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TABLE 16 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN ACCESSIONS AND SEPARATIONS BY BRANCH AND AREA TO SEPTEMBER 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/
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	**	1.50
NOVEMBER 2003		38,435	**	1.44		37,065	**	1.44		2,935	**	.93		34,130	**	1.51		1,370	**	1.48		290	**	1.60		1,080	**	1.45
DECEMBER 2003		41,060	**	1.54		39,816	**	1.55		2,997	**	.95		36,819	**	1.64		1,244	**	1.34		401	**	2.20		843	**	1.13
JANUARY 2004		39,040	**	1.47		37,777	**	1.48		2,262	**	.72		35,515	**	1.58		1,263	**	1.36		363	**	1.98		900	**	1.21
FEBRUARY 2004		34,559	**	1.30		33,479	**	1.31		2,244	**	.72		31,235	**	1.39		1,080	**	1.16		178	**	.98		902	**	1.21
MARCH 2004		28,645	**	1.08		27,332	**	1.07		2,557	**	.82		24,775	**	1.10		1,313	**	1.41		173	**	.96		1,140	**	1.52
APRIL 2004		29,056	**	1.09		27,911	**	1.09		2,277	**	.73		25,634	**	1.14		1,145	**	1.23		175	**	.98		970	**	1.29
MAY 2004		46,125	**	1.73		45,054	**	1.75		4,776	**	1.54		40,278	**	1.78		1,071	**	1.15		222	**	1.25		849	**	1.13
JUNE 2004		47,940	**	1.79		43,768	**	1.69		6,137	**	1.95		37,631	**	1.66		4,172	**	4.45		249