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TABLE 17 -- SUMMARY OF TURNOVER DATA

		ALL AREAS				UNITED STATES				WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA				OVERSEAS
TURNOVER CATEGORIES		NOVEMBER 2003*	OCTOBER 2003	NOVEMBER 2002**		NOVEMBER 2003*	OCTOBER 2003	NOVEMBER 2002**		NOVEMBER 2003*	OCTOBER 2003	NOVEMBER 2002**		NOVEMBER 2003*	OCTOBER 2003	NOVEMBER 2002**
TOTAL ACCESSIONS A/
NUMBER		38,436	30,106	47,907		37,066	28,622	46,714		2,936	2,870	3,246		1,370	1,484	1,193
RATE		1.44	1.13	1.78		1.44	1.11	1.80		.93	.91	1.03		1.48	1.61	1.30
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER		13,796	13,337	12,795		13,498	12,901	12,495		1,478	1,436	1,424		298	436	300
RATE		1.02	.98	.94		1.02	.97	.94		.69	.67	.65		1.12	1.63	1.09
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER		24,640	16,769	35,112		23,568	15,721	34,219		1,458	1,434	1,822		1,072	1,048	893
RATE		1.88	1.28	2.64		1.89	1.26	2.71		1.46	1.43	1.87		1.63	1.60	1.39
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER		30,188	21,855	41,635		29,116	20,743	40,699		2,203	2,131	2,707		1,072	1,112	936
RATE		1.13	.82	1.55		1.13	.80	1.57		.70	.67	.86		1.16	1.21	1.02
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER		6,789	6,437	7,205		6,634	6,177	7,002		848	818	965		155	260	203
RATE		.50	.47	.53		.50	.46	.53		.39	.38	.44		.58	.97	.74
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER		23,399	15,418	34,430		22,482	14,566	33,697		1,355	1,313	1,742		917	852	733
RATE		1.79	1.17	2.59		1.81	1.17	2.66		1.36	1.31	1.78		1.39	1.30	1.14
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER		6,372	6,934	5,222		6,171	6,617	5,020		189	218	171		201	317	202
RATE		.24	.26	.19		.24	.26	.19		.06	.07	.05		.22	.34	.22
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		38,249	29,835	47,728		36,978	28,513	46,631		2,908	2,853	3,211		1,271	1,322	1,097
RATE		1.45	1.13	1.79		1.44	1.11	1.80		.93	.91	1.02		1.91	2.00	1.67
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		187	271	179		88	109	83		28	17	35		99	162	96
RATE		.60	.87	.58		1.68	2.05	1.64		1.33	.80	1.74		.38	.62	.37
TRANSFERS
NUMBER		1,876	1,317	1,050		1,779	1,262	995		544	521	368		97	55	55
RATE		.07	.05	.04		.07	.05	.04		.17	.16	.12		.10	.06	.06
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER		36,560	28,789	46,857		35,287	27,360	45,719		2,392	2,349	2,878		1,273	1,429	1,138
RATE		1.37	1.08	1.74		1.37	1.06	1.76		.76	.74	.91		1.38	1.55	1.24
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
NUMBER		40,460	36,430	31,916		39,428	35,154	30,956		2,923	3,149	2,226		1,032	1,276	960
RATE		1.52	1.36	1.19		1.53	1.36	1.19		.93	1.00	.70		1.12	1.38	1.05
TRANSFERS
NUMBER		2,026	1,428	1,089		1,897	1,344	1,023		518	503	317		129	84	66
RATE		.08	.05	.04		.07	.05	.04		.16	.16	.10		.14	.09	.07
QUITS
NUMBER		7,601	8,605	6,625		7,340	8,132	6,377		727	731	630		261	473	248
RATE		.29	.32	.25		.29	.32	.25		.23	.23	.20		.28	.51	.27
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER		30,833	26,397	24,202		30,191	25,678	23,556		1,678	1,915	1,279		642	719	646
RATE		1.16	.99	.90		1.17	1.00	.91		.53	.61	.40		.69	.78	.70
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		40,294	36,209	31,724		39,342	35,022	30,865		2,882	3,083	2,182		952	1,187	859
RATE		1.53	1.37	1.19		1.53	1.36	1.19		.92	.98	.69		1.43	1.79	1.31
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		166	221	192		86	132	91		41	66	44		80	89	101
RATE		.53	.71	.62		1.64	2.49	1.79		1.95	3.10	2.19		.31	.34	.39
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER		38,434	35,002	30,827		37,531	33,810	29,933		2,405	2,646	1,909		903	1,192	894
RATE		1.44	1.31	1.15		1.46	1.31	1.15		.76	.84	.60		.98	1.29	.97
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ACCESSIONS B/
NUMBER		51	55	113		51	55	113		51	50	110		...	...	...
RATE		.38	.41	.83		.38	.41	.83		.41	.40	.89		...	...	...
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER		4	1	27		4	1	27		4	1	26		...	...	...
RATE		.15	.04	.89		.15	.04