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TABLE 16 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN ACCESSIONS AND SEPARATIONS BY BRANCH AND AREA TO SEPTEMBER 2007

		ALL AREAS				U.S. TOTAL				WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA				OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED 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 2006		42,336	**	1.60		40,800	**	1.59		5,668	**	1.78		35,132	**	1.56		1,536	**	1.75		328	**	1.87		1,208	**	1.72
OCTOBER 2006		33,655	**	1.27		32,312	**	1.26		3,438	**	1.08		28,874	**	1.29		1,343	**	1.52		239	**	1.36		1,104	**	1.56
NOVEMBER 2006		31,809	**	1.20		30,103	**	1.18		2,719	**	.86		27,384	**	1.22		1,706	**	1.94		880	**	5.05		826	**	1.17
DECEMBER 2006		39,375	**	1.49		38,438	**	1.50		3,506	**	1.10		34,932	**	1.56		937	**	1.05		339	**	1.95		598	**	.83
JANUARY 2007		36,139	**	1.37		34,955	**	1.37		2,884	**	.93		32,071	**	1.43		1,184	**	1.33		431	**	2.49		753	**	1.05
FEBRUARY 2007		27,162	**	1.04		26,221	**	1.04		2,659	**	.86		23,562	**	1.06		941	**	1.08		218	**	1.26		723	**	1.03
MARCH 2007		36,446	**	1.39		35,383	**	1.39		3,636	**	1.15		31,747	**	1.43		1,063	**	1.21		241	**	1.39		822	**	1.17
APRIL 2007		33,953	**	1.29		33,048	**	1.30		2,740	**	.85		30,308	**	1.36		905	**	1.03		192	**	1.10		713	**	1.02
MAY 2007		49,391	**	1.87		48,458	**	1.90		3,840	**	1.22		44,618	**	1.99		933	**	1.07		204	**	1.17		729	**	1.04
JUNE 2007		41,065	**	1.55		38,941	**	1.52		5,626	**	1.80		33,315	**	1.48		2,124	**	2.43		207	**	1.19		1,917	**	2.74
JULY 2007		37,802	*	1.42		36,222	*	1.41		4,020	*	1.28		32,202	*	1.42		1,580	*	1.81		260	*	1.50		1,320	*	1.88
AUGUST 2007		31,718	**	1.19		30,415	**	1.18		3,420	**	1.09		26,995	**	1.19		1,303	**	1.51		361	**	2.08		942	**	1.37
SEPTEMBER 2007*		40,847	*	1.54		39,615	*	1.54		5,140	*	1.64		34,475	*	1.53		1,232	*	1.44		339	*	1.95		893	*	1.31
CALENDAR YEAR 2007 TOTAL TO DATE*		334,523		12.65		323,258		12.64		33,965		10.81		289,293		12.90		11,265		12.94		2,453		14.14		8,812		12.64
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,644,414				2,557,368				314,287				2,243,080				87,047				17,347				69,700
FISCAL YEAR 2007 TOTAL TO DATE*		439,362		16.61		424,111		16.58		43,628		13.86		380,483		16.97		15,251		17.43		3,911		22.51		11,340		16.17
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,644,767				2,557,261				314,667				2,242,594				87,506				17,373				70,133
NEW HIRES A/
SEPTEMBER 2006		36,372	**	1.37		35,178	**	1.37		4,642	**	1.46		30,536	**	1.36		1,194	**	1.36		281	**	1.60		913	**	1.30
OCTOBER 2006		25,303	**	.96		24,174	**	.94		2,749	**	.86		21,425	**	.96		1,129	**	1.28		183	**	1.04		946	**	1.34
