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TABLE 16 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN ACCESSIONS AND SEPARATIONS BY BRANCH AND AREA TO JANUARY 2005

		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/
JANUARY 2004		39,040	**	1.46		37,777	**	1.46		2,262	**	.70		35,515	**	1.57		1,263	**	1.36		363	**	1.96		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		33,655	**	1.26		31,903	**	1.24		4,181	**	1.33		27,722	**	1.23		1,752	**	1.91		350	**	1.97		1,402	**	1.90
OCTOBER 2004		44,277	**	1.66		42,544	**	1.66		4,476	**	1.43