Employment and Trends - September 2011

TABLE 26 -- ACCESSIONS TO THE COMPETITIVE, EXCEPTED, AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY BRANCH AND SELECTED

	TOTAL			ACCESSIONS TO THE   COMPETITIVE SERVICE									ACCESSIONS TO THE  EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
				TOTAL			NEW HIRES			OTHER			TOTAL			NEW HIRES			OTHER
AGENCY	NUMBER*		RATE	NUMBER*		RATE	NUMBER*		RATE	NUMBER*		RATE	NUMBER*		RATE	NUMBER*		RATE	NUMBER*		RATE
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES
SEPTEMBER 2011	88,760	*	3.18	35,018	*	2.30	20,445	*	1.34	14,573	*	0.96	53,742	*	4.23	47,665	*	3.75	6,077	*	0.48
JUNE 2011	105,076	*	3.75	54,427	*	3.58	33,450	*	2.20	20,977	*	1.38	50,649	*	3.94	43,452	*	3.38	7,197	*	0.56
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2011	266	*	2.07	18	*	0.76	12	*	0.51	6	*	0.25	248	*	2.37	240	*	2.29	8	*	0.08
JUNE 2011	265	*	2.06	18	*	0.74	12	*	0.50	6	*	0.25	247	*	2.37	241	*	2.31	6	*	0.06
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
SEPTEMBER 2011	27	*	0.85	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	27	*	0.85	27	*	0.85	...	*	...
JUNE 2011	27	*	0.85	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	27	*	0.85	27	*	0.85	...	*	...
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
SEPTEMBER 2011	18	*	0.76	18	*	0.78	12	*	0.52	6	*	0.26	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...
JUNE 2011	18	*	0.76	18	*	0.78	12	*	0.52	6	*	0.26	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SEPTEMBER 2011	69	*	1.78	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	69	*	1.78	63	*	1.63	6	*	0.15
JUNE 2011	69	*	1.78	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	69	*	1.78	63	*	1.63	6	*	0.15
JUDICIAL BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2011	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...
JUNE 2011	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2011	88,448	*	3.18	35,000	*	2.30	20,433	*	1.34	14,567	*	0.96	53,448	*	4.24	47,380	*	3.76	6,068	*	0.48
JUNE 2011	104,804	*	3.75	54,409	*	3.58	33,438	*	2.20	20,971	*	1.38	50,395	*	3.96	43,204	*	3.39	7,191	*	0.56
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
SEPTEMBER 2011	130	*	6.85	17	*	2.23	11	*	1.44	6	*	0.79	113	*	9.95	112	*	9.86	1	*	0.09
JUNE 2011	99	*	5.24	12	*	1.57	10	*	1.31	2	*	0.26	87	*	7.75	82	*	7.31	5	*	0.45
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 2011	65,778	*	3.34	33,331	*	2.43	19,221	*	1.40	14,110	*	1.03	32,447	*	5.43	26,832	*	4.49	5,615	*	0.94
JUNE 2011	92,285	*	4.69	52,812	*	3.86	32,311	*	2.36	20,501	*	1.50	39,473	*	6.60	32,745	*	5.47	6,728	*	1.12
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEPTEMBER 2011	1,264		3.15	159		1.59	142		1.42	17		0.17	1,105		3.66	817		2.71	288		0.95
JUNE 2011	1,078	*	2.71	151	*	1.53	132	*	1.34	19	*	0.19	927	*	3.10	642	*	2.15	285	*	0.95
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
SEPTEMBER 2011	5,724		4.95	5,361		4.92	396		0.36	4,965		4.56	363		5.44	311		4.66	52		0.78
JUNE 2011	18,118		14.68	17,630		15.14	6,061		5.21	11,569		9.94	488		6.95	344		4.90	144		2.05
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
SEPTEMBER 2011	34,781		4.45	18,828		2.98	12,068		1.91	6,760		1.07	15,953		10.60	11,540		7.67	4,413		2.93
JUNE 2011	30,502		3.88	13,512		2.14	9,146		1.45	4,366		0.69	16,990		11.05	12,518		8.14	4,472		2.91
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
SEPTEMBER 2011	13,114		4.48	7,420		3.21	4,242		1.84	3,178		1.38	5,694		9.19	3,667		5.92	2,027		3.27
JUNE 2011	9,327		3.14	3,586		1.53	2,382		1.02	1,204		0.51	5,741		9.15	3,742		5.97	1,999		3.19
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
SEPTEMBER 2011	9,880		4.89	5,464		3.11	4,058		2.31	1,406		0.80	4,416		16.91	3,708		14.20	708		2.71
JUNE 2011	6,550		3.25	3,100		1.78	2,143		1.23	957		0.55	3,450		12.45	2,605		9.40	845		3.05
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
SEPTEMBER 2011	6,677		3.71	3,313		2.35	2,362		1.68	951		0.67	3,364		8.62	2,330		5.97	1,034		2.65
JUNE 2011	10,537		5.87	4,525		3.23	3,431		2.45	1,094		0.78	6,012		15.21	4,897		12.39	1,115		2.82
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
SEPTEMBER 2011	913		3.58	736		3.01	296		1.21	440		1.80	177		17.88	145		14.65	32		3.23
JUNE 2011	1,245		4.91	965		3.96	377		1.55	588		2.41	280		28.46	169		17.17	111		11.28
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)
SEPTEMBER 2011	4,197		5.14	1,895		3.20	1,110		1.88	785		1.33	2,302		10.27	1,690		7.54	612		2.73
JUNE 2011	2,843		3.45	1,336		2.24	813		1.36	523		0.88	1,507		6.61	1,105		4.85	402		1.76
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SEPTEMBER 2011	1,274		1.08	577		0.86	556		0.83	21		0.03	697		1.37	697		1.37	...		...
