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SP-4012 NASA HISTORICAL DATA BOOK: VOLUME IV

NASA RESOURCES 1969-1978

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Personnel	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978
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Paid employees Permanent employees	31,733	31,223	29,478	27,428	25,955	24,854	24,333	24,039	23,569	23,169
Temporary employees	2,196	1,325	1,028	954	822	1,153	1,305	1,387	619	610
Total paid employees	33,929	32,548	30,506	28,382	26,777	26,007	25,638	25,426	24,188	23,779
Military detailees	268	231	172	119	78	61	45	56	53	71
TOTAL	34,197	32,779	30,678	28,501	26,855	26,068	25,683	25,482	24,241	23,850
Net change, permanent only	-726	-522	-1,745	-2,050	-1,473	-1,101	-521	-294	-470	-332
Percentage change, permanent only	-2.2%	-1.6%	-5.6%	-7.0%	-5.4%	-4.2%	-2.1%	-1.2%	-2.0%	-1.4

Source: NASA Historical Pocket Statistics.