Employment and Trends - September 2013

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 2013	72,805	*	2.71	21,123	*	1.42	12,572	*	0.85	8,551	*	0.58	51,682	*	4.26	42,114	*	3.47	9,568	*	0.79
JUNE 2013	96,594	**	3.59	36,522	**	2.46	25,056	**	1.69	11,466	**	0.77	60,072	**	4.94	53,335	**	4.38	6,737	**	0.55
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2013	140	*	1.12	18	*	0.15	12	*	0.10	6	*	0.05	122	*	1.20	76	*	0.75	46	*	0.45
JUNE 2013	182	*	1.43	18	*	0.15	12	*	0.10	6	*	0.05	164	*	1.58	153	*	1.47	11	*	0.11
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
SEPTEMBER 2013	27	*	0.85	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	27	*	0.85	27	*	0.85	...	*	...
JUNE 2013	27	*	0.85	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	27	*	0.85	27	*	0.85	...	*	...
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
SEPTEMBER 2013	18	*	0.76	18	*	0.78	12	*	0.52	6	*	0.26	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...
JUNE 2013	18	*	0.76	18	*	0.78	12	*	0.52	6	*	0.26	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SEPTEMBER 2013	41		1.13	...		...	...		...	...		...	41		1.13	...		...	41		1.13
JUNE 2013	69	*	1.78	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	69	*	1.78	63	*	1.63	6	*	0.15
JUDICIAL BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2013	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...
JUNE 2013	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
SEPTEMBER 2013	72,620	*	2.71	21,105	*	1.43	12,560	*	0.85	8,545	*	0.58	51,515	*	4.28	42,038	*	3.49	9,477	*	0.79
JUNE 2013	96,404	**	3.60	36,504	**	2.48	25,044	**	1.70	11,460	**	0.78	59,900	**	4.96	53,182	**	4.41	6,718	**	0.56
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
SEPTEMBER 2013	2	*	0.11	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	2	*	0.18	2	*	0.18	...	*	...
JUNE 2013	81	**	4.35	6	**	0.81	6	**	0.81	...	**	...	75	**	6.68	74	**	6.59	1	**	0.09
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 2013	43,547	*	2.28	19,576	*	1.47	11,476	*	0.86	8,100	*	0.61	23,971	*	4.15	14,853	*	2.57	9,118	*	1.58
JUNE 2013	61,344	**	3.21	35,370	**	2.66	24,319	**	1.83	11,051	**	0.83	25,974	**	4.46	19,789	**	3.40	6,185	**	1.06
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEPTEMBER 2013	1,047		2.51	134		1.26	101		0.95	33		0.31	913		2.94	631		2.03	282		0.91
JUNE 2013	878	*	2.11	228	*	2.16	187	*	1.77	41	*	0.39	650	*	2.09	368	*	1.18	282	*	0.91
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
SEPTEMBER 2013	3,337	*	2.97	2,733	*	2.57	1,194	*	1.12	1,539	*	1.45	604	*	9.87	556	*	9.08	48	*	0.78
JUNE 2013	3,337	*	2.97	2,733	*	2.57	1,194	*	1.12	1,539	*	1.45	604	*	9.87	556	*	9.08	48	*	0.78
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
SEPTEMBER 2013	19,541		2.67	7,783		1.28	3,802		0.62	3,981		0.65	11,758		9.58	3,879		3.16	7,879		6.42
JUNE 2013	17,024	**	2.29	8,809	**	1.43	3,968	**	0.64	4,841	**	0.79	8,215	**	6.49	4,280	**	3.38	3,935	**	3.11
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
SEPTEMBER 2013	1,876		0.70	867		0.40	537		0.25	330		0.15	1,009		1.95	636		1.23	373		0.72
JUNE 2013	5,391	**	1.97	2,182	**	0.99	1,185	**	0.54	997	**	0.45	3,209	**	6.00	1,683	**	3.15	1,526	**	2.85
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
SEPTEMBER 2013	3,043		1.55	2,364		1.35	1,452		0.83	912		0.52	679		3.11	675		3.09	4		0.02
JUNE 2013	2,966	**	1.49	1,676	**	0.96	914	**	0.52	762	**	0.43	1,290	**	5.57	637	**	2.75	653	**	2.82
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
SEPTEMBER 2013	4,229		2.48	1,949		1.44	1,046		0.77	903		0.67	2,280		6.48	1,480		4.20	800		2.27
JUNE 2013	4,257	**	2.48	1,711	**	1.25	881	**	0.64	830	**	0.61	2,546	**	7.21	1,650	**	4.68	896	**	2.54
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
SEPTEMBER 2013	841		3.43	761		3.19	58		0.24	703		2.95	80		12.01	10		1.50	70		10.51
JUNE 2013	1,415	**	5.70	1,295	**	5.38	228	**	0.95	1,067	**	4.44	120	**	15.93	29	**	3.85	91	**	12.08
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)
SEPTEMBER 2013	9,552		13.17	1,842		3.12	709		1.20	1,133		1.92	7,710		57.46	1,078		8.03	6,632		49.42
JUNE 2013	2,995	**	4.08	1,945	**	3.26	760	**	1.28	1,185	**	1.99	1,050	**	7.58	281	**	2.03	769	**	5.55
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SEPTEMBER 2013	1,904		1.64	1,379		2.08	1,321		2.00	58		0.09	525		1.06	525		1.06	...		...
