[Historical Tables]
[Section 17 - Government Employment]
[Table 17.2 - Total Executive Branch Civilian Employees, 1940-2003 (as percentage of total)]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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Table 17.2--TOTAL EXECUTIVE BRANCH CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES: 1940-2003
(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 Homeland Interior Justice Transportation Treasury Veterans Other
Security Security
Admin. \1\
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1940....................................... 100.0 36.6 63.3 14.0 1.2 2.5 6.5 1.5 .............. 6.4 5.7 25.1
1941....................................... 100.0 51.4 48.5 8.3 0.9 1.8 4.5 1.3 .............. 4.8 4.0 22.6
1942....................................... 100.0 66.7 33.2 4.9 0.5 1.0 2.5 1.1 .............. 2.8 2.2 17.9
1943....................................... 100.0 74.9 25.0 3.7 0.3 0.7 1.4 0.7 .............. 2.3 1.8 13.8
1944....................................... 100.0 76.6 23.3 2.6 0.3 0.7 1.4 0.7 .............. 2.7 1.7 12.9
1945....................................... 100.0 78.1 21.8 2.4 0.3 0.5 1.3 0.5 .............. 2.4 1.9 12.1
1946....................................... 100.0 64.0 35.9 4.3 0.5 0.8 2.3 0.7 .............. 4.3 7.6 15.1
1947....................................... 100.0 52.4 47.5 5.3 0.7 1.2 3.2 1.0 .............. 5.0 13.2 17.6
1948....................................... 100.0 55.5 44.4 5.2 0.8 1.1 3.6 1.2 .............. 5.0 12.4 14.8
1949....................................... 100.0 55.9 44.0 5.4 0.7 1.2 3.7 1.2 .............. 4.8 12.3 14.3
1950....................................... 100.0 52.3 47.6 5.8 0.9 1.3 4.6 1.3 .............. 5.2 13.0 15.2
1951....................................... 100.0 62.6 37.3 4.1 0.8 1.0 3.2 1.2 .............. 3.9 9.2 13.6
1952....................................... 100.0 64.7 35.2 3.8 0.7 1.0 2.9 1.2 .............. 3.6 8.4 13.4
1953....................................... 100.0 65.7 34.2 3.8 1.7 1.0 2.9 1.1 .............. 3.4 8.8 11.1
1954....................................... 100.0 64.4 35.5 4.0 1.8 1.1 3.0 1.2 .............. 3.5 9.5 11.0
1955....................................... 100.0 63.7 36.2 4.5 2.1 1.1 2.9 1.2 .............. 3.5 9.5 11.0
1956....................................... 100.0 63.3 36.6 4.7 2.4 1.0 2.8 1.2 .............. 3.4 9.4 11.2
1957....................................... 100.0 62.1 37.8 5.1 2.8 1.0 2.9 1.2 .............. 3.4 9.3 11.8
1958....................................... 100.0 60.3 39.6 5.5 3.0 1.1 3.0 1.3 .............. 3.5 9.4 12.5
1959....................................... 100.0 59.7 40.2 5.3 3.2 1.1 3.0 1.3 .............. 3.4 9.4 13.1
1960....................................... 100.0 57.9 42.0 5.4 3.4 1.1 3.1 1.3 .............. 3.4 9.5 14.6
1961....................................... 100.0 57.1 42.8 5.6 3.8 1.0 3.2 1.3 .............. 3.6 9.5 14.5
1962....................................... 100.0 56.4 43.5 5.8 4.0 1.0 3.3 1.3 .............. 3.6 9.3 14.9
1963....................................... 100.0 54.9 45.0 6.0 4.2 1.0 3.7 1.3 .............. 3.7 9.0 15.6
1964....................................... 100.0 54.6 45.3 5.7 4.4 1.1 3.6 1.3 .............. 3.8 9.1 16.0
1965....................................... 100.0 54.3 45.6 5.9 4.5 1.1 3.7 1.4 .............. 3.8 8.7 16.1
1966....................................... 100.0 55.4 44.5 5.7 4.8 1.0 3.6 1.3 .............. 3.7 8.3 15.7
1967....................................... 100.0 57.8 42.1 5.4 4.6 1.0 3.4 1.1 2.3 3.5 7.7 12.8
1968....................................... 100.0 57.5 42.4 5.3 5.1 1.0 3.3 1.2 2.4 3.4 7.6 12.7
