TABLE 3-6


DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH/DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT COMPARISON
FISCAL YEARS 1944 THROUGH PRESENT

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TOTAL EXECUTIVE PERCENT OF BRANCH FEDERAL TOTAL EXECUTIVE DATE GOVERNMENT NUMBER BRANCH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 JUN 1944 3,304,300 2,239,217 67.8 30 JUN 1945 3,786,600 A/ 2,628,010 A/ 69.4 30 JUN 1946 2,665,500 1,416,225 53.1 30 JUN 1947 2,082,300 859,142 41.3 30 JUN 1948 2,044,000 870,962 42.6 30 JUN 1949 2,075,100 879,875 42.4 31 JAN 1950 1,916,000 B/ 750,379 39.2 31 MAR 1950 2,057,100 742,817 B/ 36.1 30 JUN 1950 1,934,000 753,149 38.9 30 JUN 1951 2,455,900 1,235,498 50.3 30 JUN 1952 2,574,100 1,337,095 51.9 31 JUL 1952 2,577,900 C/ 1,339,455 C/ 52.0 30 JUN 1953 D/ 2,532,200 1,332,068 52.6 30 JUN 1954 2,381,700 1,208,892 50.8 30 JUN 1955 2,371,421 1,186,580 50.0 30 JUN 1956 2,372,001 1,179,489 49.7 30 JUN 1957 2,389,079 1,160,915 48.6 30 JUN 1958 2,355,038 1,097,095 46.6 30 JUN 1959 2,355,027 E/ 1,078,178 45.8 30 JUN 1960 2,370,827 1,047,120 44.2 30 JUN 1961 2,407,029 1,042,407 43.3 30 JUN 1962 2,484,654 1,069,543 43.0 30 JUN 1963 F/ 2,490,295 1,049,765 42.2 30 JUN 1964 F/ 2,469,235 1,029,756 E/ 41.7 30 JUN 1965 2,496,090 1,033,775 41.4 30 JUN 1966 2,726,136 1,138,126 41.7 30 JUN 1967 2,967,964 1,302,605 43.9 30 JUN 1968 3,019,965 1,316,977 43.6 30 JUN 1969 G/ 3,040,129 H/ 1,341,587 H/ 44.1 30 JUN 1970 I/ 2,884,314 1,193,784 41.4 30 JUN 1971 2,822,895 1,127,237 39.9 30 JUN 1972 2,769,848 1,082,657 39.1 30 JUN 1973 2,722,138 1,030,965 37.9 30 JUN 1974 J/ 2,847,074 1,070,074 37.6 30 JUN 1975 2,848,014 1,041,829 36.6 30 JUN 1976 2,830,115 1,010,261 35.7 30 SEP 1976 2,798,225 997,473 35.6 30 SEP 1977 2,789,098 981,894 35.2 30 SEP 1978 2,820,301 980,313 34.8 30 SEP 1979 2,822,797 960,286 34.0 30 SEP 1980 2,820,978 960,116 34.0 30 SEP 1981 2,806,125 984,183 35.1 30 SEP 1982 2,769,985 989,633 35.7 30 SEP 1983 2,819,076 1,026,461 36.4 30 SEP 1984 2,854,081 1,043,747 36.6 30 SEP 1985 2,963,543 1,084,549 36.6 30 SEP 1986 2,966,733 1,067,974 36.0 30 SEP 1987 3,030,043 1,090,018 36.0 30 SEP 1988 3,053,774 1,049,619 34.4 30 SEP 1989 3,064,126 1,075,437 35.1 30 SEP 1990 3,067,167 1,034,152 33.7 30 SEP 1991 3,047,603 1,012,716 33.2 30 SEP 1992 3,019,759 982,774 32.5 30 SEP 1993 2,947,130 921,179 31.3 30 SEP 1994 2,908,192 879,878 30.3 30 SEP 1995 2,857,371 831,806 29.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A/ WORLD WAR II PEAK. B/ POST WORLD WAR II LOW. C/ KOREAN CONFLICT PEAK. D/ BEGINNING JUNE 30, 1953, DATA REFLECTS CHANGES IN THE REPORTING OF CERTAIN FOREIGN NATIONALS BY THE ARMY AND THE AIR FORCE AS DIRECTED BY THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. E/ LOW BETWEEN KOREAN CONFLICT AND VIETNAM BUILD-UP. F/ EXCLUDES EMPLOYEES HIRED UNDER THE ACCELERATION ACT. G/ PRIOR TO 1969, NATIONAL GUARD TECHNICIANS ARE EXCLUDED. H/ VIETNAM CONFLICT PEAK. I/ BEGINNING MARCH 1970 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1973, EMPLOYEES IN YOUTH PROGRAMS ARE EXCLUDED. J/ BEGINNING MARCH 1974, EMPLOYEES EXEMPT FROM FORMER OMB CEILING CONTROL ARE INCLUDED.