[Historical Tables]
[Section 17 - Government Employment]
[Table 17.2 - Total Executive Branch Civilian Employees, 1940-1999 (as percentage of total)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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Table 17.2--TOTAL EXECUTIVE BRANCH CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES: 1940-1999
(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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Total HHS,
Fiscal Year Executive Department Education,
Branch of Defense Total Agriculture Social Interior Justice Transportation Treasury Veterans Other
Security
Admin.\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
1998................................................... 100.0 37.3 62.6 5.6 6.9 3.9 6.6 3.4 7.5 12.9 15.4
1999................................................... 100.0 36.5 63.4 5.7 7.1 3.9 6.8 3.5 7.8 12.0 16.2
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\1\1940-1953 data represent estimates for employment in these activities.