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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		MAY 2004*	APRIL 2004**	MAY 2003**		MAY 2004*	APRIL 2004**	MAY 2003**		MAY 2004*	APRIL 2004**	MAY 2003**		MAY 2004*	APRIL 2004**	MAY 2003**
TOTAL ACCESSIONS A/
NUMBER		45,718	29,056	47,371		44,651	27,911	46,048		4,613	2,277	4,195		1,067	1,145	1,323
RATE		1.72	1.09	1.76		1.74	1.09	1.77		1.48	.73	1.34		1.15	1.23	1.42
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER		18,378	12,559	19,300		18,094	12,248	19,009		1,599	1,202	1,523		284	311	291
RATE		1.35	.92	1.41		1.35	.92	1.42		.75	.56	.71		1.07	1.17	1.07
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER		27,340	16,497	28,071		26,557	15,663	27,039		3,014	1,075	2,672		783	834	1,032
RATE		2.11	1.28	2.12		2.16	1.28	2.15		3.09	1.10	2.71		1.18	1.25	1.57
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER		39,114	21,798	41,160		38,281	20,985	40,136		3,740	1,632	3,440		833	813	1,024
RATE		1.47	.82	1.53		1.49	.82	1.54		1.20	.52	1.10		.90	.87	1.10
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER		14,081	7,444	15,581		13,882	7,257	15,399		1,008	709	1,094		199	187	182
RATE		1.03	.55	1.14		1.04	.54	1.15		.47	.33	.51		.75	.70	.67
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER		25,033	14,354	25,579		24,399	13,728	24,737		2,732	923	2,346		634	626	842
RATE		1.93	1.11	1.94		1.98	1.12	1.97		2.80	.94	2.38		.95	.94	1.28
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER		5,349	6,272	5,126		5,159	6,009	4,897		372	281	396		190	263	229
RATE		.20	.24	.19		.20	.23	.19		.12	.09	.13		.20	.28	.25
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		45,453	28,866	47,184		44,492	27,865	45,957		4,581	2,250	4,171		961	1,001	1,227
RATE		1.73	1.10	1.77		1.74	1.09	1.77		1.48	.73	1.34		1.43	1.49	1.83
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		265	190	187		159	46	91		32	27	24		106	144	96
RATE		.85	.61	.60		3.11	.85	1.77		1.62	1.35	1.15		.41	.56	.37
TRANSFERS
NUMBER		1,255	986	1,085		1,211	917	1,015		501	364	359		44	69	70
RATE		.05	.04	.04		.05	.04	.04		.16	.12	.11		.05	.07	.08
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER		44,463	28,070	46,286		43,440	26,994	45,033		4,112	1,913	3,836		1,023	1,076	1,253
RATE		1.67	1.06	1.72		1.69	1.05	1.73		1.32	.61	1.22		1.10	1.15	1.34
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
NUMBER		36,848	29,069	38,198		35,545	27,830	36,932		3,139	2,770	2,611		1,303	1,239	1,266
RATE		1.38	1.10	1.42		1.38	1.09	1.42		1.01	.89	.83		1.40	1.33	1.36
TRANSFERS
NUMBER		1,361	1,262	1,286		1,260	1,158	1,188		440	394	367		101	104	98
RATE		.05	.05	.05		.05	.05	.05		.14	.13	.12		.11	.11	.11
QUITS
NUMBER		7,793	5,788	6,919		7,318	5,466	6,470		909	603	768		475	322	449
RATE		.29	.22	.26		.28	.21	.25		.29	.19	.24		.51	.35	.48
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER		27,694	22,019	29,993		26,967	21,206	29,274		1,790	1,773	1,476		727	813	719
RATE		1.04	.83	1.11		1.05	.83	1.13		.58	.57	.47		.78	.87	.77
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		36,704	28,942	38,047		35,483	27,780	36,858		3,114	2,747	2,579		1,221	1,162	1,189
RATE		1.40	1.10	1.43		1.38	1.09	1.42		1.01	.89	.83		1.82	1.73	1.78
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		144	127	151		62	50	74		25	23	32		82	77	77
RATE		.46	.41	.48		1.21	.93	1.44		1.27	1.15	1.53		.32	.30	.29
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER		35,487	27,807	36,912		34,285	26,672	35,744		2,699	2,376	2,244		1,202	1,135	1,168
RATE		1.33	1.05	1.37		1.33	1.04	1.38		.87	.76	.71		1.29	1.22	1.25
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ACCESSIONS B/
NUMBER		168	50	206		168	50	206		147	45	176		...	...	...
RATE		1.30	.38	1.52		1.30	.38	1.52		1.23	.37	1.42		...	...	...
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER		12	4	21		12	4	21		12	4	20		...	...	...
RATE		.48	.15	.69		.48	.15	.69