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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
**
1.40
3,923
**
5.16
     JULY 2004
39,959
**
1.49
37,488
**
1.45
4,015
**
1.27
33,473
**
1.47
2,471
**
2.62
372
**
2.11
2,099
**
2.74
     AUGUST 2004
31,538
**
1.18
29,011
**
1.12
3,009
**
.96
26,002
**
1.15
2,527
**
2.74
262
**
1.49
2,265
**
3.03
     SEPTEMBER 2004*
33,648
*
1.26
31,896
*
1.24
4,174
*
1.33
27,722
*
1.23
1,752
*
1.91
350
*
1.97
1,402
*
1.90
     CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*
330,510
12.41
313,716
12.21
31,451
10.03
282,265
12.51
16,794
18.07
2,344
13.12
14,450
19.24
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,663,183
2,570,225
313,448
2,256,777
92,958
17,868
75,090
     FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*
440,111
16.53
419,219
16.31
40,253
12.82
378,966
16.80
20,892
22.50
3,407
18.98
17,485
23.34
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,662,691
2,569,837
313,872
2,255,965
92,854
17,951
74,903
NEW HIRES A/

     SEPTEMBER 2003
22,639
**
.84
20,631
**
.80
2,658
**
.84
17,973
**
.79
2,008
**
2.11
164
**
.91
1,844
**
2.40
     OCTOBER 2003
21,855
**
.82
20,743
**
.80
2,131
**
.67
18,612
**
.82
1,112
**
1.21
261
**
1.45
851
**
1.15
     NOVEMBER 2003
30,186
**
1.13
29,114
**
1.13
2,202
**
.70
26,912
**
1.19
1,072
**
1.16
249
**
1.37
823
**
1.11
     DECEMBER 2003
34,799
**
1.31
33,822
**
1.32
2,256
**
.72
31,566
**
1.40
977
**
1.05
370
**
2.03
607
**
.81
     JANUARY 2004
29,678
**
1.12
28,648
**
1.12
1,844
**
.59
26,804
**
1.19
1,030
**
1.11
324
**
1.77
706
**
.95
     FEBRUARY 2004
20,354
**
.77
19,565
**
.77
1,710
**
.55
17,855
**
.80
789
**
.85
128
**
.70
661
**
.89
     MARCH 2004
20,424
**
.77
19,403
**
.76
1,956
**
.63
17,447
**
.78
1,021
**
1.10
124
**
.69
897
**
1.19
     APRIL 2004
21,798
**
.82
20,985
**
.82
1,632
**
.52
19,353
**
.86
813
**
.87
147
**
.82
666
**
.88
     MAY 2004
39,357
**
1.48
38,523
**
1.50
3,838
**
1.23
34,685
**
1.54
834
**
.90
190
**
1.07
644
**
.86
     JUNE 2004
42,925
**
1.60
39,054
**
1.51
5,476
**
1.74
33,578
**
1.48
3,871
**
4.13
196
**
1.10
3,675
**
4.84
     JULY 2004
34,897
**
1.30
32,759
**
1.27
3,471
**
1.10
29,288
**
1.29
2,138
**
2.27
311
**
1.76
1,827
**
2.39
     AUGUST 2004
25,132
**
.94
23,766
**
.92
2,430
**
.77
21,336
**
.94
1,366
**
1.48
201
**
1.14
1,165
**
1.56
     SEPTEMBER 2004*
27,979
*
1.05
26,553
*
1.03
3,492
*
1.11
23,061
*
1.02
1,426
*
1.56
312
*
1.76
1,114
*
1.51
     CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*
262,544
9.86
249,256
9.70
25,849
8.25
223,407
9.90
13,288
14.29
1,933
10.82
11,355
15.12
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,663,183
2,570,225
313,448
2,256,777
92,958
17,868
75,090
     FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*
349,384
13.12
332,935
12.96
32,438
10.33
300,497
13.32
16,449
17.71
2,813
15.67
13,636
18.20
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,662,691
2,569,837
313,872
2,255,965
92,854
17,951
74,903
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/

TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/

     SEPTEMBER 2003
48,236
**
1.80
43,639
**
1.69
4,081
**
1.29
39,558
**
1.74
4,597
**
4.84
400
**
2.21
4,197
**
5.46
     OCTOBER 2003
36,430
**
1.36
35,154
**
1.36
3,149
**
1.00
32,005
**
1.41
1,276
**
1.38
285
**
1.58
991
**
1.34
     NOVEMBER 2003
40,460
**
1.52
39,428
**
1.53
2,922
**
.93
36,506
**
1.62
1,032
**
1.12
222
**
1.23
810
**
1.09
     DECEMBER 2003
44,044
**
1.66
42,803
**
1.67
2,257
**
.72
40,546
**
1.80
1,241
**
1.34
252
**
1.38
989
**
1.33
     JANUARY 2004
42,003
**
1.58
40,885
**
1.60
4,069
**
1.29
36,816
**
1.64
1,118
**
1.20
321
**
1.75
797
**
1.07
     FEBRUARY 2004
28,271
**
1.07
27,245
**
1.07
2,449
**
.78
24,796
**
1.11
1,026
**
1.10
224
**
1.23
802
**
1.07
     MARCH 2004
26,922
**
1.02
25,660
**
1.00
2,277
**
.73
23,383
**
1.04
1,262
**
1.35
337
**
1.87
925
**
1.23
     APRIL 2004
29,069
**
1.10
27,830
**
1.09
2,770
**
.89
25,060
**
1.11
1,239
**
1.33
349
**
1.95
890
**
1.18
     MAY 2004
37,055
**
1.39
35,791
**
1.39
3,147
**
1.01
32,644
**
1.45
1,264
**
1.36
328
**
1.84
936
**
1.25
     JUNE 2004
37,114
**
1.39
35,424
**
1.37
2,905
**
.93
32,519
**
1.43
1,690
**
1.80
304
**
1.71
1,386
**
1.82
     JULY 2004
37,712
**
1.41
35,553
**
1.37
3,520
**
1.11
32,033
**
1.41
2,159
**
2.29
399
**
2.26
1,760
**
2.30
     AUGUST 2004
44,660
**
1.67
40,456
**
1.57
5,432
**
1.73
35,024
**
1.55
4,204
**
4.55
268
**
1.52
3,936
**
5.27
     SEPTEMBER 2004*
42,574
*
1.60
41,165
*
1.60
4,710
*
1.50
36,455
*
1.61
1,409
*
1.54
271
*
1.53
1,138
*
1.54
     CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*
325,380
12.22
310,009
12.06
31,279
9.98
278,730
12.35
15,371
16.54
2,801
15.68
12,570
16.74
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,663,183
2,570,225
313,448
2,256,777
92,958
17,868
75,090
     FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*
446,314
16.76
427,394
16.63
39,607
12.62
387,787
17.19
18,920
20.38
3,560
19.83
15,360
20.51
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,662,691
2,569,837
313,872
2,255,965
92,854
17,951
74,903
QUITS A/

     SEPTEMBER 2003
11,051
**
.41
10,717
**
.41
1,342
**
.42
9,375
**
.41
334
**
.35
41
**
.23
293
**
.38
     OCTOBER 2003
8,605
**
.32
8,132
**
.32
731
**
.23
7,401
**
.33
473
**
.51
37
**
.21
436
**
.59
     NOVEMBER 2003
7,600
**
.29
7,339
**
.29
726
**
.23
6,613
**
.29
261
**
.28
20
**
.11
241
**
.32
     DECEMBER 2003
5,337
**
.20
5,067
**
.20
488
**
.15
4,579
**
.20
270
**
.29
22
**
.12
248
**
.33
     JANUARY 2004
4,420
**
.17
4,199
**
.16
613
**
.19
3,586
**
.16
221
**
.24
24
**
.13
197
**
.26
     FEBRUARY 2004
5,446
**
.21
5,183
**
.20
583
**
.19
4,600
**
.21
263
**
.28
35
**
.19
228
**
.31
     MARCH 2004
5,732
**
.22
5,402
**
.21
533
**
.17
4,869
**
.22
330
**
.35
29
**
.16
301
**
.40
     APRIL 2004
5,788
**
.22
5,466
**
.21
603
**
.19
4,863
**
.22
322
**
.35
22
**
.12
300
**
.40
     MAY 2004
7,925
**
.30
7,449
**
.29
932
**
.30
6,517
**
.29
476
**
.51
46
**
.26
430
**
.57
     JUNE 2004
5,906
**
.22
5,492
**
.21
762
**
.24
4,730
**
.21
414
**
.44
30
**
.17
384
**
.51
     JULY 2004
6,243
**
.23
5,807
**
.22
942
**
.30
4,865
**
.21
436
**
.46
32
**
.18
404
**
.53
     AUGUST 2004
12,000
**
.45
11,553
**
.45
2,437
**
.77
9,116
**
.40
447
**
.48
32
**
.18
415
**
.56
     SEPTEMBER 2004*
11,254
*
.42
10,932
*
.42
1,440
*
.46
9,492
*
.42
322
*
.35
32
*
.18
290
*
.39
     CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*
64,714
2.43
61,483
2.39
8,845
2.82
52,638
2.33
3,231
3.48
282
1.58
2,949
3.93
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,663,183
2,570,225
313,448
2,256,777
92,958
17,868
75,090
     FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*
86,256
3.24
82,021
3.19
10,790
3.44
71,231
3.16
4,235
4.56
361
2.01
3,874
5.17
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,662,691
2,569,837
313,872
2,255,965
92,854
17,951
74,903
EXECUTIVE BRANCH

TOTAL ACCESSIONS

     SEPTEMBER 2003
28,689
**
1.07
26,449
**
1.03
3,183
**
1.05
23,266
**
1.02
2,240
**
2.36
196
**
1.08
2,044
**
2.66
     OCTOBER 2003
30,051
**
1.13
28,567
**
1.11
2,820
**
.93
25,747
**
1.14
1,484
**
1.61
372
**
2.06
1,112
**
1.50
     NOVEMBER 2003
38,384
**
1.45
37,014
**
1.45
2,884
**
.95
34,130
**
1.51
1,370
**
1.48
290
**
1.60
1,080
**
1.45
     DECEMBER 2003
41,024
**
1.55
39,780
**
1.56
2,961
**
.98
36,819
**
1.64
1,244
**
1.34
401
**
2.20
843
**
1.13
     JANUARY 2004
39,006
**
1.48
37,743
**
1.48
2,232
**
.74
35,511
**
1.58
1,263
**
1.36
363
**
1.98
900
