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U. S. Office of Personnel Management
The Fact Book
1998 Edition

Federal Civilian Workforce Statistics

Turnover Data
Executive Branch - All Areas
Fiscal Years 1983 - 1997

Fiscal
Year (FY)
Total
Accessions
New
Hires
Total
Separations
Quits Average Total
Employment
Change From
Prior Year
Percent
Change
FY83 540,267 423,123 472,628 177,430 2,158,775 8,216 0.4
FY84 533,865 427,349 496,426 193,195 2,178,273 19,498 0.9
FY85 541,787 451,516 484,742 185,453 2,210,487 32,214 1.5
FY86 466,191 379,267 478,595 182,124 2,207,807 (2,680) -0.1 
FY87 515,958 431,687 440,797 176,813 2,207,828 21      0.0 **
FY88 463,413 375,561 448,025 175,374 2,226,642 18,814 0.9
FY89 515,759 435,911 483,850 172,376 2,233,981 7,339 0.3
  FY90* 819,554 716,066 799,237 165,099 2,348,458 114,477 5.1
   FY91* 495,123 351,112 515,673 134,175 2,224,389 (124,069) -5.3  
FY92 430,021 290,883 446,126 129,167 2,238,635 14,246 0.6
FY93 382,399 253,374 423,830 127,140 2,189,416 (49,219) -2.2 
FY94 317,509 219,026 398,134 111,096 2,114,387 (75,029) -3.4 
FY95 345,166 222,025 457,246 91,909 2,037,890 (76,542) -3.6
FY96 266,473 199,463 356,566 80,922 1,960,892 (76,953) -3.8
FY97 283,517 208,725 333,431 81,574 1,895,295 (65,597) -3.3

* Includes census enumerators hired for the 1990 Census.            ** Less than 0.01 percent

Notes: Turnover data exclude Legislative and Judicial Branches, U.S. Postal Service, and Postal Rate Commission.
Governmentwide (including U.S. Postal Service) in FY97, there were 490,146 Accessions (excluding Transfers)
of which 434,014 were temporary and permanent new hires, and 56,132 were returns to duty, etc.
There were 520,042 Separations (excluding transfers) of which 126,210 were quits.
Source: Monthly Report of Federal Civilian Employment (SF 113-A); Office of Workforce Information. (202) 606-2684 OWI@OPM.GOV

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