JUNE 2013	996		0.86	682		1.03	628		0.95	54		0.08	314		0.63	314		0.63	...		...
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SEPTEMBER 2013	2,145		2.94	1,325		2.13	816		1.31	509		0.82	820		7.52	594		5.45	226		2.07
JUNE 2013	9,910		13.95	6,716		11.11	5,377		8.89	1,339		2.21	3,194		30.21	2,459		23.26	735		6.95
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SEPTEMBER 2013	1,978		2.05	1,336		1.52	1,073		1.22	263		0.30	642		7.81	565		6.87	77		0.94
JUNE 2013	13,091		14.22	11,337		13.47	9,926		11.79	1,411		1.68	1,754		22.23	1,307		16.56	447		5.66
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SEPTEMBER 2013	1,051		2.32	511		1.50	439		1.29	72		0.21	540		4.78	525		4.64	15		0.13
JUNE 2013	3,099		6.91	315		0.92	214		0.62	101		0.29	2,784		26.54	2,773		26.44	11		0.10
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
SEPTEMBER 2013	201		1.16	136		0.87	78		0.50	58		0.37	65		3.78	64		3.72	1		0.06
JUNE 2013	263		1.50	189		1.20	129		0.82	60		0.38	74		4.09	72		3.98	2		0.11
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SEPTEMBER 2013	3,277		4.49	1,323		2.25	899		1.53	424		0.72	1,954		13.71	1,927		13.52	27		0.19
JUNE 2013	2,908		3.99	1,388		2.37	918		1.57	470		0.80	1,520		10.58	1,448		10.08	72		0.50
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
SEPTEMBER 2013	39		0.48	16		0.22	10		0.13	6		0.08	23		3.05	22		2.92	1		0.13
JUNE 2013	48		0.58	26		0.35	13		0.17	13		0.17	22		2.74	17		2.11	5		0.62
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SEPTEMBER 2013	297		0.53	116		1.40	84		1.01	32		0.39	181		0.38	95		0.20	86		0.18
JUNE 2013	929	*	1.63	116	*	1.39	84	*	1.01	32	*	0.38	813	*	1.67	668	*	1.37	145	*	0.30
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SEPTEMBER 2013	224		1.47	131		0.98	79		0.59	52		0.39	93		4.88	80		4.20	13		0.68
JUNE 2013	386		2.52	193		1.44	111		0.83	82		0.61	193		10.18	158		8.34	35		1.85
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SEPTEMBER 2013	104		2.50	48		1.51	34		1.07	14		0.44	56		5.69	54		5.49	2		0.20
JUNE 2013	73		1.76	33		1.04	24		0.76	9		0.28	40		4.08	33		3.37	7		0.71
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
SEPTEMBER 2013	5,138	*	1.59	1,290	*	0.99	921	*	0.71	369	*	0.28	3,848	*	1.99	3,660	*	1.90	188	*	0.10
JUNE 2013	5,138	*	1.59	1,290	*	0.99	921	*	0.71	369	*	0.28	3,848	*	1.99	3,660	*	1.90	188	*	0.10
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SEPTEMBER 2013	3,264	*	1.70	1,315	*	1.15	625	*	0.55	690	*	0.60	1,949	*	2.52	1,676	*	2.16	273	*	0.35
JUNE 2013	3,264		1.69	1,315		1.15	625		0.55	690		0.60	1,949		2.50	1,676		2.15	273		0.35
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
SEPTEMBER 2013	29,071	*	3.79	1,529	*	1.07	1,084	*	0.76	445	*	0.31	27,542	*	4.41	27,183	*	4.35	359	*	0.06
JUNE 2013	34,979	*	4.56	1,128	*	0.79	719	*	0.50	409	*	0.29	33,851	*	5.43	33,319	*	5.35	532	*	0.09
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
SEPTEMBER 2013	6	*	0.32	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	6	*	0.32	6	*	0.32	...	*	...
JUNE 2013	6	*	0.32	...	*	...	...	*	...	...	*	...	6	*	0.32	6	*	0.32	...	*	...
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SEPTEMBER 2013	80		0.47	29		0.20	19		0.13	10		0.07	51		1.97	44		1.70	7		0.27
JUNE 2013	71		0.41	20		0.14	15		0.10	5		0.03	51		1.91	51		1.91	...		...
