CIVIL OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES
Number Employed in the several Departments of the Government, July 1st, 1882.
| Executive Office | 7 |
| Congress | 280 |
| State Department | 419 |
| Treasury Department | 12,130 |
| War Department | 1,861 |
| Post-Office Department | 52,672 |
| Navy Department | 128 |
| Interior Department | 2,813 |
| Department of Justice | 2,876 |
| Department of Agriculture | 77 |
| Government Printing Office | 1,168 |
| Total | 74,431 |