**
1.21
     FEBRUARY 2004
34,505
**
1.31
33,425
**
1.31
2,192
**
.73
31,233
**
1.39
1,080
**
1.16
178
**
.98
902
**
1.21
     MARCH 2004
28,595
**
1.08
27,282
**
1.07
2,511
**
.84
24,771
**
1.10
1,313
**
1.41
173
**
.96
1,140
**
1.52
     APRIL 2004
29,006
**
1.10
27,861
**
1.09
2,232
**
.75
25,629
**
1.14
1,145
**
1.23
175
**
.98
970
**
1.29
     MAY 2004
45,957
**
1.73
44,886
**
1.76
4,629
**
1.55
40,257
**
1.78
1,071
**
1.15
222
**
1.25
849
**
1.13
     JUNE 2004
47,654
**
1.79
43,482
**
1.69
5,886
**
1.95
37,596
**
1.66
4,172
**
4.45
249
**
1.40
3,923
**
5.16
     JULY 2004
39,817
**
1.49
37,346
**
1.45
3,876
**
1.28
33,470
**
1.47
2,471
**
2.62
372
**
2.11
2,099
**
2.74
     AUGUST 2004
31,479
**
1.18
28,952
**
1.13
2,951
**
.97
26,001
**
1.15
2,527
**
2.74
262
**
1.49
2,265
**
3.03
     SEPTEMBER 2004*
33,598
*
1.27
31,846
*
1.24
4,125
*
1.37
27,721
*
1.23
1,752
*
1.91
350
*
1.97
1,402
*
1.90
     CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*
329,617
12.44
312,823
12.23
30,634
10.17
282,189
12.51
16,794
18.07
2,344
13.12
14,450
19.25
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,650,037
2,557,087
301,345
2,255,742
92,950
17,868
75,082
     FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*
439,076
16.57
418,184
16.36
39,299
13.03
378,885
16.80
20,892
22.50
3,407
18.98
17,485
23.35
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,649,495
2,556,649
301,719
2,254,930
92,847
17,951
74,895
NEW HIRES

     SEPTEMBER 2003
22,554
**
.84
20,546
**
.80
2,575
**
.85
17,971
**
.79
2,008
**
2.11
164
**
.91
1,844
**
2.40
     OCTOBER 2003
21,806
**
.82
20,694
**
.81
2,085
**
.69
18,609
**
.82
1,112
**
1.21
261
**
1.45
851
**
1.15
     NOVEMBER 2003
30,140
**
1.14
29,068
**
1.14
2,156
**
.71
26,912
**
1.19
1,072
**
1.16
249
**
1.37
823
**
1.11
     DECEMBER 2003
34,769
**
1.31
33,792
**
1.32
2,226
**
.74
31,566
**
1.40
977
**
1.05
370
**
2.03
607
**
.81
     JANUARY 2004
29,646
**
1.12
28,616
**
1.12
1,815
**
.60
26,801
**
1.19
1,030
**
1.11
324
**
1.77
706
**
.95
     FEBRUARY 2004
20,303
**
.77
19,514
**
.77
1,660
**
.55
17,854
**
.80
789
**
.85
128
**
.70
661
**
.89
     MARCH 2004
20,377
**
.77
19,356
**
.76
1,912
**
.64
17,444
**
.78
1,021
**
1.10
124
**
.69
897
**
1.19
     APRIL 2004
21,754
**
.82
20,941
**
.82
1,592
**
.53
19,349
**
.86
813
**
.87
147
**
.82
666
**
.88
     MAY 2004
39,200
**
1.48
38,366
**
1.50
3,701
**
1.24
34,665
**
1.54
834
**
.90
190
**
1.07
644
**
.86
     JUNE 2004
42,647
**
1.60
38,776
**
1.51
5,232
**
1.73
33,544
**
1.48
3,871
**
4.13
196
**
1.10
3,675
**
4.84
     JULY 2004
34,761
**
1.30
32,623
**
1.27
3,338
**
1.10
29,285
**
1.29
2,138
**
2.27
311
**
1.76
1,827
**
2.39
     AUGUST 2004
25,080
**
.94
23,714
**
.92
2,379
**
.79
21,335
**
.94
1,366
**
1.48
201
**
1.14
1,165
**
1.56
     SEPTEMBER 2004*
27,933
*
1.05
26,507
*
1.04
3,447
*
1.14
23,060
*
1.02
1,426
*
1.56
312
*
1.76
1,114
*
1.51
     CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*
261,701
9.88
248,413
9.71
25,076
8.32
223,337
9.90
13,288
14.30
1,933
10.82
11,355
15.12
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,650,037
2,557,087
301,345
2,255,742
92,950
17,868
75,082
     FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*
348,416
13.15
331,967
12.98
31,543
10.45
300,424
13.32
16,449
17.72
2,813
15.67
13,636
18.21
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,649,495
2,556,649
301,719
2,254,930
92,847
17,951
74,895
EXECUTIVE BRANCH

TOTAL SEPARATIONS

     SEPTEMBER 2003
48,001
**
1.80
43,404
**
1.69
3,873
**
1.27
39,531
**
1.74
4,597
**
4.84
400
**
2.21
4,197
**
5.46
     OCTOBER 2003
36,303
**
1.37
35,027
**
1.37
3,031
**
1.00
31,996
**
1.42
1,276
**
1.38
285
**
1.58
991
**
1.34
     NOVEMBER 2003
40,332
**
1.52
39,300
**
1.54
2,802
**
.93
36,498
**
1.62
