Employment and Trends - December 2012

TABLE 6 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYMENT BY TYPE OF APPOINTMENT AND WORK SCHEDULE TO DECEMBER 2012

			PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS								TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS
AGENCY AND DATE	TOTAL		TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT		TOTAL		FULL-TIME		PART-TIME		INTERMITTENT
DECEMBER 2011	2,725,764	**	2,492,817	**	2,392,269	**	91,242	**	9,306	**	232,947	**	115,336	**	18,136	**	99,475	**
MARCH 2012	2,722,210	*	2,494,367	*	2,395,655	*	90,546	*	8,166	*	227,843	*	110,846	*	18,374	*	98,623	*
JUNE 2012	2,736,821	*	2,483,018	*	2,386,471	*	88,060	*	8,487	*	253,803	*	137,804	*	15,907	*	100,092	*
SEPTEMBER 2012	2,696,961	*	2,455,023	*	2,360,727	*	86,009	*	8,287	*	241,938	*	123,051	*	15,857	*	103,030	*
DECEMBER 2012*	2,713,783	*	2,475,264	*	2,381,789	*	84,943	*	8,532	*	238,519	*	108,727	*	15,163	*	114,629	*
CALENDAR YEAR 2012 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,717,444		2,476,918		2,381,161		87,390		8,368		240,526		120,107		16,325		104,094
FISCAL YEAR 2013 AVERAGE TO DATE*	2,713,783		2,475,264		2,381,789		84,943		8,532		238,519		108,727		15,163		114,629
SELECTED AGENCIES:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE	41,577		33,185		32,529		142		514		8,392		3,275		1,039		4,078
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY	112,461	*	109,514	*	107,607	*	1,706	*	201	*	2,947	*	1,957	*	152	*	838	*
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE	758,465		710,262		697,906		11,514		842		48,203		44,678		2,906		619
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY	280,777		253,914		251,966		1,204		744		26,863		25,635		678		550
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY	201,750		194,660		193,858		802		...		7,090		6,601		432		57
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE	173,526		163,297		162,318		958		21		10,229		9,999		228		2
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY	25,385		25,103		24,940		161		2		282		269		13		...
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)	77,027		73,288		64,824		8,389		75		3,739		2,174		1,555		10
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	117,380		115,184		114,468		709		7		2,196		1,428		619		149
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR	68,813		56,786		55,448		1,234		104		12,027		8,190		1,841		1,996
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	90,373		79,713		78,574		932		207		10,660		7,070		1,903		1,687
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE	44,238		43,101		35,590		3,223		4,288		1,137		789		99		249
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR	17,785		17,233		16,688		545		...		552		434		82		36
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	74,017	*	62,190	*	61,207	*	896	*	87	*	11,827	*	8,404	*	419	*	3,004	*
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	8,536		8,378		8,339		37		2		158		146		10		2
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION	57,036	*	55,717	*	55,414	*	298	*	5	*	1,319	*	1,162	*	130	*	27	*
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	15,529		15,194		15,025		169		...		335		289		40		6
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	4,201		3,950		3,881		68		1		251		195		26		30
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS	323,208	*	302,459	*	284,358	*	16,005	*	2,096	*	20,749	*	13,246	*	4,018	*	3,485	*
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	194,558		183,506		169,608		13,860		38		11,052		6,017		624		4,411
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	17,740		16,531		16,077		450		4		1,209		269		65		875
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION	2,259		2,235		2,209		26		...		24		13		11		...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION	8,314	*	5,523	*	5,355	*	167	*	1	*	2,791	*	2,696	*	88	*	7	*
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION	12,383	*	12,235	*	12,107	*	127	*	1	*	148	*	138	*	10	*	...	*
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	17,922		17,573		17,432		140		1		349		298		25		26
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION	3,309		2,669		2,595		66		8		640		261		372		7
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD	1,676		1,632		1,575		57		...		44		41		2		1
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION	3,835		3,705		3,613		92		...		130		65		4		61
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	5,558	*	5,421	*	5,241	*	78	*	102	*	137	*	107	*	29	*	1	*
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	4,037	*	3,047	*	3,039	*	8	*	...	*	990	*	913	*	16	*	61	*
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION	4,898	*	4,787	*	4,744	*	32	*	11	*	111	*	70	*	33	*	8	*
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION	64,539		62,999		62,017		982		...		1,540		895		370		275
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS	1,845	*	1,806	*	1,797	*	9	*	...	*	39	*	23	*	3	*	13	*
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2,515	*	1,875	*	1,869	*	6	*	...	*	640	*	614	*	2	*	24	*
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	595,783		501,281		470,321		30,960		...		94,502		2,061		4		92,437

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