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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		SEPTEMBER 2003*	AUGUST 2003**	SEPTEMBER 2002**		SEPTEMBER 2003*	AUGUST 2003**	SEPTEMBER 2002**		SEPTEMBER 2003*	AUGUST 2003**	SEPTEMBER 2002**		SEPTEMBER 2003*	AUGUST 2003**	SEPTEMBER 2002**
TOTAL ACCESSIONS A/
NUMBER		28,789	29,386	30,791		26,549	27,111	29,558		3,280	2,784	3,452		2,240	2,275	1,233
RATE		1.07	1.09	1.16		1.03	1.04	1.15		1.04	.88	1.10		2.36	2.36	1.37
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER		10,399	11,687	11,514		10,079	11,389	11,171		1,427	1,321	1,522		320	298	343
RATE		.76	.86	.84		.75	.85	.83		.66	.61	.69		1.19	1.11	1.26
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER		18,390	17,699	19,277		16,470	15,722	18,387		1,853	1,463	1,930		1,920	1,977	890
RATE		1.39	1.33	1.49		1.31	1.25	1.49		1.83	1.43	2.00		2.82	2.85	1.42
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER		22,638	22,298	25,922		20,630	20,310	24,971		2,657	2,302	2,919		2,008	1,988	951
RATE		.84	.83	.97		.80	.78	.97		.84	.72	.93		2.11	2.07	1.06
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER		6,167	6,660	7,588		5,934	6,484	7,358		933	931	1,104		233	176	230
RATE		.45	.49	.55		.44	.48	.55		.43	.43	.50		.87	.66	.84
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER		16,471	15,638	18,334		14,696	13,826	17,613		1,724	1,371	1,815		1,775	1,812	721
RATE		1.25	1.17	1.42		1.17	1.10	1.43		1.70	1.34	1.88		2.60	2.61	1.15
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER		5,033	6,138	3,887		4,859	5,919	3,672		212	164	220		174	219	215
RATE		.19	.23	.15		.19	.23	.14		.07	.05	.07		.18	.23	.24
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		28,420	28,784	30,542		26,402	26,642	29,406		3,228	2,746	3,405		2,018	2,142	1,136
RATE		1.07	1.08	1.16		1.02	1.03	1.15		1.03	.87	1.09		3.02	3.15	1.80
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		369	602	249		147	469	152		52	38	47		222	133	97
RATE		1.10	1.79	.78		2.77	8.90	3.02		2.44	1.78	2.34		.79	.47	.36
TRANSFERS
NUMBER		1,118	950	982		1,060	882	915		411	318	313		58	68	67
RATE		.04	.04	.04		.04	.03	.04		.13	.10	.10		.06	.07	.07
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER		27,671	28,436	29,809		25,489	26,229	28,643		2,869	2,466	3,139		2,182	2,207	1,166
RATE		1.03	1.05	1.12		.98	1.01	1.11		.91	.78	1.00		2.30	2.29	1.30
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
NUMBER		48,237	40,503	36,082		43,640	37,095	34,985		4,082	4,626	3,943		4,597	3,408	1,097
RATE		1.80	1.50	1.36		1.69	1.43	1.36		1.29	1.45	1.25		4.84	3.54	1.22
TRANSFERS
NUMBER		1,189	1,129	1,225		1,119	1,021	1,127		334	310	299		70	108	98
RATE		.04	.04	.05		.04	.04	.04		.11	.10	.09		.07	.11	.11
QUITS
NUMBER		11,053	11,437	9,982		10,719	10,995	9,733		1,344	2,261	1,277		334	442	249
RATE		.41	.42	.37		.41	.42	.38		.42	.71	.41		.35	.46	.28
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER		35,995	27,937	24,875		31,802	25,079	24,125		2,404	2,055	2,367		4,193	2,858	750
RATE		1.34	1.04	.93		1.23	.96	.94		.76	.65	.75		4.41	2.97	.83
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		47,926	40,225	35,870		43,527	36,996	34,868		4,031	4,587	3,897		4,399	3,229	1,002
RATE		1.81	1.51	1.36		1.68	1.42	1.36		1.28	1.45	1.24		6.59	4.75	1.58
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		311	278	212		113	99	117		51	39	46		198	179	95
RATE		.93	.83	.67		2.13	1.88	2.32		2.39	1.83	2.29		.70	.63	.36
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER		47,048	39,374	34,857		42,521	36,074	33,858		3,748	4,316	3,644		4,527	3,300	999
RATE		1.75	1.46	1.31		1.64	1.39	1.32		1.18	1.36	1.16		4.77	3.43	1.11
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ACCESSIONS B/
NUMBER		101	87	84		101	87	84		98	85	80		...	...	...
RATE		.74	.64	.62		.75	.64	.62		.79	.68	.65		...	...	...
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER		26	14	14		26	14	14