1,032
**
1.12
222
**
1.23
810
**
1.09
     DECEMBER 2003
43,952
**
1.66
42,711
**
1.67
2,169
**
.72
40,542
**
1.80
1,241
**
1.34
252
**
1.38
989
**
1.33
     JANUARY 2004
41,975
**
1.59
40,857
**
1.61
4,045
**
1.34
36,812
**
1.64
1,118
**
1.20
321
**
1.75
797
**
1.07
     FEBRUARY 2004
28,202
**
1.07
27,176
**
1.07
2,384
**
.79
24,792
**
1.11
1,026
**
1.10
224
**
1.23
802
**
1.07
     MARCH 2004
26,856
**
1.02
25,594
**
1.01
2,214
**
.74
23,380
**
1.04
1,262
**
1.35
337
**
1.87
925
**
1.23
     APRIL 2004
28,765
**
1.09
27,526
**
1.08
2,487
**
.83
25,039
**
1.11
1,239
**
1.33
349
**
1.95
890
**
1.18
     MAY 2004
36,930
**
1.39
35,666
**
1.40
3,030
**
1.01
32,636
**
1.45
1,264
**
1.36
328
**
1.84
936
**
1.25
     JUNE 2004
37,003
**
1.39
35,313
**
1.37
2,805
**
.93
32,508
**
1.43
1,690
**
1.80
304
**
1.71
1,386
**
1.82
     JULY 2004
37,552
**
1.41
35,393
**
1.37
3,374
**
1.11
32,019
**
1.41
2,159
**
2.29
399
**
2.26
1,760
**
2.30
     AUGUST 2004
44,345
**
1.67
40,141
**
1.56
5,150
**
1.70
34,991
**
1.54
4,204
**
4.55
268
**
1.52
3,936
**
5.27
     SEPTEMBER 2004*
42,408
*
1.60
40,999
*
1.60
4,562
*
1.51
36,437
*
1.61
1,409
*
1.54
271
*
1.53
1,138
*
1.54
     CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*
324,036
12.23
308,665
12.07
30,051
9.97
278,614
12.35
15,371
16.54
2,801
15.68
12,570
16.74
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,650,037
2,557,087
301,345
2,255,742
92,950
17,868
75,082
     FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*
444,623
16.78
425,703
16.65
38,053
12.61
387,650
17.19
18,920
20.38
3,560
19.83
15,360
20.51
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,649,495
2,556,649
301,719
2,254,930
92,847
17,951
74,895
QUITS

     SEPTEMBER 2003
11,011
**
.41
10,677
**
.41
1,302
**
.43
9,375
**
.41
334
**
.35
41
**
.23
293
**
.38
     OCTOBER 2003
8,578
**
.32
8,105
**
.32
704
**
.23
7,401
**
.33
473
**
.51
37
**
.21
436
**
.59
     NOVEMBER 2003
7,576
**
.29
7,315
**
.29
702
**
.23
6,613
**
.29
261
**
.28
20
**
.11
241
**
.32
     DECEMBER 2003
5,325
**
.20
5,055
**
.20
476
**
.16
4,579
**
.20
270
**
.29
22
**
.12
248
**
.33
     JANUARY 2004
4,417
**
.17
4,196
**
.16
610
**
.20
3,586
**
.16
221
**
.24
24
**
.13
197
**
.26
     FEBRUARY 2004
5,435
**
.21
5,172
**
.20
572
**
.19
4,600
**
.21
263
**
.28
35
**
.19
228
**
.31
     MARCH 2004
5,723
**
.22
5,393
**
.21
524
**
.17
4,869
**
.22
330
**
.35
29
**
.16
301
**
.40
     APRIL 2004
5,774
**
.22
5,452
**
.21
589
**
.20
4,863
**
.22
322
**
.35
22
**
.12
300
**
.40
     MAY 2004
7,901
**
.30
7,425
**
.29
908
**
.30
6,517
**
.29
476
**
.51
46
**
.26
430
**
.57
     JUNE 2004
5,875
**
.22
5,461
**
.21
732
**
.24
4,729
**
.21
414
**
.44
30
**
.17
384
**
.51
     JULY 2004
6,214
**
.23
5,778
**
.22
913
**
.30
4,865
**
.21
436
**
.46
32
**
.18
404
**
.53
     AUGUST 2004
11,950
**
.45
11,503
**
.45
2,387
**
.79
9,116
**
.40
447
**
.48
32
**
.18
415
**
.56
     SEPTEMBER 2004*
11,232
*
.42
10,910
*
.43
1,418
*
.47
9,492
*
.42
322
*
.35
32
*
.18
290
*
.39
     CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*
64,521
2.43
61,290
2.40
8,653
2.87
52,637
2.33
3,231
3.48
282
1.58
2,949
3.93
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,650,037
2,557,087
301,345
2,255,742
92,950
17,868
75,082
     FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*
86,000
3.25
81,765
3.20
10,535
3.49
71,230
3.16
4,235
4.56
361
2.01
3,874
5.17
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,649,495
2,556,649
301,719
2,254,930
92,847
17,951
74,895

	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	**	1.40	3,923	**	5.16
JULY 2004	39,959	**	1.49	37,488	**	1.45	4,015	**	1.27	33,473	**	1.47	2,471	**	2.62	372	**	2.11	2,099	**	2.74
AUGUST 2004	31,538	**	1.18	29,011	**	1.12	3,009	**	.96	26,002	**	1.15	2,527	**	2.74	262	**	1.49	2,265	**	3.03
