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TABLE 16 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN ACCESSIONS AND SEPARATIONS BY BRANCH AND AREA TO SEPTEMBER 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/
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		40,086	**	1.51		38,488	**	1.50		2,868	**	.92		35,620	**	1.59		1,598	**	1.73		400	**	2.20		1,198	**	1.61
FEBRUARY 2005		29,058	**	1.10		28,146	**	1.10		2,230	**	.72		25,916	**	1.16		912	**	.98		142	**	.79		770	**	1.03
MARCH 2005		29,767	**	1.12		28,863	**	1.13		2,451	**	.79		26,412	**	1.18		904	**	.98		123	**	.69		781	**	1.04
APRIL 2005		38,273	**	1.44		37,424	**	1.46		3,066	**	.99		34,358	**	1.53		849	**	.92		184	**	1.04		665	**	.89
MAY 2005		39,910	**	1.50		38,829	**	1.51		3,938	**	1.26		34,891	**	1.55		1,081	**	1.17		158	**	.90		923	**	1.24
JUNE 2005		46,760	**	1.75		42,989	**	1.67		5,961	**	1.91		37,028	**	1.64		3,771	**	4.05		172	**	.98		3,599	**	4.77
JULY 2005		38,232	**	1.43		36,114	**	1.40		3,845	**	1.24		32,269	**	1.42		2,118	**	2.28		390	**	2.24		1,728	**	2.29
AUGUST 2005		28,619	**	1.07		27,176	**	1.06		3,124	**	1.02		24,052	**	1.06		1,443	**	1.59		237	**	1.37		1,206	**	1.64
SEPTEMBER 2005*		32,818	*	1.24		31,140	*	1.21		3,494	*	1.15		27,646	*	1.22		1,678	*	1.87		275	*	1.58		1,403	*	1.94
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		323,523		12.18		309,169		12.06		30,977		10.00		278,192		12.34		14,354		15.60		2,081		11.81		12,273		16.49
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,656,301				2,564,267				309,698				2,254,568				92,034				17,621				74,413
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		443,538		16.69		424,690		16.56		41,096		13.22		383,594		17.02		18,848		20.46		3,143		17.70		15,705		21.11
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,657,267				2,565,123				310,786				2,254,337				92,143				17,758				74,386
NEW HIRES A/
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		29,312	**	1.11		28,012	**	1.09		2,316	**	.74		25,696	**	1.14		1,300	**	1.40		314	**	1.73		986	**	1.33
FEBRUARY 2005		19,422	**	.74		18,764	**	.74		1,833	**	.59		16,931	**	.76		658	**	.71		103	**	.57		555	**	.74
MARCH 2005		21,769	**	.82		21,072	**	.82		1,983	**	.64		19,089	**	.85		697	**	.75		89	**	.50		608	**	.81
APRIL 2005		30,368	**	1.15		29,749	**	1.16		2,371	**	.76		27,378	**	1.22		619	**	.67		144	**	.81		475	**	.64
MAY 2005		34,272	**	1.29		33,403	**	1.30		3,170	**	1.02		30,233	**	1.34		869	**	.94		143	**	.81		726	**	.97
JUNE 2005		42,130	**	1.58		38,594	**	1.50		5,271	**	1.69		33,323	**	1.47		3,536	**	3.80		138	**	.79		3,398	**	4.50
JULY 2005		33,915	**	1.27		32,071	**	1.24		3,297	**	1.06		28,774	**	1.27		1,844	**	1.98		375	**	2.16		1,469	**	1.94
AUGUST 2005		23,521	**	.88		22,422	**	.87		2,543	**	.83		19,879	**	.88		1,099	**	1.21		197	**	1.14		902	**	1.23
SEPTEMBER 2005*		25,850	*	.97		24,578	*	.96		2,889	*	.95		21,689	*	.96		1,272	*	1.42		173	*	1.00		1,099	*	1.52
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		260,559		9.81		248,665		9.70		25,673		8.29		222,992		9.89		11,894		12.92		1,676		9.51		10,218		13.73
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,656,301				2,564,267				309,698				2,254,568				92,034				17,621				74,413
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		359,602		13.53		344,256		13.42		33,611		10.81		310,645		13.78		15,346		16.65		2,554		14.38		12,792		17.20