1969....................................... 100.0 58.3 41.6 5.4 4.8 0.9 3.2 1.2 2.5 3.4 7.6 12.3
1970....................................... 100.0 55.3 44.6 5.3 5.0 1.0 3.3 1.5 2.8 3.7 7.6 14.0
1971....................................... 100.0 53.8 46.1 5.6 5.3 1.1 3.3 1.7 3.0 4.0 8.3 13.4
1972....................................... 100.0 52.3 47.6 5.5 5.4 1.3 3.4 1.9 3.0 4.2 8.7 13.9
1973....................................... 100.0 50.5 49.4 5.4 6.1 1.3 3.5 2.0 3.1 4.3 9.5 13.8
1974....................................... 100.0 50.0 49.9 5.4 6.6 1.3 3.5 2.1 3.1 4.5 9.4 13.6
1975....................................... 100.0 48.4 51.5 5.6 6.8 1.4 3.7 2.1 3.2 4.7 9.9 13.8
1976....................................... 100.0 46.8 53.1 5.9 7.1 1.4 3.7 2.2 3.2 4.8 10.3 14.0
1977....................................... 100.0 46.2 53.7 6.0 7.3 1.4 4.0 2.1 3.2 4.9 10.2 14.3
1978....................................... 100.0 44.9 55.0 6.2 7.2 1.6 3.7 2.1 3.1 4.9 10.2 15.6
1979....................................... 100.0 44.4 55.5 5.9 7.4 1.8 3.5 2.2 3.0 4.7 10.4 16.3
1980....................................... 100.0 44.4 55.5 5.9 7.5 1.8 3.5 2.2 3.0 4.7 10.5 16.0
1981....................................... 100.0 45.9 54.0 6.0 7.5 1.7 3.5 2.2 2.5 4.6 10.8 14.9
1982....................................... 100.0 46.8 53.1 5.7 7.2 1.7 3.7 2.2 2.6 4.6 11.1 13.7
1983....................................... 100.0 47.5 52.4 5.7 7.0 1.8 3.6 2.3 2.6 4.8 11.0 13.2
1984....................................... 100.0 48.0 51.9 5.4 6.8 1.8 3.6 2.4 2.6 5.0 11.0 13.0
1985....................................... 100.0 49.1 50.8 5.4 6.5 1.7 3.5 2.4 2.5 4.9 10.9 12.6
1986....................................... 100.0 49.0 50.9 5.2 6.3 1.8 3.4 2.5 2.5 5.2 11.0 12.7
1987....................................... 100.0 48.8 51.1 5.2 5.9 1.9 3.3 2.6 2.5 5.5 11.2 12.7
1988....................................... 100.0 47.2 52.7 5.4 5.7 2.1 3.5 2.8 2.6 6.0 11.0 13.3
1989....................................... 100.0 48.0 51.9 5.4 5.6 2.1 3.4 2.9 2.6 5.6 10.9 12.9
1990....................................... 100.0 45.9 54.0 5.4 5.7 2.1 3.4 3.1 2.7 5.8 11.0 14.4
1991....................................... 100.0 45.1 54.8 5.6 5.9 2.2 3.6 3.4 2.8 6.1 11.4 13.4
1992....................................... 100.0 42.7 57.2 5.7 6.1 2.5 3.8 3.6 2.8 5.9 11.6 14.7
1993....................................... 100.0 41.2 58.7 5.7 6.2 2.5 3.9 3.8 2.9 5.8 12.4 15.0
1994....................................... 100.0 40.7 59.2 5.7 6.3 2.6 3.8 3.9 2.8 6.1 12.5 15.1
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1995....................................... 100.0 39.8 60.1 5.6 6.5 2.7 3.7 4.2 2.8 6.3 13.1 14.7
1996....................................... 100.0 39.7 60.2 5.6 6.6 3.2 3.6 4.5 2.9 6.0 12.9 14.4
1997....................................... 100.0 38.6 61.3 5.6 7.0 3.4 3.8 4.9 3.1 5.9 12.9 14.4
1998....................................... 100.0 37.3 62.6 5.6 6.9 3.6 3.9 5.1 3.1 6.0 12.9 15.1
1999....................................... 100.0 36.5 63.4 5.7 7.1 3.7 3.9 5.3 3.1 6.2 12.0 15.9
2000....................................... 100.0 36.6 63.3 5.8 7.1 3.9 4.1 5.4 3.2 6.3 12.3 14.8
2001....................................... 100.0 36.1 63.8 6.0 7.1 4.0 4.2 5.5 3.3 6.5 12.6 14.4
2002....................................... 100.0 35.4 64.5 5.4 7.1 4.1 4.2 5.2 5.3 6.5 12.2 14.1
2003....................................... 100.0 34.0 65.9 5.3 6.9 8.1 3.8 5.4 3.1 7.0 12.0 13.7
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\1\ 1940-1953 data represent estimates for employment in these activities.