JUNE 2011	876		0.74	330		0.49	288		0.43	42		0.06	546		1.06	545		1.06	1		...
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SEPTEMBER 2011	4,396		5.61	1,901		2.97	1,330		2.08	571		0.89	2,495		17.35	2,261		15.72	234		1.63
JUNE 2011	11,024		14.72	5,891		9.51	4,741		7.65	1,150		1.86	5,133		39.72	4,711		36.45	422		3.27
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SEPTEMBER 2011	3,852		3.66	1,687		1.80	1,301		1.39	386		0.41	2,165		18.96	2,046		17.91	119		1.04
JUNE 2011	14,378		14.31	10,116		11.25	8,492		9.44	1,624		1.81	4,262		40.62	3,720		35.45	542		5.17
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SEPTEMBER 2011	1,638	*	3.65	437	*	1.26	197	*	0.57	240	*	0.69	1,201	*	11.98	1,173	*	11.70	28	*	0.28
JUNE 2011	1,638		3.52	437		1.25	197		0.57	240		0.69	1,201		10.22	1,173		9.99	28		0.24
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
SEPTEMBER 2011	655		3.82	401		2.59	311		2.01	90		0.58	254		15.21	252		15.09	2		0.12
JUNE 2011	237		1.38	111		0.72	83		0.54	28		0.18	126		7.69	125		7.63	1		0.06
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SEPTEMBER 2011	4,705		6.56	1,305		2.29	962		1.69	343		0.60	3,400		23.06	3,356		22.76	44		0.30
JUNE 2011	3,404		4.77	1,205		2.12	887		1.56	318		0.56	2,199		15.02	2,140		14.62	59		0.40
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
SEPTEMBER 2011	395		4.18	170		2.06	132		1.60	38		0.46	225		18.90	222		18.65	3		0.25
JUNE 2011	190		1.95	74		0.87	48		0.56	26		0.30	116		9.55	107		8.81	9		0.74
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SEPTEMBER 2011	1,086		1.88	125		1.47	94		1.11	31		0.37	961		1.95	828		1.68	133		0.27
JUNE 2011	831		1.44	153		1.81	116		1.37	37		0.44	678		1.37	511		1.03	167		0.34
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SEPTEMBER 2011	365		2.26	216		1.55	141		1.01	75		0.54	149		6.71	129		5.81	20		0.90
JUNE 2011	640	*	3.96	306	*	2.24	240	*	1.75	66	*	0.48	334	*	13.59	321	*	13.06	13	*	0.53
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SEPTEMBER 2011	143		3.17	37		1.10	27		0.80	10		0.30	106		9.32	95		8.36	11		0.97
JUNE 2011	115		2.55	44		1.31	26		0.77	18		0.53	71		6.21	68		5.95	3		0.26
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
SEPTEMBER 2011	3,340	*	1.06	1,126	*	0.80	779	*	0.55	347	*	0.25	2,214	*	1.28	2,032	*	1.17	182	*	0.10
JUNE 2011	3,340		1.06	1,126		0.79	779		0.54	347		0.24	2,214		1.30	2,032		1.19	182		0.11
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SEPTEMBER 2011	2,160		1.12	1,001		0.89	785		0.70	216		0.19	1,159		1.45	1,073		1.35	86		0.11
JUNE 2011	5,914		3.16	1,726		1.62	1,075		1.01	651		0.61	4,188		5.23	3,788		4.73	400		0.50
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
SEPTEMBER 2011	22,540	*	2.78	1,652	*	1.11	1,201	*	0.81	451	*	0.30	20,888	*	3.15	20,436	*	3.09	452	*	0.07
JUNE 2011	12,420	*	1.51	1,585	*	1.06	1,117	*	0.75	468	*	0.31	10,835	*	1.61	10,377	*	1.54	458	*	0.07
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
SEPTEMBER 2011	6	*	0.32	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	6	*	0.32	6	*	0.32	...	*	...
JUNE 2011	6	*	0.32	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	6	*	0.32	6	*	0.32	...	*	...
