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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		SEPTEMBER 2004*	AUGUST 2004**	SEPTEMBER 2003**		SEPTEMBER 2004*	AUGUST 2004**	SEPTEMBER 2003**		SEPTEMBER 2004*	AUGUST 2004**	SEPTEMBER 2003**		SEPTEMBER 2004*	AUGUST 2004**	SEPTEMBER 2003**
TOTAL ACCESSIONS A/
NUMBER		33,648	31,538	28,790		31,896	29,011	26,550		4,174	3,009	3,281		1,752	2,527	2,240
RATE		1.26	1.18	1.07		1.24	1.12	1.03		1.33	.96	1.04		1.91	2.74	2.36
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER		9,842	10,714	10,399		9,530	10,417	10,079		1,676	1,478	1,427		312	297	320
RATE		.72	.79	.76		.72	.78	.75		.78	.69	.66		1.19	1.13	1.19
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER		23,806	20,824	18,391		22,366	18,594	16,471		2,498	1,531	1,854		1,440	2,230	1,920
RATE		1.82	1.59	1.39		1.80	1.49	1.31		2.52	1.52	1.83		2.20	3.37	2.82
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER		27,979	25,132	22,639		26,553	23,766	20,631		3,492	2,430	2,658		1,426	1,366	2,008
RATE		1.05	.94	.84		1.03	.92	.80		1.11	.77	.84		1.56	1.48	2.11
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER		5,718	6,635	6,167		5,520	6,440	5,934		1,135	1,006	933		198	195	233
RATE		.42	.49	.45		.41	.48	.44		.53	.47	.43		.76	.74	.87
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER		22,261	18,497	16,472		21,033	17,326	14,697		2,357	1,424	1,725		1,228	1,171	1,775
RATE		1.70	1.41	1.25		1.69	1.39	1.17		2.38	1.42	1.70		1.88	1.77	2.60
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER		4,453	5,216	5,033		4,205	4,121	4,859		210	181	212		248	1,095	174
RATE		.17	.20	.19		.16	.16	.19		.07	.06	.07		.27	1.19	.18
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		32,863	30,007	28,423		31,250	28,500	26,405		4,133	2,975	3,231		1,613	1,507	2,018
RATE		1.25	1.14	1.07		1.22	1.11	1.02		1.33	.95	1.03		2.46	2.27	3.02
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		785	1,531	367		646	511	145		41	34	50		139	1,020	222
RATE		2.51	4.89	1.10		12.02	9.52	2.73		2.08	1.71	2.34		.54	3.93	.79
TRANSFERS
NUMBER		1,216	1,190	1,118		1,138	1,124	1,060		472	398	411		78	66	58
RATE		.05	.04	.04		.04	.04	.04		.15	.13	.13		.09	.07	.06
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER		32,432	30,348	27,672		30,758	27,887	25,490		3,702	2,611	2,870		1,674	2,461	2,182
RATE		1.22	1.14	1.03		1.20	1.08	.98		1.18	.83	.91		1.83	2.67	2.30
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
NUMBER		42,574	44,660	48,236		41,165	40,456	43,639		4,710	5,432	4,081		1,409	4,204	4,597
RATE		1.60	1.67	1.80		1.60	1.57	1.69		1.50	1.73	1.29		1.54	4.55	4.84
TRANSFERS
NUMBER		1,408	1,301	1,189		1,296	1,224	1,119		493	429	334		112	77	70
RATE		.05	.05	.04		.05	.05	.04		.16	.14	.11		.12	.08	.07
QUITS
NUMBER		11,254	12,000	11,051		10,932	11,553	10,717		1,440	2,437	1,342		322	447	334
RATE		.42	.45	.41		.42	.45	.41		.46	.77	.42		.35	.48	.35
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER		29,912	31,359	35,996		28,937	27,679	31,803		2,777	2,566	2,405		975	3,680	4,193
RATE		1.12	1.17	1.34		1.12	1.07	1.23		.89	.82	.76		1.07	3.99	4.41
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		42,292	44,391	47,925		41,041	40,342	43,526		4,644	5,373	4,030		1,251	4,049	4,399
RATE		1.61	1.68	1.81		1.60	1.57	1.68		1.49	1.72	1.28		1.91	6.10	6.59
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		282	269	311		124	114	113		66	59	51		158	155	198
RATE		.90	.86	.93		2.31	2.12	2.13		3.35	2.96	2.39		.61	.60	.70
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER		41,166	43,359	47,047		39,869	39,232	42,520		4,217	5,003	3,747		1,297	4,127	4,527
RATE		1.55	1.62	1.75		1.55	1.52	1.64		1.34	1.59	1.18		1.42	4.47	4.77
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ACCESSIONS B/
NUMBER		50	59	101		50	59	101		49	58	98		...	...	...
RATE		.38	.45	.74		.38	.45	.75		.41	.48	.79		...	...	...
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER		6	7	26		6	7	26		6	7	26		...	...	...
RATE		.24	.28	.90		.24