Evening star., 1937-08-22
FEDERAL WORKERS
PUT At 857,22O
Decrease Shown on June
Pay Roll Under New Basis
OF Computation.

On new basis of computing the
number OF Federal civil employees in
the Executive branch Of the Govern
ment, the United States Civil Service
Commission reported yesterday there
was a total 9f ss7,22o persons on the
pay roll during the last day period
Of June, as compared with 84l, ,664
actually paid on June 30.
The decrease Of 1856 on June 30,
1t was said, represents all. employees
on q non-pay status. The amount of
the pay roll was, respectively. sl2e.-
050,938 for the month of June and
$l27 7,306,469 on June 30.
On the new basis of reporting. the
departments and agencies report all
employees receiving pay during the last
pay roll period of the month. elimi-
mating all those who are on leave with
out pay, on furlough. on a dollar per-
year basis, or who serve without pay
The reason for the change in the
method. the Commission explained.
was the assembling OF a report more
representative of employment in the
executive branch and more compar-
able to other employment and pay roll
series. such as those compiled for in
dustry.
There are differences also in COM
putting employment in and out of the
District Of Columbia, because under
the new system employees are reported
according to the location of their
employment, regardless of whether
they are on field or departmental
report. or regardless of the location
Of their headquarters.
1l1,S52 Reported in District.
Consequently. there were 1882
employees reported in the District of
Columbia during the last pay period
Of June, while on June 30 there were
ll5,409, difference Of 1851 Out
side the District of Columbia the
respective totals were 745.368 and
726,255, difference Of 1918.
There are also differences in the
report, 1t was said. caused by the
inclusion Of all employees who are on
the Federal pay roll regardless Of
whether they are hired under letters
Of authorization or whether they are
intermittent or part-time employees.
On the new basis, employees must be
on the Federal pay roll. paid from the
United States Treasury, to be included
In the reports. AS result, certain
corporations. such as the Inland
Waterways Corp. and the Production
Credit Corp, are excluded from the
reports. However. the Civil Service
Commission pointed out. there are
approximately 30,500 employees hired
under special letters Of authorization
who were formerly excluded from the
reports Of total employment, but who
are now included as they are on a
Federal pay roll.
Increase Outside District.
On the former basis of compiling
the report. the 84l .664 civil employees
paid on June 80 showed an increase
OF 1905 since May 81. There was a
decrease Of SOB employees in the Dis
trict Of Columbia and an increase of
2.008 outside the District. There were
increases in employment in the Post
Once Department Of 2,228 employees.
chiefly substitute clerks and carriers;
995 employees in the W Department,
and COS in the Social Security Board.
Decreases Of 1,l45 employees were re-
ported In the Interior Department
and Of 99l in the Treasury Depart
ment.
On the new basis Of 857.220 en-
ployes for the month Of June there
was included 489 part-time employees
working on a part-time basis in the
District and 35,254 part-time en-
ployes working outside. There were
also 66.673 force account employees or
employees engaged in construction
work, OF whom 5,792 were in the Dis
trict and 60,88l outside the District.
The remainder were full-time en-
ployes in the regular establishments
and independent agencies.
OF the total OF s57.22o employees in
the entire service, 929l3 were ad-
ministrative employees paid from funds
provided by the emergency relief ap-
preparation acts. That accounts for
7e4,3o7 In the regular service.