SEPTEMBER 2004*	33,648	*	1.26	31,896	*	1.24	4,174	*	1.33	27,722	*	1.23	1,752	*	1.91	350	*	1.97	1,402	*	1.90
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*	330,510		12.41	313,716		12.21	31,451		10.03	282,265		12.51	16,794		18.07	2,344		13.12	14,450		19.24
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,663,183			2,570,225			313,448			2,256,777			92,958			17,868			75,090
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*	440,111		16.53	419,219		16.31	40,253		12.82	378,966		16.80	20,892		22.50	3,407		18.98	17,485		23.34
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,662,691			2,569,837			313,872			2,255,965			92,854			17,951			74,903
NEW HIRES A/
SEPTEMBER 2003	22,639	**	.84	20,631	**	.80	2,658	**	.84	17,973	**	.79	2,008	**	2.11	164	**	.91	1,844	**	2.40
OCTOBER 2003	21,855	**	.82	20,743	**	.80	2,131	**	.67	18,612	**	.82	1,112	**	1.21	261	**	1.45	851	**	1.15
NOVEMBER 2003	30,186	**	1.13	29,114	**	1.13	2,202	**	.70	26,912	**	1.19	1,072	**	1.16	249	**	1.37	823	**	1.11
DECEMBER 2003	34,799	**	1.31	33,822	**	1.32	2,256	**	.72	31,566	**	1.40	977	**	1.05	370	**	2.03	607	**	.81
JANUARY 2004	29,678	**	1.12	28,648	**	1.12	1,844	**	.59	26,804	**	1.19	1,030	**	1.11	324	**	1.77	706	**	.95
FEBRUARY 2004	20,354	**	.77	19,565	**	.77	1,710	**	.55	17,855	**	.80	789	**	.85	128	**	.70	661	**	.89
MARCH 2004	20,424	**	.77	19,403	**	.76	1,956	**	.63	17,447	**	.78	1,021	**	1.10	124	**	.69	897	**	1.19
APRIL 2004	21,798	**	.82	20,985	**	.82	1,632	**	.52	19,353	**	.86	813	**	.87	147	**	.82	666	**	.88
MAY 2004	39,357	**	1.48	38,523	**	1.50	3,838	**	1.23	34,685	**	1.54	834	**	.90	190	**	1.07	644	**	.86
JUNE 2004	42,925	**	1.60	39,054	**	1.51	5,476	**	1.74	33,578	**	1.48	3,871	**	4.13	196	**	1.10	3,675	**	4.84
JULY 2004	34,897	**	1.30	32,759	**	1.27	3,471	**	1.10	29,288	**	1.29	2,138	**	2.27	311	**	1.76	1,827	**	2.39
AUGUST 2004	25,132	**	.94	23,766	**	.92	2,430	**	.77	21,336	**	.94	1,366	**	1.48	201	**	1.14	1,165	**	1.56
SEPTEMBER 2004*	27,979	*	1.05	26,553	*	1.03	3,492	*	1.11	23,061	*	1.02	1,426	*	1.56	312	*	1.76	1,114	*	1.51
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*	262,544		9.86	249,256		9.70	25,849		8.25	223,407		9.90	13,288		14.29	1,933		10.82	11,355		15.12
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,663,183			2,570,225			313,448			2,256,777			92,958			17,868			75,090
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*	349,384		13.12	332,935		12.96	32,438		10.33	300,497		13.32	16,449		17.71	2,813		15.67	13,636		18.20
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,662,691			2,569,837			313,872			2,255,965			92,854			17,951			74,903
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
SEPTEMBER 2003	48,236	**	1.80	43,639	**	1.69	4,081	**	1.29	39,558	**	1.74	4,597	**	4.84	400	**	2.21	4,197	**	5.46
OCTOBER 2003	36,430	**	1.36	35,154	**	1.36	3,149	**	1.00	32,005	**	1.41	1,276	**	1.38	285	**	1.58	991	**	1.34
NOVEMBER 2003	40,460	**	1.52	39,428	**	1.53	2,922	**	.93	36,506	**	1.62	1,032	**	1.12	222	**	1.23	810	**	1.09
DECEMBER 2003	44,044	**	1.66	42,803	**	1.67	2,257	**	.72	40,546	**	1.80	1,241	**	1.34	252	**	1.38	989	**	1.33
JANUARY 2004	42,003	**	1.58	40,885	**	1.60	4,069	**	1.29	36,816	**	1.64	1,118	**	1.20	321	**	1.75	797	**	1.07
FEBRUARY 2004	28,271	**	1.07	27,245	**	1.07	2,449	**	.78	24,796	**	1.11	1,026	**	1.10	224	**	1.23	802	**	1.07
MARCH 2004	26,922	**	1.02	25,660	**	1.00	2,277	**	.73	23,383	**	1.04	1,262	**	1.35	337	**	1.87	925	**	1.23
APRIL 2004	29,069	**	1.10	27,830	**	1.09	2,770	**	.89	25,060	**	1.11	1,239	**	1.33	349	**	1.95	890	**	1.18
MAY 2004	37,055	**	1.39	35,791	**	1.39	3,147	**	1.01	32,644	**	1.45	1,264	**	1.36	328	**	1.84	936	**	1.25
JUNE 2004	37,114	**	1.39	35,424	**	1.37	2,905	**	.93	32,519	**	1.43	1,690	**	1.80	304	**	1.71	1,386	**	1.82
