1,962; the Selective Service System, 1,786; and the Office of Censorship, 1,077. Seasonal employees were mainly responsible for large increases in the Departments of Agriculture and Commerce. In the Maritime Commission, a decentralization of operations from the central office to several regional offices near shipyards, caused a considerable increase for that agency. There was a significant decrease of almost 600 employees in the Work Projects Administration which was reflected in the Federal Works Agency total. The pay roll for June 1942 was $308,077,742. Employees shown in the following table are included in table 4 and table 5 totals. Departmental employees outside Washington, D. C., metropolitan area June 1942

All employment data in the following tables refer to employees on the pay roll with pay during the last pay-roll period of the month. The figures are necessarily subject to revision when changes from the original figures are reported by any Government establishment.

TABLE 1.-Civilian employment in the executive branch of the U. S. Government by funds and character of employment

TABLE 1.-Civilian employment in the executive branch of the U. S. Government by funds and character of employment-Continued

TABLE 2.-Civilian employment and pay roll in the executive branch of the U. S.

Government

1 Since July 1941, the last pay-roll period in the District of Columbia ends on the 23d for the following agencies: Treasury, War, Navy, Agriculture, Commerce, Federal Security, and Federal Works.

TABLE 3.-Civilian employment in the executive branch of the U. S. Government by departments and independent establishments in Washington, D. C., metropolitan area, June 1942

Included under Regular Funds are all civilian employees paid from appropriations other than emergency relief appropriations. Under emergency relief appropriation funds are only administrative employ ees whose compensation is provided for in the Emergency Relief Appropriation Acts of 1939 and prior years. Full-time employees are those who are normally expected to work the full number of hours as specified in the regulations of each department or agency. Permanent employees include all those having probational permanent or probational indefinite appointments. Temporary employees are those appointed for periods of limited duration. War service employees are those appointed in accordance with Executive Orders 8257, 8564, 8458, 9063, and 9067. Force-account employees are those engaged for a specific construction, repair, or maintenance job.

Includes employees paid from Civilian Conservation Corps funds as follows:

'Substitute employment is converted to a full-time basis and included as a part of the full-time employ

ment.

Includes employees in the Washington, D. C., metropolitan area, appointed under special letters of authorization, as follows: 242 temporary employees, and 1 part-time employee paid from regular funds.

Records not complete.

TABLE 3.-Civilian employment in the executive branch of the U. S. Government by departments and independent establishments in Washington, D. C., metropolitan area, June 1942-Continued

TABLE 4.-Civilian employment in the executive branch of the U. S. Government by departments and independent establishments outside Washington, D. C., metro-politan area, June 19421

TABLE 4.-Civilian employment in the executive branch of the U. S. Government by departments and independent establishments outside Washington, D. C., metropolitan area, June 1942-Continued

Includes employees paid from Civilian Conservation Corps funds as follows:

3 Substitute employment is converted to a full-time basis and included as a part of the full-time employ.

ment.

Includes employees outside the Washington, D. C., metropolitan area, appointed under special letters of authorization, as follows: 958 permanent, 10,089 temporary, 41 war service, and 5,402 part-time employees paid from regular funds.