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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		JANUARY 2005*	DECEMBER 2004**	JANUARY 2004**		JANUARY 2005*	DECEMBER 2004**	JANUARY 2004**		JANUARY 2005*	DECEMBER 2004**	JANUARY 2004**		JANUARY 2005*	DECEMBER 2004**	JANUARY 2004**
TOTAL ACCESSIONS A/
NUMBER		38,069	45,050	39,040		36,519	43,784	37,777		2,811	3,128	2,262		1,550	1,266	1,263
RATE		1.44	1.69	1.47		1.43	1.70	1.48		.90	1.00	.72		1.67	1.37	1.36
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER		13,052	9,089	13,177		12,822	8,866	12,979		1,111	1,010	827		230	223	198
RATE		.98	.68	.98		.98	.67	.98		.52	.47	.38		.88	.85	.75
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER		25,017	35,961	25,863		23,697	34,918	24,798		1,700	2,118	1,435		1,320	1,043	1,065
RATE		1.89	2.73	1.98		1.89	2.79	2.00		1.72	2.14	1.44		1.99	1.57	1.61
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER		29,047	38,301	29,678		27,747	37,288	28,648		2,285	2,400	1,844		1,300	1,013	1,030
RATE		1.10	1.44	1.12		1.08	1.45	1.12		.73	.76	.59		1.40	1.09	1.11
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER		6,015	4,648	5,742		5,860	4,509	5,612		739	624	525		155	139	130
RATE		.45	.35	.43		.45	.34	.42		.34	.29	.24		.59	.53	.49
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER		23,032	33,653	23,936		21,887	32,779	23,036		1,546	1,776	1,319		1,145	874	900
RATE		1.74	2.55	1.84		1.74	2.62	1.86		1.56	1.79	1.32		1.72	1.32	1.36
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER		8,067	5,299	8,588		7,866	5,107	8,396		225	418	193		201	192	192
RATE		.30	.20	.32		.31	.20	.33		.07	.13	.06		.22	.21	.21
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		37,147	44,437	38,861		35,750	43,301	37,699		2,776	3,097	2,236		1,397	1,136	1,162
RATE		1.42	1.69	1.48		1.40	1.69	1.48		.89	.99	.71		2.08	1.69	1.74
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		922	613	179		769	483	78		35	31	26		153	130	101
RATE		2.99	1.99	.57		14.09	9.00	1.48		1.79	1.57	1.30		.60	.51	.39
TRANSFERS
NUMBER		955	1,450	774		906	1,389	733		301	310	225		49	61	41
RATE		.04	.05	.03		.04	.05	.03		.10	.10	.07		.05	.07	.04
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER		37,114	43,600	38,266		35,613	42,395	37,044		2,510	2,818	2,037		1,501	1,205	1,222
RATE		1.40	1.64	1.44		1.39	1.65	1.45		.80	.90	.65		1.62	1.30	1.32
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
NUMBER		57,394	41,438	42,003		56,048	40,416	40,885		5,407	2,392	4,069		1,346	1,022	1,118
RATE		2.16	1.56	1.58		2.19	1.57	1.60		1.73	.76	1.29		1.45	1.10	1.20
TRANSFERS
NUMBER		1,077	1,674	1,091		1,020	1,602	1,041		293	346	330		57	72	50
RATE		.04	.06	.04		.04	.06	.04		.09	.11	.10		.06	.08	.05
QUITS
NUMBER		5,710	5,985	4,420		5,441	5,710	4,199		774	537	613		269	275	221
RATE		.22	.22	.17		.21	.22	.16		.25	.17	.19		.29	.30	.24
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER		50,607	33,779	36,492		49,587	33,104	35,645		4,340	1,509	3,126		1,020	675	847
RATE		1.91	1.27	1.38		1.94	1.29	1.39		1.39	.48	.99		1.10	.73	.91
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		57,032	41,202	41,706		55,831	40,353	40,713		5,232	2,358	3,928		1,201	849	993
RATE		2.18	1.57	1.59		2.19	1.57	1.59		1.68	.76	1.26		1.79	1.26	1.49
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		362	236	297		217	63	172		175	34	141		145	173	125
RATE		1.17	.76	.95		3.98	1.17	3.25		8.96	1.73	7.03		.57	.68	.48
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER		56,317	39,764	40,912		55,028	38,814	39,844		5,114	2,046	3,739		1,289	950	1,068
RATE		2.12	1.49	1.54		2.15	1.51	1.56		1.63	.65	1.19		1.39	1.03	1.15
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ACCESSIONS B/
NUMBER		42	69	34		42	69	34		41	67	30		...	...	...
RATE		.33	.53	.25		.33	.53	.25		.35	.56	.24		...	...	...
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER		3	6