JULY 2004	37,712	**	1.41	35,553	**	1.37	3,520	**	1.11	32,033	**	1.41	2,159	**	2.29	399	**	2.26	1,760	**	2.30
AUGUST 2004	44,660	**	1.67	40,456	**	1.57	5,432	**	1.73	35,024	**	1.55	4,204	**	4.55	268	**	1.52	3,936	**	5.27
SEPTEMBER 2004*	42,574	*	1.60	41,165	*	1.60	4,710	*	1.50	36,455	*	1.61	1,409	*	1.54	271	*	1.53	1,138	*	1.54
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*	325,380		12.22	310,009		12.06	31,279		9.98	278,730		12.35	15,371		16.54	2,801		15.68	12,570		16.74
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,663,183			2,570,225			313,448			2,256,777			92,958			17,868			75,090
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*	446,314		16.76	427,394		16.63	39,607		12.62	387,787		17.19	18,920		20.38	3,560		19.83	15,360		20.51
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,662,691			2,569,837			313,872			2,255,965			92,854			17,951			74,903
QUITS A/
SEPTEMBER 2003	11,051	**	.41	10,717	**	.41	1,342	**	.42	9,375	**	.41	334	**	.35	41	**	.23	293	**	.38
OCTOBER 2003	8,605	**	.32	8,132	**	.32	731	**	.23	7,401	**	.33	473	**	.51	37	**	.21	436	**	.59
NOVEMBER 2003	7,600	**	.29	7,339	**	.29	726	**	.23	6,613	**	.29	261	**	.28	20	**	.11	241	**	.32
DECEMBER 2003	5,337	**	.20	5,067	**	.20	488	**	.15	4,579	**	.20	270	**	.29	22	**	.12	248	**	.33
JANUARY 2004	4,420	**	.17	4,199	**	.16	613	**	.19	3,586	**	.16	221	**	.24	24	**	.13	197	**	.26
FEBRUARY 2004	5,446	**	.21	5,183	**	.20	583	**	.19	4,600	**	.21	263	**	.28	35	**	.19	228	**	.31
MARCH 2004	5,732	**	.22	5,402	**	.21	533	**	.17	4,869	**	.22	330	**	.35	29	**	.16	301	**	.40
APRIL 2004	5,788	**	.22	5,466	**	.21	603	**	.19	4,863	**	.22	322	**	.35	22	**	.12	300	**	.40
MAY 2004	7,925	**	.30	7,449	**	.29	932	**	.30	6,517	**	.29	476	**	.51	46	**	.26	430	**	.57
JUNE 2004	5,906	**	.22	5,492	**	.21	762	**	.24	4,730	**	.21	414	**	.44	30	**	.17	384	**	.51
JULY 2004	6,243	**	.23	5,807	**	.22	942	**	.30	4,865	**	.21	436	**	.46	32	**	.18	404	**	.53
AUGUST 2004	12,000	**	.45	11,553	**	.45	2,437	**	.77	9,116	**	.40	447	**	.48	32	**	.18	415	**	.56
SEPTEMBER 2004*	11,254	*	.42	10,932	*	.42	1,440	*	.46	9,492	*	.42	322	*	.35	32	*	.18	290	*	.39
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*	64,714		2.43	61,483		2.39	8,845		2.82	52,638		2.33	3,231		3.48	282		1.58	2,949		3.93
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,663,183			2,570,225			313,448			2,256,777			92,958			17,868			75,090
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*	86,256		3.24	82,021		3.19	10,790		3.44	71,231		3.16	4,235		4.56	361		2.01	3,874		5.17
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,662,691			2,569,837			313,872			2,255,965			92,854			17,951			74,903
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TOTAL ACCESSIONS
SEPTEMBER 2003	28,689	**	1.07	26,449	**	1.03	3,183	**	1.05	23,266	**	1.02	2,240	**	2.36	196	**	1.08	2,044	**	2.66
OCTOBER 2003	30,051	**	1.13	28,567	**	1.11	2,820	**	.93	25,747	**	1.14	1,484	**	1.61	372	**	2.06	1,112	**	1.50
NOVEMBER 2003	38,384	**	1.45	37,014	**	1.45	2,884	**	.95	34,130	**	1.51	1,370	**	1.48	290	**	1.60	1,080	**	1.45
DECEMBER 2003	41,024	**	1.55	39,780	**	1.56	2,961	**	.98	36,819	**	1.64	1,244	**	1.34	401	**	2.20	843	**	1.13
JANUARY 2004	39,006	**	1.48	37,743	**	1.48	2,232	**	.74	35,511	**	1.58	1,263	**	1.36	363	**	1.98	900	**	1.21
FEBRUARY 2004	34,505	**	1.31	33,425	**	1.31	2,192	**	.73	31,233	**	1.39	1,080	**	1.16	178	**	.98	902	**	1.21
MARCH 2004	28,595	**	1.08	27,282	**	1.07	2,511	**	.84	24,771	**	1.10	1,313	**	1.41	173	**	.96	1,140	**	1.52
APRIL 2004	29,006	**	1.10	27,861	**	1.09	2,232	**	.75	25,629	**	1.14	1,145	**	1.23	175	**	.98	970	**	1.29
MAY 2004	45,957	**	1.73	44,886	**	1.76	4,629	**	1.55	40,257	**	1.78	1,071	**	1.15	222	**	1.25	849	**	1.13
