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)	81,200		82,019		-819	67,533		68,445		-912	14,074		15,024		-950
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	117,369		118,025		-656	115,184		115,845		-661	26,044		26,406		-362
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	77,019		79,754		-2,735	76,658		79,400		-2,742	8,172		8,098		+74
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	103,881		106,449		-2,568	102,989		105,546		-2,557	11,297		11,418		-121
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	44,827	*	44,827		...	44,483	*	44,483		...	24,226	*	24,226		...
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	17,266		17,063		+203	17,221		17,021		+200	6,150		6,086		+64
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	71,669		71,761		-92	71,254		71,347		-93	32,318		32,337		-19
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	9,092		9,807		-715	9,025		9,731		-706	3,291		3,510		-219
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	57,739		57,817		-78	57,402		57,482		-80	9,990		10,075		-85
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	16,153		16,145	*	+8	16,129		16,124	*	+5	5,747		5,562	*	+185
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	4,501		4,517		-16	4,494		4,510		-16	3,342		3,350		-8
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	314,545	*	314,545		...	310,441	*	310,441		...	9,059	*	9,059		...
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	193,987		190,510		+3,477	189,851		186,615		+3,236	30,193		29,845		+348
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES	804,018	*	818,889	*	-14,871	798,545	*	813,239	*	-14,694	75,885	*	63,505	*	+12,380
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION	46		49		-3	46		49		-3	43		44		-1
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION	30		33		-3	30		33		-3	30		33		-3
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION	455	*	455	*	...	24	*	24	*	...	20	*	20	*	...
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION	8		9		-1	8		9		-1	8		9		-1
ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD	31		32		-1	31		32		-1	31		32		-1
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME	267	*	267	*	...	267	*	267	*	...	266	*	266	*	...
ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION	6		6		...	6		6		...	2		2		...
BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FOUNDATION	1		2		-1	1		2		-1	1		2		-1
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,873	*	1,873	*	...	1,873	*	1,873	*	...	1,873	*	1,873	*	...
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD	41		45		-4	41		45		-4	32		37		-5
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION	2		2		...	2		2		...	...		2		-2
COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS	11		11		...	11		11		...	11		11		...
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS	40		42		-2	40		42		-2	26		29		-3
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED	27		26		+1	27		26		+1	27		26		+1
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION	666	*	666		...	666	*	666		...	432	*	432		...
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION	548		573		-25	546		571		-25	421		445		-24
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE	608		613	*	-5	605		610	*	-5	337		340	*	-3
COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	1,246	*	1,246	*	...	1,246	*	1,246	*	...	1,246	*	1,246	*	...
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD	111		112		-1	111		112		-1	94		98		-4
DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY	5		5		...	5		5		...	2		2		...
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION	44		49		-5	44		49		-5	41		46		-5
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	18,705		18,887		-182	18,600		18,786		-186	4,952		5,161		-209
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION	2,480		2,525		-45	2,469		2,514		-45	501		506		-5
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES	394		391		+3	394		391		+3	368		365		+3
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION	294		290		+4	294		290		+4	161		158		+3
FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION	10	*	10	*	...	10	*	10	*	...	...	*	...	*	...
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION	1,788		1,804		-16	1,786		1,802		-16	1,518		1,523		-5
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION	8,396	*	8,396	*	...	8,373	*	8,373	*	...	1,872	*	1,872	*	...
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION	353	*	353	*	...	353	*	353	*	...	353	*	353	*	...
FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EXAMINATION COUNCIL	10		10		...	10		10		...	8		8		...
UNSPECIFIED	499	*	499	*	...	499	*	499	*	...	467	*	467	*	...
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY	138		137		+1	138		137		+1	84		85		-1
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION	128		131		-3	128		131		-3	119		122		-3
FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE	247		246		+1	247		246		+1	65		63		+2
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION	71		72		-1	71		72		-1	59		60		-1
FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD	100	*	100		...	100	*	100		...	100	*	100		...
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION	1,131	*	1,131	*	...	1,131	*	1,131	*	...	976	*	976	*	...
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	12,736		12,820	*	-84	12,681		12,765	*	-84	4,483		4,429	*	+54
HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION	5		3		+2	5		3		+2	5		3		+2
U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM	188		188		...	188		188		...	185		185		...
U.S. INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS	12		12		...	12		12		...	12		12		...
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION	43		45		-2	43		45		-2	43		45		-2
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION: UNITED STATES AND MEXICO	271		286	*	-15	271		286	*	-15	1		1	*	...
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION: UNITED STATES AND CANADA	7	*	7	*	...	7	*	7	*	...	3	*	3	*	...
INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION: UNITED STATES AND CANADA	19	*	19	*	...	14	*	14	*	...	10	*	10	*	...
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION	390		399		-9	390		399		-9	390		399		-9
JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION	4		4		...	4		4		...	4		4		...
JAPAN-UNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP COMMISSION	4		4		...	4		4		...	4		4		...
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION	12		13		-1	12		13		-1	12		13		-1
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD	216	*	216		...	216	*	216		...	130	*	130		...
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION	284		279		+5	253		249		+4	253		249		+4
MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION	42		45		-3	42		45		-3	2		2		...
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION	3,527		3,584		-57	3,527		3,584		-57	1,418		1,427		-9
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	18,614		18,727	*	-113	18,601		18,716	*	-115	4,302		4,322	*	-20
NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION	42		41		+1	42		41		+1	42		41		+1
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE	3	*	3	*	...	3	*	3	*	...	3	*	3	*	...
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY	12		13		-1	12		13		-1	12		12		...
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION	1,157	*	1,157		...	1,157	*	1,157		...	250	*	250		...
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES	405	*	418	*	-13	405	*	418	*	-13	404	*	417	*	-13
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS	166		165		+1	166		165		+1	166		165		+1
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES	168	*	168	*	...	168	*	168	*	...	167	*	167	*	...
INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES	71		85		-14	71		85		-14	71		85		-14
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD	1,734		1,726		+8	1,711		1,704		+7	490		489		+1
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD	48	*	48		...	48	*	48		...	46	*	46		...
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION	1,459		1,476	*	-17	1,453		1,470	*	-17	1,445		1,464	*	-19
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD	418		423		-5	418		423		-5	328		331		-3
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION	4,096		4,155		-59	4,091		4,150		-59	2,907		2,966		-59
NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD	12		13		-1	12		13		-1	9		10		-1
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION	57		56		+1	57		56		+1	42		42		...
OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION	41		42		-1	41		42		-1	...		...		...
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS	77	*	77	*	...	77	*	77	*	...	76	*	76	*	...
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	6,205	*	6,205		...	6,185	*	6,185		...	1,970	*	1,970		...
OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL	110		109		+1	110		109		+1	86		84		+2
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION	221		217		+4	221		217		+4	220		216		+4
PEACE CORPS	906		1,072		-166	703		733		-30	590		607		-17
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION	991		991		...	991		991		...	989		989		...
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION	52	*	52	*	...	52	*	52	*	...	52	*	52	*	...
PRESIDIO TRUST	325		336		-11	325		336		-11	...		...		...
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD	957	*	957		...	957	*	957		...	5	*	5		...
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION	3,846		3,919		-73	3,846		3,919		-73	2,274		2,336		-62
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM	158		160		-2	156		159		-3	47		49		-2
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	4,037	*	4,037	*	...	4,003	*	4,003	*	...	1,069	*	1,069	*	...
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION	5,002	*	5,005	*	-3	4,976	*	4,979	*	-3	4,596	*	4,599	*	-3
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART	809	*	809	*	...	809	*	809	*	...	809	*	809	*	...
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION (EXCEPT UNITS ADMINISTERED UNDER SEPARATE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES)	4,098	*	4,098		...	4,072	*	4,072		...	3,692	*	3,692		...
WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS	48		49		-1	48		49		-1	48		49		-1
JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS	47		49		-2	47		49		-2	47		49		-2
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION	67,145		67,781		-636	66,686		67,329		-643	1,792		1,832		-40
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY	12,872		12,735		+137	12,866		12,735		+131	12,866		7		+12,859
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY	45	*	45		...	45	*	45		...	45	*	45		...
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,922		1,935		-13	1,699		1,707		-8	1,543		1,549		-6
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2,515	*	2,515	*	...	1,585	*	1,585	*	...	1,584	*	1,584	*	...
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	609,921		623,378		-13,457	607,066		620,465		-13,399	12,299		12,312		-13
UTAH RECLAMATION MITIGATION AND CONSERVATION COMMISSION	14		14		...	14		14		...	...		...		...
VALLES CALDERA TRUST	28	*	28	*	...	28	*	28	*	...	...	*	...	*	...
WHITE HOUSE COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL MOMENT OF REMEMBRANCE	1	*	1	*	...	1	*	1	*	...	1	*	1	*	...

*PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS QUARTER'S EMPLOYMENT TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT QUARTER, AS REPORT FOR CURRENT
QUARTER WAS NOT RECEIVED BY INPUT CUTOFF DATE.
**REVISED.


A/ EXCLUDES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, AND
NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY.