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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		38,068	**	1.69		1,733	**	1.88		471	**	2.64		1,262	**	1.70
NOVEMBER 2004		30,688	**	1.16		29,193	**	1.14		2,515	**	.80		26,678	**	1.19		1,495	**	1.62		329	**	1.82		1,166	**	1.57
DECEMBER 2004		45,050	**	1.69		43,784	**	1.70		3,128	**	1.00		40,656	**	1.80		1,266	**	1.37		262	**	1.43		1,004	**	1.35
JANUARY 2005*		38,069	*	1.44		36,519	*	1.43		2,811	*	.90		33,708	*	1.50		1,550	*	1.67		352	*	1.94		1,198	*	1.61
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		38,069		1.44		36,519		1.44		2,811		.90		33,708		1.51		1,550		1.68		352		1.95		1,198		1.61
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,635,849				2,543,305				311,426				2,231,879				92,520				18,012				74,508
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		158,084		5.96		152,040		5.94		12,930		4.13		139,110		6.19		6,044		6.54		1,414		7.80		4,630		6.23
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,654,086				2,561,596				313,393				2,248,203				92,484				18,128				74,356
NEW HIRES A/
JANUARY 2004		29,678	**	1.11		28,648	**	1.11		1,844	**	.57		26,804	**	1.19		1,030	**	1.11		324	**	1.75		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		27,985	**	1.05		26,559	**	1.03		3,498	**	1.12		23,061	**	1.02		1,426	**	1.56		312	**	1.76		1,114	**	1.51
OCTOBER 2004		35,747	**	1.34		34,350	**	1.34		3,642	**	1.16		30,708	**	1.36		1,397	**	1.52		436	**	2.44		961	**	1.29
NOVEMBER 2004		24,995	**	.94		23,953	**	.93		1,896	**	.60		22,057	**	.98		1,042	**	1.13		207	**	1.14		835	**	1.12
DECEMBER 2004		38,301	**	1.44		37,288	**	1.45		2,400	**	.76		34,888	**	1.55		1,013	**	1.09		235	**	1.28		778	**	1.05
JANUARY 2005*		29,047	*	1.10		27,747	*	1.08		2,285	*	.73		25,462	*	1.13		1,300	*	1.40		314	*	1.73		986	*	1.33
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		29,047		1.10		27,747		1.09		2,285		.73		25,462		1.14		1,300		1.41		314		1.74		986		1.32
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,635,849				2,543,305				311,426				2,231,879				92,520				18,012				74,508
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		128,090		4.83		123,338		4.81		10,223		3.26		113,115		5.03		4,752		5.14		1,192		6.58		3,560		4.79
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,654,086				2,561,596				313,393				2,248,203				92,484				18,128				74,356
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
JANUARY 2004		42,003	**	1.57		40,885	**	1.58		4,069	**	1.25		36,816	**	1.63		1,118	**	1.20		321	**	1.73		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		42,572	**	1.60		41,163	**	1.60		4,708	**	1.50		36,455	**	1.61		1,409	**	1.54		271	**	1.53		1,138	**	1.54
OCTOBER 2004		48,128	**	1.81		46,953	**	1.83		4,261	**	1.36		42,692	**	1.89		1,175	**	1.27		298	**	1.67		877	**	1.18
NOVEMBER 2004		31,822	**	1.20		30,164	**	1.18		2,311	**	.74		27,853	**	1.24		1,658	**	1.79		243	**	1.34		1,415	**	1.90
DECEMBER 2004		41,438	**	1.56		40,416	**	1.57		2,392	**	.76		38,024	**	1.69		1,022	**	1.10		163	**	.89		859	**	1.16
JANUARY 2005*		57,394	*	2.16		56,048	*	2.19		5,407	*	1.73		50,641	*	2.25		1,346	*	1.45		526	*	2.90		820	*	1.10
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		57,394		2.18		56,048		2.20		5,407		1.74		50,641		2.27		1,346		1.45		526		2.92		820		1.10
