* As of 9/30/03, the SEC had 3,208 employees in 18 Washington, and 11 regional offices.
* Of those, 44% were attorneys, 22% were accountants/financial analysts, 6% were investigators/examiners, and 28% were administrative staff.
* As of 3/30/04 130 new employees were added, with another 130 to start by year-end.
* 14% of the SEC's managers will be eligible to retire in 2005.
* The SEC processes 600,000 documents (12 million pages) annually.
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