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Graphic Presentation of Federal Civilian Employment

Employment and Trends - September 2013

Graphic Presentation of Federal Civilian Employment

Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Branch for September 2013

pie chart explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Branch

Executive Branch (97.7%) - 2,668,103
Judicial Branch (1.2%) - 33,776
Legislative Branch (1.0%) - 28,672

Executive Branch Non Postal Service = 2,084,076
Postal Service = 584,027
Executive Branch = 2,668,103
Total Employment= 2,730,551

Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Major Geographic Area for September 2013

pie chart explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Service

United States Outside Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV (84%) - 2,295,500
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV Core Based Statistical Area* (13%) - 350,529
Overseaes (3.0%) - 84,522
Total Employment: 2,730,551

Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Work Schedule/Appointment September 2013

pie chart explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Work Schedule/Appointment

Full-time Permanent (87.2%) - 2,380,489
Part-time (3.2%) - 88,135
Full-time Temporary (4.6%) - 124,729
Intermittent (5.0%) - 137,198
Total Employment: 2,730,551

Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Service September 2013

pie chart explaining the Distribution of Federal Civilian Employment by Major Geographic Area

Excepted & SES (46.0%) - 1,252,480
Competitive (54.0%) - 1,478,071
Total Employment: 2,730,551

*Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV CBSA Area includes the District of Columbia; Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George's Counties in Maryland; Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince Wiliam, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren Counties, and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park in Virginia; and Jefferson County in West Virginia.

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