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2013	6	*	0.27	3	*	0.18	2	*	0.12	1	*	0.06	3	*	0.54	3	*	0.54	...	*	...
JUNE 2013	6	*	0.27	3	*	0.18	2	*	0.12	1	*	0.06	3	*	0.54	3	*	0.54	...	*	...
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2013	20		1.13	9		0.80	6		0.54	3		0.27	11		1.71	11		1.71	...		...
JUNE 2013	29		1.64	15		1.35	11		0.99	4		0.36	14		2.15	14		2.15	...		...
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
SEPTEMBER 2013	225	*	2.97	32	*	0.48	19	*	0.29	13	*	0.20	193	*	20.23	169	*	17.71	24	*	2.52
JUNE 2013	225		2.83	32		0.48	19		0.28	13		0.19	193		15.14	169		13.25	24		1.88
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2013	191		1.61	134		1.19	49		0.44	85		0.76	57		8.81	53		8.19	4		0.62
JUNE 2013	66	*	0.55	50	*	0.44	16	*	0.14	34	*	0.30	16	*	2.40	13	*	1.95	3	*	0.45
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2013	251		1.39	98		0.57	64		0.38	34		0.20	153		15.20	95		9.44	58		5.76
JUNE 2013	457		2.53	151		0.88	119		0.70	32		0.19	306		31.86	130		13.53	176		18.32
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2013	144	*	4.50	33	*	1.28	21	*	0.81	12	*	0.46	111	*	18.08	85	*	13.84	26	*	4.23
JUNE 2013	144		4.46	33		1.27	21		0.81	12		0.46	111		17.68	85		13.54	26		4.14
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
SEPTEMBER 2013	20		1.22	5		0.59	3		0.35	2		0.24	15		1.89	11		1.39	4		0.50
JUNE 2013	84		5.05	11		1.27	6		0.69	5		0.58	73		9.12	63		7.87	10		1.25
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2013	65		1.68	...		...	...		...	...		...	65		1.68	57		1.47	8		0.21
JUNE 2013	118		3.07	...		...	...		...	...		...	118		3.07	113		2.94	5		0.13
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
SEPTEMBER 2013	188	*	3.38	118	*	2.31	70	*	1.37	48	*	0.94	70	*	15.32	65	*	14.22	5	*	1.09
JUNE 2013	188	*	3.38	118	*	2.31	70	*	1.37	48	*	0.94	70	*	15.32	65	*	14.22	5	*	1.09
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
SEPTEMBER 2013	20		2.19	19		2.12	17		1.89	2		0.22	1		7.41	1		7.41	...		...
JUNE 2013	7		0.75	7		0.77	7		0.77	...		...	...		...	...		...	...		...
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2013	94		2.28	32		1.42	17		0.75	15		0.67	62		3.30	56		2.99	6		0.32
JUNE 2013	106		2.58	53		2.36	37		1.65	16		0.71	53		2.84	42		2.25	11		0.59
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2013	281	*	6.96	210	*	6.12	97	*	2.83	113	*	3.30	71	*	11.68	56	*	9.21	15	*	2.47
JUNE 2013	281	*	6.96	210	*	6.12	97	*	2.83	113	*	3.30	71	*	11.68	56	*	9.21	15	*	2.47
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
SEPTEMBER 2013	67	*	1.36	62	*	1.30	48	*	1.01	14	*	0.29	5	*	3.18	5	*	3.18	...	*	...
JUNE 2013	118		2.41	94		1.98	70		1.47	24		0.51	24		15.58	24		15.58	...		...
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
SEPTEMBER 2013	652		1.04	447		0.77	446		0.76	1		...	205		4.78	72		1.68	133		3.10
JUNE 2013	221		0.35	25		0.04	20		0.03	5		0.01	196		4.59	22		0.52	174		4.08
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
SEPTEMBER 2013	17	*	0.92	11	*	0.80	8	*	0.58	3	*	0.22	6	*	1.29	5	*	1.08	1	*	0.22
JUNE 2013	17	*	0.92	11	*	0.80	8	*	0.58	3	*	0.22	6	*	1.29	5	*	1.08	1	*	0.22
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SEPTEMBER 2013	222	*	8.83	60	*	5.96	48	*	4.77	12	*	1.19	162	*	10.74	162	*	10.74	...	*	...
JUNE 2013	222	*	8.83	60	*	5.96	48	*	4.77	12	*	1.19	162	*	10.74	162	*	10.74	...	*	...
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
SEPTEMBER 2013	25,846		4.43	...		...	...		...	...		...	25,846		4.43	25,819		4.43	27		...
JUNE 2013	31,704		5.46	...		...	...		...	...		...	31,704		5.46	31,694		5.46	10		...

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