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SEPTEMBER 2011	434		2.31	136		0.88	106		0.68	30		0.19	298		9.02	294		8.90	4		0.12
JUNE 2011	501		2.66	146		0.96	103		0.68	43		0.28	355		9.92	352		9.83	3		0.08
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2011	2		0.08	...		...	...		...	...		...	2		0.33	1		0.16	1		0.16
JUNE 2011	3		0.12	1		0.05	1		0.05	...		...	2		0.32	2		0.32	...		...
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2011	41		2.28	14		1.20	11		0.94	3		0.26	27		4.28	26		4.12	1		0.16
JUNE 2011	36		2.00	11		0.94	7		0.60	4		0.34	25		3.95	24		3.79	1		0.16
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
SEPTEMBER 2011	377	*	4.49	250	*	3.98	225	*	3.58	25	*	0.40	127	*	6.00	114	*	5.39	13	*	0.61
JUNE 2011	377	*	4.49	250	*	3.98	225	*	3.58	25	*	0.40	127	*	6.00	114	*	5.39	13	*	0.61
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2011	225		1.76	160		1.36	70		0.59	90		0.76	65		6.42	61		6.03	4		0.40
JUNE 2011	403	*	3.14	169	*	1.48	98	*	0.86	71	*	0.62	234	*	16.44	212	*	14.90	22	*	1.55
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2011	227		1.22	52		0.29	40		0.23	12		0.07	175		18.09	70		7.24	105		10.85
JUNE 2011	377	*	2.01	175	*	0.99	116	*	0.65	59	*	0.33	202	*	20.22	93	*	9.31	109	*	10.91
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2011	159		4.47	46		1.65	35		1.26	11		0.39	113		14.68	94		12.22	19		2.47
JUNE 2011	239		6.69	73		2.64	61		2.20	12		0.43	166		20.72	122		15.23	44		5.49
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
SEPTEMBER 2011	69		3.99	11		1.20	7		0.76	4		0.44	58		7.13	41		5.04	17		2.09
JUNE 2011	32		1.85	7		0.76	5		0.54	2		0.22	25		3.10	20		2.48	5		0.62
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2011	63		1.53	...		...	...		...	...		...	63		1.53	58		1.41	5		0.12
JUNE 2011	70		1.68	...		...	...		...	...		...	70		1.68	63		1.51	7		0.17
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
SEPTEMBER 2011	187	*	3.01	115	*	2.29	71	*	1.41	44	*	0.88	72	*	6.12	42	*	3.57	30	*	2.55
JUNE 2011	187		3.03	115		2.29	71		1.41	44		0.88	72		6.32	42		3.69	30		2.63
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
SEPTEMBER 2011	7	*	0.73	6	*	0.64	4	*	0.42	2	*	0.21	1	*	6.67	1	*	6.67	...	*	...
JUNE 2011	7		0.72	6		0.63	4		0.42	2		0.21	1		6.67	1		6.67	...		...
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2011	39		1.00	7		0.33	1		0.05	6		0.28	32		1.82	25		1.42	7		0.40
JUNE 2011	9		0.23	2		0.09	...		...	2		0.09	7		0.39	5		0.28	2		0.11
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2011	281	*	6.96	210	*	6.12	97	*	2.83	113	*	3.30	71	*	11.68	56	*	9.21	15	*	2.47
JUNE 2011	281	*	6.96	210	*	6.12	97	*	2.83	113	*	3.30	71	*	11.68	56	*	9.21	15	*	2.47
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
SEPTEMBER 2011	114	*	2.28	72	*	1.49	56	*	1.16	16	*	0.33	42	*	23.73	37	*	20.90	5	*	2.82
JUNE 2011	114	*	2.28	72	*	1.49	57	*	1.18	15	*	0.31	42	*	25.53	37	*	22.49	5	*	3.04
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2011	605		0.90	262		0.42	259		0.41	3		...	343		7.32	181		3.87	162		3.46
JUNE 2011	261		0.38	61		0.10	59		0.09	2		...	200		4.05	51		1.03	149		3.01
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
SEPTEMBER 2011	21		1.09	15		1.06	10		0.71	5		0.35	6		1.16	6		1.16	...		...
JUNE 2011	21		1.08	12		0.84	8		0.56	4		0.28	9		1.72	9		1.72	...		...
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SEPTEMBER 2011	222	*	8.83	60	*	5.96	48	*	4.77	12	*	1.19	162	*	10.74	162	*	10.74	...	*	...
JUNE 2011	222	*	8.83	60	*	5.96	48	*	4.77	12	*	1.19	162	*	10.74	162	*	10.74	...	*	...
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
SEPTEMBER 2011	18,734		3.04	...		...	...		...	...		...	18,734		3.04	18,715		3.03	19		...
JUNE 2011	8,460		1.35	...		...	...		...	...		...	8,460		1.35	8,448		1.35	12		...

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