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,635,849				2,543,305				311,426				2,231,879				92,520				18,012				74,508
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		178,782		6.74		173,581		6.78		14,371		4.59		159,210		7.08		5,201		5.62		1,230		6.79		3,971		5.34
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,654,086				2,561,596				313,393				2,248,203				92,484				18,128				74,356
QUITS A/
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		11,252	**	.42		10,930	**	.42		1,438	**	.46		9,492	**	.42		322	**	.35		32	**	.18		290	**	.39
OCTOBER 2004		11,627	**	.44		11,330	**	.44		938	**	.30		10,392	**	.46		297	**	.32		37	**	.21		260	**	.35
NOVEMBER 2004		5,877	**	.22		5,573	**	.22		599	**	.19		4,974	**	.22		304	**	.33		27	**	.15		277	**	.37
DECEMBER 2004		5,985	**	.22		5,710	**	.22		537	**	.17		5,173	**	.23		275	**	.30		22	**	.12		253	**	.34
JANUARY 2005*		5,710	*	.22		5,441	*	.21		774	*	.25		4,667	*	.21		269	*	.29		40	*	.22		229	*	.31
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		5,710		.22		5,441		.21		774		.25		4,667		.21		269		.29		40		.22		229		.31
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,635,849				2,543,305				311,426				2,231,879				92,520				18,012				74,508
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		29,199		1.10		28,054		1.10		2,848		.91		25,206		1.12		1,145		1.24		126		.70		1,019		1.37
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,654,086				2,561,596				313,393				2,248,203				92,484				18,128				74,356
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TOTAL ACCESSIONS
JANUARY 2004		39,006	**	1.46		37,743	**	1.46		2,232	**	.70		35,511	**	1.57		1,263	**	1.36		363	**	1.96		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		33,605	**	1.27		31,853	**	1.24		4,132	**	1.37		27,721	**	1.23		1,752	**	1.91		350	**	1.97		1,402	**	1.90
OCTOBER 2004		44,218	**	1.67		42,485	**	1.66		4,421	**	1.47		38,064	**	1.69		1,733	**	1.88		471	**	2.64		1,262	**	1.70
NOVEMBER 2004		30,625	**	1.16		29,130	**	1.14		2,452	**	.81		26,678	**	1.19		1,495	**	1.62		329	**	1.82		1,166	**	1.57
DECEMBER 2004		44,981	**	1.70		43,715	**	1.71		3,061	**	1.01		40,654	**	1.80		1,266	**	1.37		262	**	1.43		1,004	**	1.35
JANUARY 2005*		38,027	*	1.44		36,477	*	1.43		2,770	*	.92		33,707	*	1.50		1,550	*	1.67		352	*	1.94		1,198	*	1.61
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		38,027		1.45		36,477		1.44		2,770		.92		33,707		1.51		1,550		1.68		352		1.95		1,198		1.61
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,623,011				2,530,497				299,584				2,230,913				92,513				18,012				74,501
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		157,851		5.98		151,807		5.96		12,704		4.21		139,103		6.19		6,044		6.54		1,414		7.80		4,630		6.23
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,641,183				2,548,707				301,515				2,247,192				92,476				18,128				74,348
NEW HIRES
JANUARY 2004		29,646	**	1.11		28,616	**	1.11		1,815	**	.57		26,801	**	1.19		1,030	**	1.11		324	**	1.75		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		27,939	**	1.05		26,513	**	1.04		3,453	**	1.15		23,060	**	1.02		1,426	**	1.56		312	**	1.76		1,114	**	1.51
OCTOBER 2004		35,700	**	1.35		34,303	**	1.34		3,596	**	1.19		30,707	**	1.36		1,397	**	1.52		436	**	2.44		961	**	1.29
NOVEMBER 2004		24,940	**	.94		23,898	**	.94		1,841	**	.61		22,057	**	.98		1,042	**	1.13		207	**	1.14		835	**	1.12