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,657,267				2,565,123				310,786				2,254,337				92,143				17,758				74,386
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
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		57,590	**	2.17		56,244	**	2.20		5,403	**	1.73		50,841	**	2.26		1,346	**	1.45		526	**	2.90		820	**	1.10
FEBRUARY 2005		25,963	**	.98		25,047	**	.98		2,194	**	.70		22,853	**	1.02		916	**	.99		166	**	.92		750	**	1.00
MARCH 2005		27,823	**	1.05		27,004	**	1.06		2,574	**	.83		24,430	**	1.09		819	**	.88		210	**	1.17		609	**	.81
APRIL 2005		35,615	**	1.34		34,600	**	1.35		3,623	**	1.17		30,977	**	1.38		1,015	**	1.10		248	**	1.40		767	**	1.03
MAY 2005		30,885	**	1.16		29,678	**	1.16		2,602	**	.84		27,076	**	1.20		1,207	**	1.31		236	**	1.34		971	**	1.30
JUNE 2005		36,936	**	1.38		35,083	**	1.36		2,785	**	.89		32,298	**	1.43		1,853	**	1.99		221	**	1.26		1,632	**	2.16
JULY 2005		36,517	**	1.37		34,322	**	1.33		3,080	**	.99		31,242	**	1.38		2,195	**	2.36		435	**	2.50		1,760	**	2.33
AUGUST 2005		41,563	**	1.56		37,692	**	1.46		4,466	**	1.46		33,226	**	1.46		3,871	**	4.27		265	**	1.53		3,606	**	4.91
SEPTEMBER 2005*		39,547	*	1.49		38,248	*	1.49		4,195	*	1.38		34,053	*	1.51		1,299	*	1.45		329	*	1.90		970	*	1.34
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		332,439		12.52		317,918		12.40		30,922		9.98		286,996		12.73		14,521		15.78		2,636		14.96		11,885		15.97
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,656,301				2,564,267				309,698				2,254,568				92,034				17,621				74,413
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		453,827		17.08		435,451		16.98		39,886		12.83		395,565		17.55		18,376		19.94		3,340		18.81		15,036		20.21
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,657,267				2,565,123				310,786				2,254,337				92,143				17,758				74,386
QUITS A/
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		5,675	**	.21		5,406	**	.21		772	**	.25		4,634	**	.21		269	**	.29		40	**	.22		229	**	.31
FEBRUARY 2005		5,205	**	.20		4,905	**	.19		569	**	.18		4,336	**	.19		300	**	.32		21	**	.12		279	**	.37
MARCH 2005		5,839	**	.22		5,583	**	.22		674	**	.22		4,909	**	.22		256	**	.28		29	**	.16		227	**	.30
APRIL 2005		8,511	**	.32		8,212	**	.32		956	**	.31		7,256	**	.32		299	**	.32		35	**	.20		264	**	.35
MAY 2005		6,251	**	.24		5,952	**	.23		801	**	.26		5,151	**	.23		299	**	.32		22	**	.12		277	**	.37
JUNE 2005		6,721	**	.25		6,248	**	.24		797	**	.26		5,451	**	.24		473	**	.51		23	**	.13		450	**	.60
JULY 2005		6,328	**	.24		5,980	**	.23		871	**	.28		5,109	**	.22		348	**	.37		28	**	.16		320	**	.42
AUGUST 2005		11,438	**	.43		11,092	**	.43		1,982	**	.65		9,110	**	.40		346	**	.38		38	**	.22		308	**	.42
SEPTEMBER 2005*		11,153	*	.42		10,882	*	.42		1,339	*	.44		9,543	*	.42		271	*	.30		21	*	.12		250	*	.34
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		67,121		2.53		64,260		2.51		8,761		2.83		55,499		2.46		2,861		3.11		257		1.46		2,604		3.50
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,656,301				2,564,267				309,698				2,254,568				92,034				17,621				74,413
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		90,610		3.41		86,873		3.39		10,835		3.49		76,038		3.37		3,737		4.06		343		1.93		3,394		4.56
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,657,267				2,565,123				310,786				2,254,337				92,143				17,758				74,386
