[Historical Tables]
[Section 17 - Government Employment]
[Table 17.1 - Total Executive Branch Civilian Employees, 1940-2003]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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Table 17.1--TOTAL EXECUTIVE BRANCH CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES: 1940-2003
(end-of-fiscal-year count, excluding Postal Service, in thousands)
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Civilian Agencies
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Total HHS,
Fiscal Year Executive Department Education,
Branch of Defense Total Agriculture Social Homeland Interior Justice Transportation Treasury Veterans Other
Security Security
Admin. \1\
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1940............................................... 699 256 443 98 9 18 46 11 .............. 45 40 176
1941............................................... 1,081 556 525 91 10 20 50 15 .............. 52 43 244
1942............................................... 1,934 1,291 643 95 11 20 49 22 .............. 55 44 348
1943............................................... 2,935 2,200 735 109 11 21 43 23 .............. 69 53 406
1944............................................... 2,930 2,246 683 78 11 21 42 21 .............. 81 51 378
1945............................................... 3,370 2,635 736 82 11 20 45 19 .............. 84 65 409
1946............................................... 2,212 1,416 795 97 12 20 51 17 .............. 95 169 335
1947............................................... 1,637 859 777 88 12 20 53 17 .............. 82 217 288
1948............................................... 1,569 871 698 82 13 18 57 20 .............. 79 196 233
1949............................................... 1,573 880 694 87 12 19 59 19 .............. 77 195 226
1950............................................... 1,439 753 686 84 13 20 66 20 .............. 76 188 219
1951............................................... 1,974 1,235 738 81 16 21 65 25 .............. 79 183 269
1952............................................... 2,066 1,337 729 79 15 22 61 25 .............. 75 175 278
1953............................................... 2,026 1,332 694 78 35 22 59 23 .............. 71 178 226
1954............................................... 1,875 1,209 666 76 35 21 56 24 .............. 67 179 207
1955............................................... 1,860 1,187 673 86 40 21 54 24 .............. 65 178 206
1956............................................... 1,864 1,180 684 89 46 20 53 24 .............. 64 177 210
1957............................................... 1,869 1,161 708 96 53 20 55 24 .............. 65 174 222
1958............................................... 1,817 1,097 720 101 55 20 56 24 .............. 64 172 227
1959............................................... 1,805 1,078 727 97 59 20 55 23 .............. 63 171 238
1960............................................... 1,808 1,047 761 99 62 21 56 24 .............. 62 172 265
1961............................................... 1,825 1,042 782 103 70 20 59 25 .............. 67 175 265
1962............................................... 1,896 1,070 827 111 77 20 63 25 .............. 69 177 284
1963............................................... 1,911 1,050 861 116 81 21 73 25 .............. 73 173 300
1964............................................... 1,884 1,030 855 108 83 21 70 26 .............. 72 172 302
1965............................................... 1,901 1,034 867 113 87 21 71 27 .............. 74 167 307
1966............................................... 2,051 1,138 913 119 100 21 75 27 .............. 76 170 324
1967............................................... 2,251 1,303 949 122 106 24 77 27 52 79 173 289
1968............................................... 2,289 1,317 972 123 117 23 78 29 56 79 176 292
1969............................................... 2,301 1,342 960 125 113 21 75 30 58 79 175 283
1970............................................... 2,203 1,219 983 118 112 23 75 33 62 84 169 308
1971............................................... 2,144 1,154 989 120 115 25 72 38 66 86 180 288
1972............................................... 2,117 1,108 1,009 118 114 29 72 40 65 90 184 295
1973............................................... 2,083 1,053 1,030 113 128 29 74 43 66 90 198 289
1974............................................... 2,140 1,070 1,070 116 142 30 77 46 68 97 202 292
1975............................................... 2,149 1,042 1,107 121 147 31 80 47 69 101 213 297
1976............................................... 2,157 1,010 1,147 128 155 32 82 48 71 105 222 303
1977............................................... 2,182 1,009 1,173 132 159 32 87 48 70 107 224 313
1978............................................... 2,224 1,000 1,225 138 161 37 84 49 70 110 229 348
1979............................................... 2,161 960 1,201 128 161 40 78 48 67 102 226 352
1980............................................... 2,161 960 1,201 129 163 40 77 48 66 102 228 346
1981............................................... 2,143 984 1,159 129 162 38 76 47 54 100 232 321
1982............................................... 2,110 990 1,121 121 153 38 79 48 57 98 236 291
1983............................................... 2,157 1,026 1,131 124 152 39 80 50 57 104 239 286
1984............................................... 2,171 1,044 1,127 119 150 39 79 53 57 109 240 283
1985............................................... 2,252 1,107 1,145 122 147 40 80 55 56 110 247 286
1986............................................... 2,175 1,068 1,108 113 138 39 74 56 56 114 240 277
1987............................................... 2,232 1,090 1,142 117 132 44 74 60 57 125 250 284
1988............................................... 2,222 1,050 1,172 121 128 48 78 63 58 135 245 297
1989............................................... 2,238 1,075 1,162 122 127 49 78 66 60 126 246 289
1990............................................... 2,250 1,034 1,216 123 129 49 78 71 61 132 248 326
1991............................................... 2,243 1,013 1,230 126 135 50 82 77 64 139 256 302
1992............................................... 2,225 952 1,274 128 136 56 85 82 64 133 260 329
1993............................................... 2,157 891 1,266 124 135 56 85 82 63 127 268 326
1994............................................... 2,085 850 1,235 120 133 55 81 83 59 128 262 315
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1995............................................... 2,012 802 1,210 113 132 56 76 87 58 128 264 297
1996............................................... 1,934 768 1,166 110 130 62 71 88 58 118 251 279
1997............................................... 1,872 723 1,149 107 131 64 71 93 59 112 243 270
1998............................................... 1,856 693 1,163 106 130 68 72 95 59 112 240 281
1999............................................... 1,820 666 1,155 105 130 69 73 97 58 113 219 290
2000............................................... 1,778 651 1,127 104 126 70 74 98 58 113 220 265
2001............................................... 1,792 647 1,145 109 129 73 76 99 59 117 226 258
2002............................................... 1,818 645 1,173 98 130 76 77 96 96 118 223 258
2003............................................... 1,867 636 1,231 100 131 153 72 102 58 132 226 257
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\1\ 1940-1953 data represent estimates for employment in these activities.