Summary of the number of civil officers and employees of the civil executive branch of the Federal Government, permanent and temporary, in and outside the District of Columbia from Nov. 11, 1918 to June 30, 1936 Summary of the number of civil officers and employees of the civil executive branch of the Federal Government, permanent and temporary, in and outside the District of Columbia, by months, for the fiscal years of 1935 and 1936 NUMBER OF CIVIL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES IN THE REGULAR, NEW, EMERGENCY OR RELIEF, AND THE WORKS PROGRAM AGENCIES OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WITH ADDITIONS AND SEPARATIONS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 1936 This statement does not include the legislative, judicial, or military branches of the Federal Government, or the employees of the District of Columbia. The civil executive branch includes both classified positions (subject to competitive examination under civil service law) and unclassified positions (excepted from competitive examination by law and Executive order). PRESS RELEASE TO ACCOMPANY STATISTICAL TABLES FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 1936 The monthly statistical statement issued by the Civil Service Commission shows 841,017 civilian employees in the executive branch of the Federal Government, a gain of 5,313 employees for the month of October, including temporary appointments. The increase was due to the inclusion of the Inland Waterways Corporation in the regular establishments and the expansion of activities of the United States Employment Service, a works program project of the Department of Labor. A summary of the three groups shows a gain of 1,719 in the regular agencies, making the total therein 647,686; a gain of 1,553 in the new agencies, making the total 50,748; and a gain of 2,041 in the emergency agencies and agencies under the works program, making the total 142,583. TABLE 1.-Number of civil officers and employees of the regular agencies of the executive branch of the Federal Government, with additions and separations in and outside the District of Columbia, for the month of October 1936 1 Includes 178 employees in substitute grades in the District of Columbia and 17,056 employees outside the District. ? Does not include 51,666 employees hired under special letters of authorization with the pay roll of $2,387,698. Transferred the 71 employees and activities of the Shipping Board to the Maritime Commission. TABLE 1.-Number of civil officers and employees of the regular agencies of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government, with additions and separations in and outside the District of Columbia for the month of October 193 fl-Continued 4 Transferred employees and activities to the Maritime Commission. TABLE 2.-Number of civil officers and employees of the new agencies (created under the present administration) of the executive branch of the Federal Government, with additions and separations in and outside the District of Columbia, for the month of October 1936 1 Created by Public, No. 835, 74th Cong., approved June 29, 1936. The Maritime Commission took over the personnel and activities of the U. S. Shipping Board and the Merchant Fleet Corporation. |