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TOTAL ACCESSIONS
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		40,044	**	1.52		38,446	**	1.51		2,827	**	.94		35,619	**	1.59		1,598	**	1.73		400	**	2.20		1,198	**	1.61
FEBRUARY 2005		29,027	**	1.10		28,115	**	1.11		2,200	**	.73		25,915	**	1.16		912	**	.98		142	**	.79		770	**	1.03
MARCH 2005		29,718	**	1.13		28,814	**	1.13		2,403	**	.80		26,411	**	1.18		904	**	.98		123	**	.69		781	**	1.04
APRIL 2005		38,222	**	1.45		37,373	**	1.47		3,018	**	1.01		34,355	**	1.53		849	**	.92		184	**	1.04		665	**	.89
MAY 2005		39,803	**	1.50		38,722	**	1.52		3,849	**	1.28		34,873	**	1.55		1,081	**	1.17		158	**	.90		923	**	1.24
JUNE 2005		46,533	**	1.75		42,762	**	1.67		5,772	**	1.92		36,990	**	1.63		3,771	**	4.05		172	**	.98		3,599	**	4.77
JULY 2005		38,063	**	1.43		35,945	**	1.40		3,713	**	1.25		32,232	**	1.42		2,118	**	2.28		390	**	2.24		1,728	**	2.29
AUGUST 2005		28,445	**	1.07		27,002	**	1.05		2,987	**	1.01		24,015	**	1.06		1,443	**	1.59		237	**	1.37		1,206	**	1.64
SEPTEMBER 2005*		32,655	*	1.24		30,977	*	1.21		3,368	*	1.15		27,609	*	1.22		1,678	*	1.87		275	*	1.58		1,403	*	1.94
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		322,510		12.20		308,156		12.08		30,137		10.12		278,019		12.34		14,354		15.60		2,081		11.81		12,273		16.49
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,643,375				2,551,348				297,798				2,253,550				92,027				17,621				74,405
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		442,334		16.73		423,486		16.59		40,071		13.41		383,415		17.02		18,848		20.46		3,143		17.70		15,705		21.12
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,644,341				2,552,205				298,888				2,253,317				92,136				17,758				74,378
NEW HIRES
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		29,274	**	1.11		27,974	**	1.10		2,279	**	.76		25,695	**	1.14		1,300	**	1.40		314	**	1.73		986	**	1.33
FEBRUARY 2005		19,392	**	.74		18,734	**	.74		1,804	**	.60		16,930	**	.76		658	**	.71		103	**	.57		555	**	.74
MARCH 2005		21,723	**	.82		21,026	**	.83		1,938	**	.65		19,088	**	.85		697	**	.75		89	**	.50		608	**	.81
APRIL 2005		30,325	**	1.15		29,706	**	1.17		2,329	**	.78		27,377	**	1.22		619	**	.67		144	**	.81		475	**	.64
MAY 2005		34,167	**	1.29		33,298	**	1.30		3,083	**	1.03		30,215	**	1.34		869	**	.94		143	**	.81		726	**	.97
JUNE 2005		41,911	**	1.58		38,375	**	1.50		5,088	**	1.69		33,287	**	1.47		3,536	**	3.80		138	**	.79		3,398	**	4.50
JULY 2005		33,752	**	1.27		31,908	**	1.24		3,170	**	1.06		28,738	**	1.27		1,844	**	1.98		375	**	2.16		1,469	**	1.94
AUGUST 2005		23,352	**	.88		22,253	**	.87		2,410	**	.82		19,843	**	.88		1,099	**	1.21		197	**	1.14		902	**	1.23
SEPTEMBER 2005*		25,695	*	.97		24,423	*	.96		2,770	*	.95		21,653	*	.96		1,272	*	1.42		173	*	1.00		1,099	*	1.52
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		259,591		9.82		247,697		9.71		24,871		8.35		222,826		9.89		11,894		12.92		1,676		9.51		10,218		13.73
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,643,375				2,551,348				297,798				2,253,550				92,027				17,621				74,405
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		358,469		13.56		343,123		13.44		32,645		10.92		310,478		13.78		15,346		16.66		2,554		14.38		12,792		17.20
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,644,341				2,552,205				298,888				2,253,317				92,136				17,758				74,378