NOVEMBER 2006		24,497	**	.93		22,995	**	.90		2,183	**	.69		20,812	**	.93		1,502	**	1.70		789	**	4.52		713	**	1.01
DECEMBER 2006		33,916	**	1.28		33,124	**	1.30		2,740	**	.86		30,384	**	1.36		792	**	.89		289	**	1.66		503	**	.70
JANUARY 2007		27,387	**	1.04		26,371	**	1.03		2,310	**	.74		24,061	**	1.08		1,016	**	1.14		378	**	2.18		638	**	.89
FEBRUARY 2007		18,685	**	.71		17,999	**	.71		2,143	**	.69		15,856	**	.71		686	**	.78		164	**	.95		522	**	.74
MARCH 2007		27,253	**	1.04		26,429	**	1.04		2,902	**	.92		23,527	**	1.06		824	**	.94		206	**	1.19		618	**	.88
APRIL 2007		26,131	**	.99		25,463	**	1.00		2,050	**	.64		23,413	**	1.05		668	**	.76		150	**	.86		518	**	.74
MAY 2007		34,649	**	1.31		33,936	**	1.33		2,937	**	.93		30,999	**	1.38		713	**	.82		168	**	.97		545	**	.78
JUNE 2007		36,197	**	1.36		34,320	**	1.34		4,867	**	1.56		29,453	**	1.30		1,877	**	2.15		171	**	.98		1,706	**	2.43
JULY 2007		33,406	*	1.25		32,029	*	1.24		3,472	*	1.10		28,557	*	1.26		1,377	*	1.58		228	*	1.32		1,149	*	1.64
AUGUST 2007		26,708	**	1.00		25,759	**	1.00		2,821	**	.90		22,938	**	1.01		949	**	1.10		319	**	1.84		630	**	.92
SEPTEMBER 2007*		34,803	*	1.31		33,840	*	1.32		4,316	*	1.38		29,524	*	1.31		963	*	1.12		301	*	1.73		662	*	.97
CALENDAR YEAR 2007 TOTAL TO DATE*		265,219		10.03		256,146		10.02		27,818		8.85		228,328		10.18		9,073		10.42		2,085		12.02		6,988		10.03
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,644,414				2,557,368				314,287				2,243,080				87,047				17,347				69,700
FISCAL YEAR 2007 TOTAL TO DATE*		348,935		13.19		336,439		13.16		35,490		11.28		300,949		13.42		12,496		14.28		3,346		19.26		9,150		13.05
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,644,767				2,557,261				314,667				2,242,594				87,506				17,373				70,133
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
SEPTEMBER 2006		50,244	**	1.90		49,107	**	1.92		5,259	**	1.66		43,848	**	1.95		1,137	**	1.30		283	**	1.61		854	**	1.22
OCTOBER 2006		32,084	**	1.21		30,967	**	1.21		3,051	**	.96		27,916	**	1.25		1,117	**	1.26		199	**	1.13		918	**	1.30
NOVEMBER 2006		28,805	**	1.09		27,620	**	1.08		2,425	**	.76		25,195	**	1.13		1,185	**	1.34		437	**	2.51		748	**	1.06
DECEMBER 2006		29,704	**	1.12		28,791	**	1.13		1,997	**	.63		26,794	**	1.20		913	**	1.03		205	**	1.18		708	**	.99
JANUARY 2007		60,060	**	2.28		58,602	**	2.30		5,259	**	1.69		53,343	**	2.38		1,458	**	1.64		507	**	2.93		951	**	1.33
FEBRUARY 2007		27,089	**	1.03		26,212	**	1.03		2,831	**	.91		23,381	**	1.05		877	**	1.00		173	**	1.00		704	**	1.00
MARCH 2007		33,980	**	1.29		32,916	**	1.30		3,271	**	1.04		29,645	**	1.33		1,064	**	1.21		204	**	1.18		860	**	1.22
APRIL 2007		26,986	**	1.02		26,058	**	1.02		2,556	**	.80		23,502	**	1.06		928	**	1.06		157	**	.90		771	**	1.10