DECEMBER 2004		38,238	**	1.44		37,225	**	1.46		2,337	**	.77		34,888	**	1.55		1,013	**	1.09		235	**	1.28		778	**	1.05
JANUARY 2005*		29,009	*	1.10		27,709	*	1.09		2,248	*	.75		25,461	*	1.13		1,300	*	1.40		314	*	1.73		986	*	1.33
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		29,009		1.11		27,709		1.10		2,248		.75		25,461		1.14		1,300		1.41		314		1.74		986		1.32
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,623,011				2,530,497				299,584				2,230,913				92,513				18,012				74,501
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		127,887		4.84		123,135		4.83		10,022		3.32		113,113		5.03		4,752		5.14		1,192		6.58		3,560		4.79
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,641,183				2,548,707				301,515				2,247,192				92,476				18,128				74,348
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
JANUARY 2004		41,975	**	1.57		40,857	**	1.58		4,045	**	1.27		36,812	**	1.63		1,118	**	1.20		321	**	1.73		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		42,406	**	1.60		40,997	**	1.60		4,560	**	1.51		36,437	**	1.61		1,409	**	1.54		271	**	1.53		1,138	**	1.54
OCTOBER 2004		47,954	**	1.81		46,779	**	1.83		4,097	**	1.36		42,682	**	1.89		1,175	**	1.27		298	**	1.67		877	**	1.18
NOVEMBER 2004		31,755	**	1.20		30,097	**	1.18		2,250	**	.75		27,847	**	1.24		1,658	**	1.79		243	**	1.34		1,415	**	1.90
DECEMBER 2004		41,365	**	1.56		40,343	**	1.58		2,324	**	.77		38,019	**	1.69		1,022	**	1.10		163	**	.89		859	**	1.16
JANUARY 2005*		57,203	*	2.17		55,857	*	2.19		5,245	*	1.74		50,612	*	2.25		1,346	*	1.45		526	*	2.90		820	*	1.10
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		57,203		2.18		55,857		2.21		5,245		1.75		50,612		2.27		1,346		1.45		526		2.92		820		1.10
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,623,011				2,530,497				299,584				2,230,913				92,513				18,012				74,501
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		178,277		6.75		173,076		6.79		13,916		4.62		159,160		7.08		5,201		5.62		1,230		6.79		3,971		5.34
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,641,183				2,548,707				301,515				2,247,192				92,476				18,128				74,348
QUITS
JANUARY 2004		4,417	**	.17		4,196	**	.16		610	**	.19		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		11,230	**	.42		10,908	**	.43		1,416	**	.47		9,492	**	.42		322	**	.35		32	**	.18		290	**	.39
OCTOBER 2004		11,592	**	.44		11,295	**	.44		903	**	.30		10,392	**	.46		297	**	.32		37	**	.21		260	**	.35
NOVEMBER 2004		5,868	**	.22		5,564	**	.22		590	**	.20		4,974	**	.22		304	**	.33		27	**	.15		277	**	.37
DECEMBER 2004		5,978	**	.23		5,703	**	.22		531	**	.18		5,172	**	.23		275	**	.30		22	**	.12		253	**	.34
JANUARY 2005*		5,705	*	.22		5,436	*	.21		769	*	.26		4,667	*	.21		269	*	.29		40	*	.22		229	*	.31
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		5,705		.22		5,436		.21		769		.26		4,667		.21		269		.29		40		.22		229		.31
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,623,011				2,530,497				299,584				2,230,913				92,513				18,012				74,501
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		29,143		1.10		27,998		1.10		2,793		.93		25,205		1.12		1,145		1.24		126		.70		1,019		1.37
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,641,183				2,548,707				301,515				2,247,192				92,476				18,128				74,348

*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.