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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 2005*	AUGUST 2005**	SEPTEMBER 2004**		SEPTEMBER 2005*	AUGUST 2005**	SEPTEMBER 2004**		SEPTEMBER 2005*	AUGUST 2005**	SEPTEMBER 2004**		SEPTEMBER 2005*	AUGUST 2005**	SEPTEMBER 2004**
TOTAL ACCESSIONS A/
NUMBER		32,818	28,619	33,655		31,140	27,176	31,903		3,494	3,124	4,181		1,678	1,443	1,752
RATE		1.24	1.07	1.26		1.21	1.06	1.24		1.15	1.02	1.33		1.87	1.59	1.91
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER		11,650	9,658	9,847		11,380	9,411	9,535		1,709	1,477	1,681		270	247	312
RATE		.88	.73	.73		.88	.72	.72		.82	.71	.78		1.05	.96	1.19
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER		21,168	18,961	23,808		19,760	17,765	22,368		1,785	1,647	2,500		1,408	1,196	1,440
RATE		1.59	1.42	1.82		1.56	1.40	1.80		1.84	1.67	2.52		2.20	1.84	2.20
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER		25,850	23,521	27,985		24,578	22,422	26,559		2,889	2,543	3,498		1,272	1,099	1,426
RATE		.97	.88	1.05		.96	.87	1.03		.95	.83	1.12		1.42	1.21	1.56
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER		6,261	5,937	5,722		6,114	5,767	5,524		1,209	1,012	1,139		147	170	198
RATE		.47	.45	.42		.47	.44	.41		.58	.49	.53		.57	.66	.76
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER		19,589	17,584	22,263		18,464	16,655	21,035		1,680	1,531	2,359		1,125	929	1,228
RATE		1.48	1.32	1.70		1.46	1.31	1.70		1.73	1.55	2.38		1.75	1.43	1.88
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER		5,813	4,022	4,452		5,456	3,717	4,204		192	182	209		357	305	248
RATE		.22	.15	.17		.21	.14	.16		.06	.06	.07		.40	.34	.27
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		32,535	28,352	32,870		30,993	27,071	31,257		3,429	3,099	4,140		1,542	1,281	1,613
RATE		1.24	1.08	1.25		1.21	1.05	1.22		1.13	1.02	1.33		2.38	1.95	2.46
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		283	267	785		147	105	646		65	25	41		136	162	139
RATE		.94	.88	2.51		2.96	1.93	12.02		3.39	1.22	2.08		.54	.65	.54
TRANSFERS
NUMBER		1,155	1,076	1,218		1,106	1,037	1,140		413	399	474		49	39	78
RATE		.04	.04	.05		.04	.04	.04		.14	.13	.15		.05	.04	.09
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER		31,663	27,543	32,437		30,034	26,139	30,763		3,081	2,725	3,707		1,629	1,404	1,674
RATE		1.19	1.03	1.22		1.17	1.02	1.20		1.01	.89	1.18		1.81	1.55	1.83
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
NUMBER		39,547	41,563	42,572		38,248	37,692	41,163		4,195	4,466	4,708		1,299	3,871	1,409
RATE		1.49	1.56	1.60		1.49	1.46	1.60		1.38	1.46	1.50		1.45	4.27	1.54
TRANSFERS
NUMBER		1,054	1,121	1,408		980	1,038	1,296		305	327	493		74	83	112
RATE		.04	.04	.05		.04	.04	.05		.10	.11	.16		.08	.09	.12
QUITS
NUMBER		11,153	11,438	11,252		10,882	11,092	10,930		1,339	1,982	1,438		271	346	322
RATE		.42	.43	.42		.42	.43	.42		.44	.65	.46		.30	.38	.35
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER		27,340	29,004	29,912		26,386	25,562	28,937		2,551	2,157	2,777		954	3,442	975
RATE		1.03	1.09	1.12		1.03	.99	1.12		.84	.70	.89		1.06	3.79	1.07
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		39,290	41,326	42,290		38,138	37,585	41,039		4,141	4,425	4,642		1,152	3,741	1,251
RATE		1.50	1.57	1.61		1.49	1.46	1.60		1.37	1.45	1.49		1.78	5.68	1.91
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER		257	237	282		110	107	124		54	41	66		147	130	158
RATE		.85	.78	.90		2.21	1.97	2.31		2.82	2.00	3.35