MAY 2007		37,101	**	1.40		36,185	**	1.42		2,587	**	.82		33,598	**	1.50		916	**	1.05		187	**	1.07		729	**	1.04
JUNE 2007		33,026	**	1.24		31,637	**	1.23		2,678	**	.86		28,959	**	1.28		1,389	**	1.59		239	**	1.38		1,150	**	1.64
JULY 2007		35,655	*	1.34		34,057	*	1.32		3,047	*	.97		31,010	*	1.37		1,598	*	1.83		303	*	1.75		1,295	*	1.85
AUGUST 2007		40,646	**	1.53		38,020	**	1.48		4,946	**	1.57		33,074	**	1.46		2,626	**	3.05		251	**	1.45		2,375	**	3.45
SEPTEMBER 2007*		50,143	*	1.89		49,039	*	1.91		4,951	*	1.58		44,088	*	1.96		1,104	*	1.29		301	*	1.73		803	*	1.17
CALENDAR YEAR 2007 TOTAL TO DATE*		344,686		13.03		332,726		13.01		32,126		10.22		300,600		13.40		11,960		13.74		2,322		13.39		9,638		13.83
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,644,414				2,557,368				314,287				2,243,080				87,047				17,347				69,700
FISCAL YEAR 2007 TOTAL TO DATE*		435,279		16.46		420,104		16.43		39,599		12.58		380,505		16.97		15,175		17.34		3,163		18.21		12,012		17.13
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,644,767				2,557,261				314,667				2,242,594				87,506				17,373				70,133
QUITS A/
SEPTEMBER 2006		15,657	**	.59		15,413	**	.60		1,793	**	.56		13,620	**	.61		244	**	.28		34	**	.19		210	**	.30
OCTOBER 2006		7,255	**	.27		6,948	**	.27		846	**	.27		6,102	**	.27		307	**	.35		29	**	.17		278	**	.39
NOVEMBER 2006		5,293	**	.20		5,099	**	.20		582	**	.18		4,517	**	.20		194	**	.22		13	**	.07		181	**	.26
DECEMBER 2006		5,449	**	.21		5,285	**	.21		617	**	.19		4,668	**	.21		164	**	.18		32	**	.18		132	**	.18
JANUARY 2007		4,739	**	.18		4,582	**	.18		763	**	.24		3,819	**	.17		157	**	.18		14	**	.08		143	**	.20
FEBRUARY 2007		4,980	**	.19		4,808	**	.19		686	**	.22		4,122	**	.19		172	**	.20		25	**	.14		147	**	.21
MARCH 2007		8,419	**	.32		8,190	**	.32		941	**	.30		7,249	**	.33		229	**	.26		39	**	.22		190	**	.27
APRIL 2007		6,289	**	.24		6,090	**	.24		632	**	.20		5,458	**	.25		199	**	.23		20	**	.11		179	**	.25
MAY 2007		5,708	**	.22		5,528	**	.22		757	**	.24		4,771	**	.21		180	**	.21		30	**	.17		150	**	.21
JUNE 2007		6,006	**	.23		5,861	**	.23		762	**	.24		5,099	**	.23		145	**	.17		26	**	.15		119	**	.17
JULY 2007		5,816	*	.22		5,632	*	.22		861	*	.27		4,771	*	.21		184	*	.21		22	*	.13		162	*	.23
AUGUST 2007		9,137	**	.34		8,976	**	.35		2,041	**	.65		6,935	**	.31		161	**	.19		23	**	.13		138	**	.20
SEPTEMBER 2007*		13,722	*	.52		13,547	*	.53		1,811	*	.58		11,736	*	.52		175	*	.20		39	*	.22		136	*	.20
CALENDAR YEAR 2007 TOTAL TO DATE*		64,816		2.45		63,214		2.47		9,254		2.94		53,960		2.41		1,602		1.84		238		1.37		1,364		1.96
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,644,414				2,557,368				314,287				2,243,080				87,047				17,347				69,700
