[Historical Tables]
[Section 17 - Government Employment]
[Table 17.1 - Total Executive Branch Civilian Employees, 1940-1997]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
                                                                Table 17.1--TOTAL EXECUTIVE BRANCH CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES: 1940-1997                                                                
                                                               (end-of-fiscal-year count, excluding Postal Service, in thousands)                                                               
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                                                                                                                               Civilian Agencies                                                
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                      Fiscal Year                       Executive  Department                            HHS, Education,                                                                        
                                                          Branch   of Defense    Total    Agriculture    Social Security    Interior   Justice   Transportation   Treasury   Veterans    Other  
                                                                                                       Administration \1\                                                                       
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1940..................................................        699         256        443          98                9             46         15  ..............         59         40        176
1941..................................................      1,081         556        525          91               10             50         21  ..............         66         43        244
1942..................................................      1,934       1,291        643          95               11             49         28  ..............         68         44        348
1943..................................................      2,935       2,200        735         109               11             43         31  ..............         82         53        406
1944..................................................      2,930       2,246        683          78               11             42         29  ..............         94         51        378
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1945..................................................      3,370       2,635        736          82               11             45         26  ..............         97         65        409
1946..................................................      2,212       1,416        795          97               12             51         24  ..............        108        169        335
1947..................................................      1,637         859        777          88               12             53         24  ..............         95        217        288
1948..................................................      1,569         871        698          82               13             57         26  ..............         90        196        233
1949..................................................      1,573         880        694          87               12             59         26  ..............         90        195        226
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1950..................................................      1,439         753        686          84               13             66         26  ..............         89        188        219
1951..................................................      1,974       1,235        738          81               16             65         32  ..............         92        183        269
1952..................................................      2,066       1,337        729          79               15             61         32  ..............         89        175        278
1953..................................................      2,026       1,332        694          78               35             59         30  ..............         85        178        226
1954..................................................      1,875       1,209        666          76               35             56         31  ..............         81        179        207
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1955..................................................      1,860       1,187        673          86               40             54         31  ..............         79        178        206
1956..................................................      1,864       1,180        684          89               46             53         31  ..............         78        177        210
1957..................................................      1,869       1,161        708          96               53             55         31  ..............         78        174        222
1958..................................................      1,817       1,097        720         101               55             56         31  ..............         77        172        227
1959..................................................      1,805       1,078        727          97               59             55         30  ..............         76        171        238
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1960..................................................      1,808       1,047        761          99               62             56         31  ..............         76        172        265
1961..................................................      1,825       1,042        782         103               70             59         31  ..............         80        175        265
1962..................................................      1,896       1,070        827         111               77             63         32  ..............         83        177        284
1963..................................................      1,911       1,050        861         116               81             73         32  ..............         87        173        300
1964..................................................      1,884       1,030        855         108               83             70         32  ..............         87        172        302
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1965..................................................      1,901       1,034        867         113               87             71         33  ..............         89        167        307
1966..................................................      2,051       1,138        913         119              100             75         34  ..............         91        170        324
1967..................................................      2,251       1,303        949         122              106             77         34            58           89        173        289
1968..................................................      2,289       1,317        972         123              117             78         36            62           89        176        292
1969..................................................      2,301       1,342        960         125              113             75         36            64           89        175        283
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1970..................................................      2,203       1,219        983         118              112             75         40            68           94        169        308
1971..................................................      2,144       1,154        989         120              115             72         45            72           99        180        288
1972..................................................      2,117       1,108      1,009         118              114             72         48            71          107        184        295
1973..................................................      2,083       1,053      1,030         113              128             74         48            71          108        198        289
1974..................................................      2,140       1,070      1,070         116              142             77         51            74          116        202        292
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1975..................................................      2,149       1,042      1,107         121              147             80         52            75          122        213        297
1976..................................................      2,157       1,010      1,147         128              155             82         54            77          126        222        303
1977..................................................      2,182       1,009      1,173         132              159             87         53            76          127        224        313
1978..................................................      2,224       1,000      1,225         138              161             84         55            76          131        229        350
1979..................................................      2,161         960      1,201         128              161             78         55            74          125        226        355
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1980..................................................      2,161         960      1,201         129              163             77         56            72          125        228        350
1981..................................................      2,143         984      1,159         129              162             76         55            59          122        232        323
1982..................................................      2,110         990      1,121         121              153             79         57            62          119        236        293
1983..................................................      2,157       1,026      1,131         124              152             80         59            63          126        239        288
1984..................................................      2,171       1,044      1,127         119              150             79         61            63          131        240        286
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1985..................................................      2,252       1,107      1,145         122              147             80         64            62          132        247        289
1986..................................................      2,175       1,068      1,108         113              138             74         66            61          136        240        279
1987..................................................      2,232       1,090      1,142         117              132             74         71            62          149        250        287
1988..................................................      2,222       1,050      1,172         121              128             78         77            64          161        245        299
1989..................................................      2,238       1,075      1,162         122              127             78         80            66          153        246        292
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1990..................................................      2,250       1,034      1,216         123              129             78         84            67          159        248        329
1991..................................................      2,243       1,013      1,230         126              135             82         91            70          166        256        305
1992..................................................      2,225         952      1,274         128              136             85         97            71          162        260        334
1993..................................................      2,157         891      1,266         124              135             85         98            69          156        268        331
1994..................................................      2,085         850      1,235         120              133             81         98            65          156        262        320
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1995..................................................      2,012         802      1,210         113              132             76        103            64          156        264        302
1996..................................................      1,934         768      1,166         110              130             71        110            63          146        251        286
1997..................................................      1,872         723      1,149         107              131             71        117            64          140        243        275
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\1\ 1940-1953 data represent estimates for employment in these activities.