JUNE 2004	47,654	**	1.79	43,482	**	1.69	5,886	**	1.95	37,596	**	1.66	4,172	**	4.45	249	**	1.40	3,923	**	5.16
JULY 2004	39,817	**	1.49	37,346	**	1.45	3,876	**	1.28	33,470	**	1.47	2,471	**	2.62	372	**	2.11	2,099	**	2.74
AUGUST 2004	31,479	**	1.18	28,952	**	1.13	2,951	**	.97	26,001	**	1.15	2,527	**	2.74	262	**	1.49	2,265	**	3.03
SEPTEMBER 2004*	33,598	*	1.27	31,846	*	1.24	4,125	*	1.37	27,721	*	1.23	1,752	*	1.91	350	*	1.97	1,402	*	1.90
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*	329,617		12.44	312,823		12.23	30,634		10.17	282,189		12.51	16,794		18.07	2,344		13.12	14,450		19.25
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,650,037			2,557,087			301,345			2,255,742			92,950			17,868			75,082
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*	439,076		16.57	418,184		16.36	39,299		13.03	378,885		16.80	20,892		22.50	3,407		18.98	17,485		23.35
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,649,495			2,556,649			301,719			2,254,930			92,847			17,951			74,895
NEW HIRES
SEPTEMBER 2003	22,554	**	.84	20,546	**	.80	2,575	**	.85	17,971	**	.79	2,008	**	2.11	164	**	.91	1,844	**	2.40
OCTOBER 2003	21,806	**	.82	20,694	**	.81	2,085	**	.69	18,609	**	.82	1,112	**	1.21	261	**	1.45	851	**	1.15
NOVEMBER 2003	30,140	**	1.14	29,068	**	1.14	2,156	**	.71	26,912	**	1.19	1,072	**	1.16	249	**	1.37	823	**	1.11
DECEMBER 2003	34,769	**	1.31	33,792	**	1.32	2,226	**	.74	31,566	**	1.40	977	**	1.05	370	**	2.03	607	**	.81
JANUARY 2004	29,646	**	1.12	28,616	**	1.12	1,815	**	.60	26,801	**	1.19	1,030	**	1.11	324	**	1.77	706	**	.95
FEBRUARY 2004	20,303	**	.77	19,514	**	.77	1,660	**	.55	17,854	**	.80	789	**	.85	128	**	.70	661	**	.89
MARCH 2004	20,377	**	.77	19,356	**	.76	1,912	**	.64	17,444	**	.78	1,021	**	1.10	124	**	.69	897	**	1.19
APRIL 2004	21,754	**	.82	20,941	**	.82	1,592	**	.53	19,349	**	.86	813	**	.87	147	**	.82	666	**	.88
MAY 2004	39,200	**	1.48	38,366	**	1.50	3,701	**	1.24	34,665	**	1.54	834	**	.90	190	**	1.07	644	**	.86
JUNE 2004	42,647	**	1.60	38,776	**	1.51	5,232	**	1.73	33,544	**	1.48	3,871	**	4.13	196	**	1.10	3,675	**	4.84
JULY 2004	34,761	**	1.30	32,623	**	1.27	3,338	**	1.10	29,285	**	1.29	2,138	**	2.27	311	**	1.76	1,827	**	2.39
AUGUST 2004	25,080	**	.94	23,714	**	.92	2,379	**	.79	21,335	**	.94	1,366	**	1.48	201	**	1.14	1,165	**	1.56
SEPTEMBER 2004*	27,933	*	1.05	26,507	*	1.04	3,447	*	1.14	23,060	*	1.02	1,426	*	1.56	312	*	1.76	1,114	*	1.51
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*	261,701		9.88	248,413		9.71	25,076		8.32	223,337		9.90	13,288		14.30	1,933		10.82	11,355		15.12
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,650,037			2,557,087			301,345			2,255,742			92,950			17,868			75,082
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*	348,416		13.15	331,967		12.98	31,543		10.45	300,424		13.32	16,449		17.72	2,813		15.67	13,636		18.21
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,649,495			2,556,649			301,719			2,254,930			92,847			17,951			74,895
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
SEPTEMBER 2003	48,001	**	1.80	43,404	**	1.69	3,873	**	1.27	39,531	**	1.74	4,597	**	4.84	400	**	2.21	4,197	**	5.46
OCTOBER 2003	36,303	**	1.37	35,027	**	1.37	3,031	**	1.00	31,996	**	1.42	1,276	**	1.38	285	**	1.58	991	**	1.34
NOVEMBER 2003	40,332	**	1.52	39,300	**	1.54	2,802	**	.93	36,498	**	1.62	1,032	**	1.12	222	**	1.23	810	**	1.09
DECEMBER 2003	43,952	**	1.66	42,711	**	1.67	2,169	**	.72	40,542	**	1.80	1,241	**	1.34	252	**	1.38	989	**	1.33
JANUARY 2004	41,975	**	1.59	40,857	**	1.61	4,045	**	1.34	36,812	**	1.64	1,118	**	1.20	321	**	1.75	797	**	1.07
FEBRUARY 2004	28,202	**	1.07	27,176	**	1.07	2,384	**	.79	24,792	**	1.11	1,026	**	1.10	224	**	1.23	802	**	1.07
MARCH 2004	26,856	**	1.02	25,594	**	1.01	2,214	**	.74	23,380	**	1.04	1,262	**	1.35	337	**	1.87	925	**	1.23
