Employment and Trends - September 2011

TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO SEPTEMBER 2011

			PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS								TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE	TOTAL		TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT		TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
SEPTEMBER 2010	2,776,744	**	2,520,695	**	2,409,715	**	101,806	**	9,174	**	256,049	**	142,412	**	26,584	**	87,053	**
DECEMBER 2010	2,779,102	**	2,545,958	**	2,432,454	**	103,289	**	10,215	**	233,144	**	126,283	**	23,260	**	83,601	**
MARCH 2011	2,780,456	**	2,545,645	**	2,433,317	**	102,182	**	10,146	**	234,811	**	122,848	**	23,738	**	88,225	**
JUNE 2011	2,805,301	*	2,544,788	*	2,433,967	*	101,212	*	9,609	*	260,513	*	150,732	*	20,936	*	88,845	*
SEPTEMBER 2011*	2,756,233	*	2,512,683	*	2,411,678	*	91,450	*	9,555	*	243,550	*	130,684	*	20,798	*	92,068	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2011 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,780,663		2,534,372		2,426,321		98,281		9,770		246,291		134,755		21,824		89,713
FISCAL YEAR 2011 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,780,273		2,537,269		2,427,854		99,533		9,881		243,005		132,637		22,183		88,185
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	40,611		32,473		31,874		127		472		8,138		3,453		937		3,748
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	107,612		105,789		103,571		1,485		733		1,823		1,034		197		592
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	774,022		715,921		703,682		10,841		1,398		58,101		49,213		6,623		2,265
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	287,951		257,620		255,693		1,483		444		30,331		28,526		1,056		749
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY	201,232		193,609		192,760		849		...		7,623		6,621		528		474
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE	178,114		167,337		166,131		1,205		1		10,777		10,343		430		4
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY	25,525		25,230		25,065		165		...		295		259		32		4
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)	81,200		72,125		64,033		7,139		953		9,075		3,464		4,577		1,034
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	117,369		114,582		113,817		760		5		2,787		1,907		728		152
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	77,019		58,435		57,235		1,085		115		18,584		14,212		2,320		2,052
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	103,881		85,868		84,638		1,012		218		18,013		13,955		2,180		1,878
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	44,827	*	42,017	*	35,219	*	2,836	*	3,962	*	2,810	*	2,208	*	129	*	473	*
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	17,266		16,639		16,124		515		...		627		496		98		33
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	71,669		61,445		60,489		866		90		10,224		8,441		497		1,286
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	9,092		8,630		8,601		29		...		462		432		28		2
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	57,739		56,468		56,162		297		9		1,271		1,095		149		27
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	16,153		15,749		15,588		161		...		404		343		52		9
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	4,501		4,133		4,066		67		...		368		249		61		58
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	314,545	*	293,522	*	275,670	*	15,945	*	1,907	*	21,023	*	12,847	*	4,634	*	3,542	*
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	193,987		181,611		166,525		15,065		21		12,376		5,597		550		6,229
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	18,705		17,119		16,607		505		7		1,586		464		121		1,001
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION	2,480		2,452		2,423		29		...		28		13		15		...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION	8,396	*	5,313	*	5,142	*	171	*	...	*	3,083	*	2,984	*	89	*	10	*
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	12,736		12,535		12,448		84		3		201		183		18		...
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	18,614		17,926		17,797		129		...		688		639		29		20
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION	3,527		2,810		2,705		98		7		717		269		443		5
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD	1,734		1,687		1,622		65		...		47		35		6		6
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION	4,096		3,899		3,796		103		...		197		91		15		91
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	6,205	*	6,084	*	5,192	*	297	*	595	*	121	*	97	*	20	*	4	*
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	4,037	*	3,047	*	3,039	*	8	*	...	*	990	*	913	*	16	*	61	*
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION	5,002	*	4,869	*	4,791	*	73	*	5	*	133	*	111	*	14	*	8	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION	67,145		65,583		64,554		1,029		...		1,562		946		584		32
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,922		1,852		1,844		8		...		70		56		...		14
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2,515	*	1,875	*	1,869	*	6	*	...	*	640	*	614	*	2	*	24	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	609,921		536,927		499,582		37,345		...		72,994		4,737		9		68,248

*PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS QUARTER'S EMPLOYMENT TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT QUARTER **REVISED.