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
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		57,399	**	2.18		56,053	**	2.20		5,241	**	1.74		50,812	**	2.26		1,346	**	1.45		526	**	2.90		820	**	1.10
FEBRUARY 2005		25,929	**	.99		25,013	**	.99		2,164	**	.72		22,849	**	1.02		916	**	.99		166	**	.92		750	**	1.00
MARCH 2005		27,744	**	1.05		26,925	**	1.06		2,497	**	.83		24,428	**	1.09		819	**	.88		210	**	1.17		609	**	.81
APRIL 2005		35,507	**	1.35		34,492	**	1.35		3,521	**	1.18		30,971	**	1.38		1,015	**	1.10		248	**	1.40		767	**	1.03
MAY 2005		30,798	**	1.16		29,591	**	1.16		2,517	**	.84		27,074	**	1.20		1,207	**	1.31		236	**	1.34		971	**	1.30
JUNE 2005		36,839	**	1.39		34,986	**	1.36		2,697	**	.90		32,289	**	1.43		1,853	**	1.99		221	**	1.26		1,632	**	2.16
JULY 2005		36,409	**	1.37		34,215	**	1.33		2,984	**	1.00		31,231	**	1.38		2,194	**	2.36		435	**	2.50		1,759	**	2.33
AUGUST 2005		41,456	**	1.56		37,586	**	1.47		4,370	**	1.48		33,216	**	1.46		3,870	**	4.26		265	**	1.53		3,605	**	4.91
SEPTEMBER 2005*		39,430	*	1.49		38,132	*	1.50		4,090	*	1.40		34,042	*	1.51		1,298	*	1.44		329	*	1.90		969	*	1.34
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		331,511		12.54		316,993		12.42		30,081		10.10		286,912		12.73		14,518		15.78		2,636		14.96		11,882		15.97
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,643,375				2,551,348				297,798				2,253,550				92,027				17,621				74,405
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		452,585		17.12		434,212		17.01		38,752		12.97		395,460		17.55		18,373		19.94		3,340		18.81		15,033		20.21
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,644,341				2,552,205				298,888				2,253,317				92,136				17,758				74,378
QUITS
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		5,670	**	.21		5,401	**	.21		767	**	.25		4,634	**	.21		269	**	.29		40	**	.22		229	**	.31
FEBRUARY 2005		5,198	**	.20		4,898	**	.19		562	**	.19		4,336	**	.19		300	**	.32		21	**	.12		279	**	.37
MARCH 2005		5,829	**	.22		5,573	**	.22		664	**	.22		4,909	**	.22		256	**	.28		29	**	.16		227	**	.30
APRIL 2005		8,499	**	.32		8,200	**	.32		945	**	.32		7,255	**	.32		299	**	.32		35	**	.20		264	**	.35
MAY 2005		6,235	**	.24		5,936	**	.23		785	**	.26		5,151	**	.23		299	**	.32		22	**	.12		277	**	.37
JUNE 2005		6,708	**	.25		6,235	**	.24		784	**	.26		5,451	**	.24		473	**	.51		23	**	.13		450	**	.60
JULY 2005		6,308	**	.24		5,960	**	.23		852	**	.29		5,108	**	.23		348	**	.37		28	**	.16		320	**	.42
AUGUST 2005		11,418	**	.43		11,072	**	.43		1,963	**	.67		9,109	**	.40		346	**	.38		38	**	.22		308	**	.42
SEPTEMBER 2005*		11,136	*	.42		10,865	*	.43		1,322	*	.45		9,543	*	.42		271	*	.30		21	*	.12		250	*	.34
CALENDAR YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		67,001		2.53		64,140		2.51		8,644		2.90		55,496		2.46		2,861		3.11		257		1.46		2,604		3.50
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,643,375				2,551,348				297,798				2,253,550				92,027				17,621				74,405
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		90,439		3.42		86,702		3.40		10,668		3.57		76,034		3.37		3,737		4.06		343		1.93		3,394		4.56
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,644,341				2,552,205				298,888				2,253,317				92,136				17,758				74,378

*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.