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The Quarterly Workforce Metrics page contains attrition, accession, and general employment trends across the GS-1102 and GS-1101 occupational series. Data contained within this page is sourced directly from the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) FedScope database.
Download the latest set of Quarterly Workforce Metrics data.
* Please note that Q4 FY15 data does not include data from the State Department.
The Employment Trends Overview provides a quarterly snapshot of the GS-1102 and GS-1101 population as well as new hires, attritions, and retirements. Additionally, this section provides three year historical views of the GS-1102 and GS-1101 populations in both the DoD and civilian workforces.
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Q4 FY15* Snapshot
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Contract Specialist (GS-1102)
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General Business and Industry (GS-1101)
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Total
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Civilian Agencies
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12,750 | 15,116 | 27,866 |
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DoD
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24,100 | 11,904 | 36,004 |
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Population at End of Q4 FY15
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36,850 | 27,020 | 63,870 |
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Total Hires
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799 | 492 | 1,291 |
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Losses
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447 | 558 | 1,005 |
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Percent of Losses
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1.22% | 2.07% | 1.58% |
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Employee Losses Due to Retirement
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251 | 223 | 474 |
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Net Change
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352 | -66 | 286 |
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GS-1102 Employment Trends
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Q1 FY13
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Q2 FY13
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Q3 FY13
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Q4 FY13
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Q1 FY14
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Q2 FY14
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Q3 FY14 |
Q4 FY14
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Q1 FY15
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Q2 FY15 | Q3 FY15 | Q4 FY15* |
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Total Population at End of the Quarter
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37,219 | 37,122 | 36,959 | 37,109 | 37,046 | 36,693 | 36,544 | 36,879 | 36,838 | 36,647 | 36,540 | 36,850 |
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Total, DoD
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24,323
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24,277
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24,069
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24,122
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24,002
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23,721
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23,589 |
23,806
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23,748
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23,698 | 23,814 | 24,100 |
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Total, Civilian Agencies
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12,896
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12,845
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12,890
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12,987
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13,044
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12,972
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12,955 |
13,073
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13,090
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12,949 | 12,726 | 12,750 |
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Total Losses
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519 | 480 | 474 | 412 | 396 | 668 | 554 | 451 | 496 | 594 | 495 | 447 |
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Percent of Losses
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1.40%
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1.29%
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1.28%
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1.11%
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1.07%
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1.80%
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1.51% |
1.23%
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1.34%
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1.61% | 1.35% | 1.22% |
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Employee Losses Due to Retirement
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341
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318
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285
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196 | 219 | 496 | 362 | 250 | 303 | 407 | 269 | 251 |
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Total Hires
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481 | 458 | 290 | 434 | 259 | 301 | 463 | 697 | 515 | 476 | 693 | 799 |
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GS-1101 Employment Trends
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Q1 FY13
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Q2 FY13
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Q3 FY13
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Q4 FY13
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Q1 FY14
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Q2 FY14
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Q3 FY14 |
Q4 FY14
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Q1 FY15
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Q2 FY15 | Q3 FY15 | Q4 FY15* |
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Total Population at End of the Quarter
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30,366 | 29,694 | 29,063 | 28,649 | 28,239 | 27,679 | 27,231 | 27,166 | 27,143 | 26,921 | 26,967 | 27,020 |
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Total, DoD
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13,816 | 13,332 | 12,880 | 12,436 | 12,207 | 11,948 | 11,922 | 11,903 | 11,910 | 11,802 | 11,871 | 11,904 |
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Total, Civilian Agencies
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16,550 | 16,362 | 16,183 | 16,213 | 16,032 | 15,731 | 15,309 | 15,263 | 15,233 | 15,119 | 15,096 | 15,116 |
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Total Losses
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1,075 | 577 | 643 | 553 | 505 | 702 | 726 | 611 | 526 | 529 | 518 | 558 |
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Percent of Losses
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3.42% | 1.90% | 2.17% | 1.90% | 1.76% | 2.49% | 2.62% | 2.24% | 1.94% | 1.95% | 1.92% | 2.07% |
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Employee Losses Due to Retirement
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343 | 274 | 269 | 222 | 245 | 438 | 306 | 322 | 341 | 322 | 253 | 223 |
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Total Hires
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455 | 300 | 175 | 252 | 194 | 190 | 318 | 398 | 479 | 369 | 549 | 492 |
The Personnel Actions section illustrates a 15 quarter historical view of hiring and attrition data in the GS-1102 and GS-1101 occupational series. The data contained within the charts is representative of both the DoD and civilian populations.
The Total Attrition section isolates the departures from the GS-1102 and GS-1101 occupational series. The data presented graphically within this section illustrates the attrition trends across the previous 15 quarters. Additionally, a more detailed table presents the number of attritions and rate of attritions across the two occupational series for the previous four quarters.
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Attritions in GS-1102 & GS-1101
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Occupational Series
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Q1 FY15 Attritions |
Q1 FY15 Rate
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Q2 FY15 Attritions | Q2 FY15 Rate | Q3 FY15 Attritions | Q3 FY15 Rate | Q4 FY15 Attritions | Q4 FY15* Rate |
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1102
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495 | 1.34% | 594 | 1.61% | 495 | 1.35% | 447 | 1.22% |
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1101
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525 | 1.93% | 529 | 1.95% | 518 | 1.92% | 558 | 2.07% |
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Total
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1,015 | 1.58% | 1,123 | 1.76% | 1,013 | 1.59% | 1,005 | 1.58% |
Similar to the Total Attrition section of this page, the Attrition: Retirement Only section presents a graphical representation of the 15 quarter retirement trend across the GS-1102 and GS-1101 occupational series. This section also provides the number of retirements and rate of retirements over the previous four quarters.
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Attritions in GS-1102 & GS-1101 - Retirements Only
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Occupational Series
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Q1 FY15 Attritions |
Q1 FY15 Rate
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Q2 FY15 Attritions |
Q2 FY15 Rate
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Q3 FY15 Attritions | Q3 FY15 Rate | Q4 FY15 Attritions |
Q4 FY15* Rate
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1102
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303 | 0.82% | 407 | 1.10% | 269 | 0.73% | 251 | 0.69% |
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1101
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341 | 1.26% | 322 | 1.19% | 253 | 0.94% | 223 | 0.83% |
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Total
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644 | 1.01% | 729 | 1.14% | 522 | 0.82% | 474 | 0.75% |
The Accessions section provides a graphical and matrix view of the hiring trends across the GS-1102 and GS-1101 occupational series, including both total numbers and rates for the previous four quarters.
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New Hires in GS-1102 & GS-1101
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Occupational Series
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Q1 FY15 Hires |
Q1 FY15 Rate
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Q2 FY15 Hires |
Q2 FY15 Rate
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Q3 FY15 Hires |
Q3 FY15 Rate
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Q4 FY15 Hires |
Q4 FY15* Rate
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1102
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515 | 1.40% | 476 | 1.29% | 693 | 1.89% | 799 | 2.19% |
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1101
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479 | 1.76% | 396 | 1.46% | 549 | 2.04% | 492 | 1.82% |
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Total
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994 | 1.55% | 872 | 1.36% | 1,242 | 1.95% | 1,291 | 2.03% |
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