[Historical Tables]
[Section 17 - Government Employment]
[Table 17.2 - Total Executive Branch Civilian Employees, 1940-1997 (as percentage of total)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
                                                                Table 17.2--TOTAL EXECUTIVE BRANCH CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES: 1940-1997                                                                
                                                  (end-of-fiscal-year count, excluding Postal Service, as a percent of total executive branch)                                                  
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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...........................................       100.0        36.6        63.3         14.0             1.2             6.5         2.1  ..............         8.4         5.7        25.1
1941...........................................       100.0        51.4        48.5          8.3             0.9             4.5         1.9  ..............         6.0         4.0        22.6
1942...........................................       100.0        66.7        33.2          4.9             0.5             2.5         1.4  ..............         3.5         2.2        17.9
1943...........................................       100.0        74.9        25.0          3.7             0.3             1.4         1.0  ..............         2.7         1.8        13.8
1944...........................................       100.0        76.6        23.3          2.6             0.3             1.4         0.9  ..............         3.1         1.7        12.9
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1945...........................................       100.0        78.1        21.8          2.4             0.3             1.3         0.7  ..............         2.8         1.9        12.1
1946...........................................       100.0        64.0        35.9          4.3             0.5             2.3         1.0  ..............         4.8         7.6        15.1
1947...........................................       100.0        52.4        47.5          5.3             0.7             3.2         1.4  ..............         5.8        13.2        17.6
1948...........................................       100.0        55.5        44.4          5.2             0.8             3.6         1.6  ..............         5.7        12.4        14.8
1949...........................................       100.0        55.9        44.0          5.4             0.7             3.7         1.6  ..............         5.6        12.3        14.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1950...........................................       100.0        52.3        47.6          5.8             0.9             4.6         1.8  ..............         6.2        13.0        15.2
1951...........................................       100.0        62.6        37.3          4.1             0.8             3.2         1.6  ..............         4.6         9.2        13.6
1952...........................................       100.0        64.7        35.2          3.8             0.7             2.9         1.5  ..............         4.3         8.4        13.4
1953...........................................       100.0        65.7        34.2          3.8             1.7             2.9         1.5  ..............         4.2         8.8        11.1
1954...........................................       100.0        64.4        35.5          4.0             1.8             3.0         1.6  ..............         4.3         9.5        11.0
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1955...........................................       100.0        63.7        36.2          4.5             2.1             2.9         1.6  ..............         4.2         9.5        11.0
1956...........................................       100.0        63.3        36.6          4.7             2.4             2.8         1.6  ..............         4.1         9.4        11.2
1957...........................................       100.0        62.1        37.8          5.1             2.8             2.9         1.6  ..............         4.1         9.3        11.8
1958...........................................       100.0        60.3        39.6          5.5             3.0             3.0         1.6  ..............         4.2         9.4        12.5
1959...........................................       100.0        59.7        40.2          5.3             3.2             3.0         1.6  ..............         4.2         9.4        13.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1960...........................................       100.0        57.9        42.0          5.4             3.4             3.1         1.7  ..............         4.2         9.5        14.6
1961...........................................       100.0        57.1        42.8          5.6             3.8             3.2         1.7  ..............         4.3         9.5        14.5
1962...........................................       100.0        56.4        43.5          5.8             4.0             3.3         1.6  ..............         4.3         9.3        14.9
1963...........................................       100.0        54.9        45.0          6.0             4.2             3.7         1.6  ..............         4.5         9.0        15.6
1964...........................................       100.0        54.6        45.3          5.7             4.4             3.6         1.7  ..............         4.6         9.1        16.0
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1965...........................................       100.0        54.3        45.6          5.9             4.5             3.7         1.7  ..............         4.6         8.7        16.1
1966...........................................       100.0        55.4        44.5          5.7             4.8             3.6         1.6  ..............         4.4         8.3        15.7
1967...........................................       100.0        57.8        42.1          5.4             4.6             3.4         1.5           2.5           3.9         7.7        12.8
