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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		JANUARY 2004*	DECEMBER 2003**	JANUARY 2003**		JANUARY 2004*	DECEMBER 2003**	JANUARY 2003**		JANUARY 2004*	DECEMBER 2003**	JANUARY 2003**		JANUARY 2004*	DECEMBER 2003**	JANUARY 2003**
TOTAL ACCESSIONS A/
NUMBER		39,036	41,060	41,805		37,773	39,816	40,338		2,258	2,997	3,076		1,263	1,244	1,467
RATE		1.47	1.54	1.56		1.48	1.55	1.55		.72	.95	.97		1.36	1.34	1.59
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER		13,177	9,576	19,776		12,979	9,310	19,466		827	1,102	1,374		198	266	310
RATE		.98	.71	1.46		.98	.70	1.46		.38	.51	.63		.75	1.00	1.13
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER		25,859	31,484	22,029		24,794	30,506	20,872		1,431	1,895	1,702		1,065	978	1,157
RATE		1.98	2.41	1.65		2.00	2.46	1.65		1.44	1.90	1.72		1.61	1.48	1.78
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER		29,677	34,799	28,749		28,647	33,822	27,661		1,843	2,256	2,504		1,030	977	1,088
RATE		1.12	1.31	1.07		1.12	1.32	1.07		.59	.72	.79		1.11	1.05	1.18
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER		5,745	5,236	8,583		5,615	5,062	8,454		528	658	941		130	174	129
RATE		.43	.39	.63		.42	.38	.64		.25	.31	.43		.49	.66	.47
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER		23,932	29,563	20,166		23,032	28,760	19,207		1,315	1,598	1,563		900	803	959
RATE		1.84	2.26	1.51		1.86	2.32	1.52		1.32	1.60	1.58		1.36	1.21	1.48
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER		8,588	5,169	12,165		8,396	4,968	11,857		193	408	280		192	201	308
RATE		.32	.19	.45		.33	.19	.46		.06	.13	.09		.21	.22	.33
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		38,858	40,902	41,593		37,695	39,753	40,222		2,232	2,982	3,034		1,163	1,149	1,371
RATE		1.48	1.56	1.57		1.48	1.55	1.55		.71	.95	.97		1.74	1.72	2.06
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		178	158	212		78	63	116		26	15	42		100	95	96
RATE		.57	.51	.68		1.48	1.22	2.28		1.30	.73	2.07		.38	.36	.37
TRANSFERS
NUMBER		771	1,092	891		730	1,026	820		222	333	292		41	66	71
RATE		.03	.04	.03		.03	.04	.03		.07	.11	.09		.04	.07	.08
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER		38,265	39,968	40,914		37,043	38,790	39,518		2,036	2,664	2,784		1,222	1,178	1,396
RATE		1.44	1.50	1.52		1.45	1.51	1.52		.65	.85	.88		1.32	1.27	1.51
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
NUMBER		41,976	44,044	45,980		40,865	42,803	44,944		4,049	2,257	4,943		1,111	1,241	1,036
RATE		1.58	1.66	1.71		1.60	1.67	1.73		1.29	.72	1.56		1.20	1.34	1.12
TRANSFERS
NUMBER		1,087	1,207	1,211		1,038	1,105	1,138		327	268	455		49	102	73
RATE		.04	.05	.05		.04	.04	.04		.10	.09	.14		.05	.11	.08
QUITS
NUMBER		4,426	5,337	5,684		4,197	5,067	5,483		611	488	750		229	270	201
RATE		.17	.20	.21		.16	.20	.21		.19	.15	.24		.25	.29	.22
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER		36,463	37,500	39,085		35,630	36,631	38,323		3,111	1,501	3,738		833	869	762
RATE		1.38	1.41	1.45		1.39	1.43	1.48		.99	.48	1.18		.90	.94	.82
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		41,678	43,907	45,716		40,693	42,741	44,785		3,908	2,227	4,821		985	1,166	931
RATE		1.59	1.67	1.72		1.59	1.67	1.73		1.25	.71	1.53		1.48	1.75	1.40
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		298	137	264		172	62	159		141	30	122		126	75	105
RATE		.95	.44	.85		3.25	1.20	3.13		7.03	1.47	6.02		.48	.29	.40
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER		40,889	42,837	44,769		39,827	41,698	43,806		3,722	1,989	4,488		1,062	1,139	963
RATE		1.54	1.61	1.67		1.56	1.63	1.69		1.18	.63	1.42		1.14	1.23	1.04
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ACCESSIONS B/
NUMBER		34	36	86		34	36	86		30	36	84		...	...	...
RATE		.25	.27	.64		.25	.27	.64		.24	.29	.68		...	...	...
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER		6	...	24		6	...	24		6	...	23