APRIL 2004	28,765	**	1.09	27,526	**	1.08	2,487	**	.83	25,039	**	1.11	1,239	**	1.33	349	**	1.95	890	**	1.18
MAY 2004	36,930	**	1.39	35,666	**	1.40	3,030	**	1.01	32,636	**	1.45	1,264	**	1.36	328	**	1.84	936	**	1.25
JUNE 2004	37,003	**	1.39	35,313	**	1.37	2,805	**	.93	32,508	**	1.43	1,690	**	1.80	304	**	1.71	1,386	**	1.82
JULY 2004	37,552	**	1.41	35,393	**	1.37	3,374	**	1.11	32,019	**	1.41	2,159	**	2.29	399	**	2.26	1,760	**	2.30
AUGUST 2004	44,345	**	1.67	40,141	**	1.56	5,150	**	1.70	34,991	**	1.54	4,204	**	4.55	268	**	1.52	3,936	**	5.27
SEPTEMBER 2004*	42,408	*	1.60	40,999	*	1.60	4,562	*	1.51	36,437	*	1.61	1,409	*	1.54	271	*	1.53	1,138	*	1.54
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*	324,036		12.23	308,665		12.07	30,051		9.97	278,614		12.35	15,371		16.54	2,801		15.68	12,570		16.74
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,650,037			2,557,087			301,345			2,255,742			92,950			17,868			75,082
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*	444,623		16.78	425,703		16.65	38,053		12.61	387,650		17.19	18,920		20.38	3,560		19.83	15,360		20.51
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,649,495			2,556,649			301,719			2,254,930			92,847			17,951			74,895
QUITS
SEPTEMBER 2003	11,011	**	.41	10,677	**	.41	1,302	**	.43	9,375	**	.41	334	**	.35	41	**	.23	293	**	.38
OCTOBER 2003	8,578	**	.32	8,105	**	.32	704	**	.23	7,401	**	.33	473	**	.51	37	**	.21	436	**	.59
NOVEMBER 2003	7,576	**	.29	7,315	**	.29	702	**	.23	6,613	**	.29	261	**	.28	20	**	.11	241	**	.32
DECEMBER 2003	5,325	**	.20	5,055	**	.20	476	**	.16	4,579	**	.20	270	**	.29	22	**	.12	248	**	.33
JANUARY 2004	4,417	**	.17	4,196	**	.16	610	**	.20	3,586	**	.16	221	**	.24	24	**	.13	197	**	.26
FEBRUARY 2004	5,435	**	.21	5,172	**	.20	572	**	.19	4,600	**	.21	263	**	.28	35	**	.19	228	**	.31
MARCH 2004	5,723	**	.22	5,393	**	.21	524	**	.17	4,869	**	.22	330	**	.35	29	**	.16	301	**	.40
APRIL 2004	5,774	**	.22	5,452	**	.21	589	**	.20	4,863	**	.22	322	**	.35	22	**	.12	300	**	.40
MAY 2004	7,901	**	.30	7,425	**	.29	908	**	.30	6,517	**	.29	476	**	.51	46	**	.26	430	**	.57
JUNE 2004	5,875	**	.22	5,461	**	.21	732	**	.24	4,729	**	.21	414	**	.44	30	**	.17	384	**	.51
JULY 2004	6,214	**	.23	5,778	**	.22	913	**	.30	4,865	**	.21	436	**	.46	32	**	.18	404	**	.53
AUGUST 2004	11,950	**	.45	11,503	**	.45	2,387	**	.79	9,116	**	.40	447	**	.48	32	**	.18	415	**	.56
SEPTEMBER 2004*	11,232	*	.42	10,910	*	.43	1,418	*	.47	9,492	*	.42	322	*	.35	32	*	.18	290	*	.39
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*	64,521		2.43	61,290		2.40	8,653		2.87	52,637		2.33	3,231		3.48	282		1.58	2,949		3.93
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,650,037			2,557,087			301,345			2,255,742			92,950			17,868			75,082
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*	86,000		3.25	81,765		3.20	10,535		3.49	71,230		3.16	4,235		4.56	361		2.01	3,874		5.17
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,649,495			2,556,649			301,719			2,254,930			92,847			17,951			74,895

*PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS MONTH'S TURNOVER TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT MONTH. **REVISED.

A/ EXCLUDES CONGRESS AND JUDICIAL BRANCH FOR WHICH TURNOVER DATA ARE NOT REPORTED. AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT IS ADJUSTED TO EXCLUDE CONGRESS
AND THE JUDICIAL BRANCH IN CALCULATING TURNOVER RATES. TURNOVER DATA REFLECT EMPLOYEES IN ALL WORK SCHEDULES (FULL-TIME,
PART-TIME, AND INTERMITTENT) AND ALL TENURES (PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS). IN THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE,
TURNOVER DATA INCLUDE ALL CATEGORIES OF POSTAL EMPLOYMENT, BOTH CAREER AND NON-CAREER! NON-CAREER TYPES INCLUDE TEMPORARIES,
CASUALS, AND REPLACEMENTS FOR EMPLOYEES ON LEAVE.

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