1968...........................................       100.0        57.5        42.4          5.3             5.1             3.3         1.5           2.7           3.8         7.6        12.7
1969...........................................       100.0        58.3        41.6          5.4             4.8             3.2         1.5           2.7           3.8         7.6        12.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1970...........................................       100.0        55.3        44.6          5.3             5.0             3.3         1.8           3.0           4.2         7.6        14.0
1971...........................................       100.0        53.8        46.1          5.6             5.3             3.3         2.0           3.3           4.6         8.3        13.4
1972...........................................       100.0        52.3        47.6          5.5             5.4             3.4         2.2           3.3           5.0         8.7        13.9
1973...........................................       100.0        50.5        49.4          5.4             6.1             3.5         2.2           3.4           5.1         9.5        13.8
1974...........................................       100.0        50.0        49.9          5.4             6.6             3.5         2.3           3.4           5.4         9.4        13.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1975...........................................       100.0        48.4        51.5          5.6             6.8             3.7         2.3           3.4           5.6         9.9        13.8
1976...........................................       100.0        46.8        53.1          5.9             7.1             3.7         2.5           3.5           5.8        10.3        14.0
1977...........................................       100.0        46.2        53.7          6.0             7.3             4.0         2.4           3.4           5.8        10.2        14.3
1978...........................................       100.0        44.9        55.0          6.2             7.2             3.7         2.4           3.4           5.9        10.2        15.7
1979...........................................       100.0        44.4        55.5          5.9             7.4             3.5         2.5           3.4           5.7        10.4        16.4
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1980...........................................       100.0        44.4        55.5          5.9             7.5             3.5         2.6           3.3           5.7        10.5        16.1
1981...........................................       100.0        45.9        54.0          6.0             7.5             3.5         2.5           2.7           5.6        10.8        15.0
1982...........................................       100.0        46.8        53.1          5.7             7.2             3.7         2.7           2.9           5.6        11.1        13.8
1983...........................................       100.0        47.5        52.4          5.7             7.0             3.6         2.7           2.9           5.8        11.0        13.3
1984...........................................       100.0        48.0        51.9          5.4             6.8             3.6         2.8           2.8           6.0        11.0        13.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1985...........................................       100.0        49.1        50.8          5.4             6.5             3.5         2.8           2.7           5.8        10.9        12.8
1986...........................................       100.0        49.0        50.9          5.2             6.3             3.4         3.0           2.8           6.2        11.0        12.8
1987...........................................       100.0        48.8        51.1          5.2             5.9             3.3         3.1           2.7           6.6        11.2        12.8
1988...........................................       100.0        47.2        52.7          5.4             5.7             3.5         3.4           2.8           7.2        11.0        13.4
1989...........................................       100.0        48.0        51.9          5.4             5.6             3.4         3.5           2.9           6.8        10.9        13.0
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1990...........................................       100.0        45.9        54.0          5.4             5.7             3.4         3.7           2.9           7.0        11.0        14.6
1991...........................................       100.0        45.1        54.8          5.6             5.9             3.6         4.0           3.1           7.4        11.4        13.6
1992...........................................       100.0        42.7        57.2          5.7             6.1             3.8         4.3           3.1           7.2        11.6        15.0
1993...........................................       100.0        41.2        58.7          5.7             6.2             3.9         4.5           3.2           7.2        12.4        15.3
1994...........................................       100.0        40.7        59.2          5.7             6.3             3.8         4.6           3.1           7.4        12.5        15.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1995...........................................       100.0        39.8        60.1          5.6             6.5             3.7         5.1           3.1           7.7        13.1        15.0
1996...........................................       100.0        39.7        60.2          5.6             6.6             3.6         5.6           3.2           7.5        12.9        14.7
1997...........................................       100.0        38.6        61.3          5.6             7.0             3.8         6.2           3.4           7.4        12.9        14.6
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\1\ 1940-1953 data represent estimates for employment in these activities.