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TABLE 16 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN ACCESSIONS AND SEPARATIONS BY BRANCH AND AREA TO JANUARY 2004

		ALL AREAS				U.S. TOTAL				WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA				OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA				OVERSEAS TOTAL				U.S. TERRITORIES				FOREIGN COUNTRIES
MONTH AND YEAR		NUMBER		RATE		NUMBER		RATE		NUMBER		RATE		NUMBER		RATE		NUMBER		RATE		NUMBER		RATE		NUMBER		RATE
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/
TOTAL ACCESSIONS A/
JANUARY 2003		41,805	**	1.54		40,338	**	1.54		3,076	**	.94		37,262	**	1.62		1,467	**	1.58		407	**	2.18		1,060	**	1.43
FEBRUARY 2003		39,078	**	1.45		37,906	**	1.46		3,493	**	1.12		34,413	**	1.51		1,172	**	1.27		273	**	1.49		899	**	1.21
MARCH 2003		186,960	**	6.96		182,112	**	7.02		18,709	**	5.98		163,403	**	7.16		4,848	**	5.23		3,113	**	16.93		1,735	**	2.34
APRIL 2003		27,553	**	1.03		26,490	**	1.02		2,226	**	.71		24,264	**	1.06		1,063	**	1.14		250	**	1.36		813	**	1.09
MAY 2003		47,371	**	1.76		46,048	**	1.77		4,195	**	1.34		41,853	**	1.83		1,323	**	1.42		227	**	1.24		1,096	**	1.46
JUNE 2003		42,946	**	1.59		38,996	**	1.50		5,033	**	1.59		33,963	**	1.48		3,950	**	4.19		247	**	1.36		3,703	**	4.87
JULY 2003		37,370	**	1.38		35,000	**	1.34		3,855	**	1.21		31,145	**	1.36		2,370	**	2.50		416	**	2.29		1,954	**	2.55
AUGUST 2003		29,386	**	1.09		27,111	**	1.04		2,784	**	.88		24,327	**	1.07		2,275	**	2.36		223	**	1.23		2,052	**	2.63
SEPTEMBER 2003		28,790	**	1.07		26,550	**	1.03		3,281	**	1.04		23,269	**	1.02		2,240	**	2.36		196	**	1.08		2,044	**	2.66
OCTOBER 2003		30,106	**	1.13		28,622	**	1.11		2,870	**	.91		25,752	**	1.14		1,484	**	1.61		372	**	2.06		1,112	**