FISCAL YEAR 2007 TOTAL TO DATE*		82,813		3.13		80,546		3.15		11,299		3.59		69,247		3.09		2,267		2.59		312		1.80		1,955		2.79
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,644,767				2,557,261				314,667				2,242,594				87,506				17,373				70,133
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TOTAL ACCESSIONS
SEPTEMBER 2006		42,243	**	1.60		40,707	**	1.60		5,579	**	1.82		35,128	**	1.56		1,536	**	1.75		328	**	1.87		1,208	**	1.72
OCTOBER 2006		33,604	**	1.28		32,261	**	1.27		3,389	**	1.11		28,872	**	1.29		1,343	**	1.52		239	**	1.36		1,104	**	1.56
NOVEMBER 2006		31,760	**	1.21		30,055	**	1.18		2,673	**	.87		27,382	**	1.23		1,705	**	1.93		880	**	5.05		825	**	1.17
DECEMBER 2006		39,301	**	1.49		38,364	**	1.51		3,433	**	1.12		34,931	**	1.56		937	**	1.05		339	**	1.95		598	**	.83
JANUARY 2007		36,047	**	1.37		34,863	**	1.37		2,792	**	.93		32,071	**	1.43		1,184	**	1.33		431	**	2.49		753	**	1.05
FEBRUARY 2007		27,085	**	1.04		26,144	**	1.04		2,585	**	.87		23,559	**	1.06		941	**	1.08		218	**	1.26		723	**	1.03
MARCH 2007		36,349	**	1.39		35,286	**	1.40		3,540	**	1.16		31,746	**	1.43		1,063	**	1.21		241	**	1.39		822	**	1.17
APRIL 2007		33,855	**	1.29		32,950	**	1.30		2,644	**	.85		30,306	**	1.36		905	**	1.03		192	**	1.10		713	**	1.02
MAY 2007		49,278	**	1.87		48,345	**	1.90		3,736	**	1.23		44,609	**	1.99		933	**	1.07		204	**	1.17		729	**	1.04
JUNE 2007		40,893	**	1.55		38,769	**	1.52		5,484	**	1.82		33,285	**	1.47		2,124	**	2.43		207	**	1.19		1,917	**	2.74
JULY 2007		37,665	*	1.42		36,085	*	1.41		3,911	*	1.29		32,174	*	1.42		1,580	*	1.81		260	*	1.50		1,320	*	1.89
AUGUST 2007		31,638	**	1.19		30,335	**	1.18		3,342	**	1.10		26,993	**	1.19		1,303	**	1.51		361	**	2.08		942	**	1.37
SEPTEMBER 2007*		40,746	*	1.54		39,514	*	1.55		5,045	*	1.67		34,469	*	1.53		1,232	*	1.44		339	*	1.95		893	*	1.31
CALENDAR YEAR 2007 TOTAL TO DATE*		333,556		12.67		322,291		12.66		33,079		10.92		289,212		12.90		11,265		12.94		2,453		14.14		8,812		12.64
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,632,143				2,545,103				303,053				2,242,050				87,040				17,347				69,693
FISCAL YEAR 2007 TOTAL TO DATE*		438,221		16.65		422,971		16.62		42,574		14.03		380,397		16.97		15,250		17.43		3,911		22.51		11,339		16.17
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,632,435				2,544,935				303,377				2,241,558				87,500				17,373				70,127
NEW HIRES
SEPTEMBER 2006		36,288	**	1.38		35,094	**	1.38		4,561	**	1.49		30,533	**	1.36		1,194	**	1.36		281	**	1.60		913	**	1.30
OCTOBER 2006		25,254	**	.96		24,125	**	.95		2,702	**	.88		21,423	**	.96		1,129	**	1.28		183	**	1.04		946	**	1.34
NOVEMBER 2006		24,453	**	.93		22,952	**	.90		2,140	**	.70		20,812	**	.93		1,501	**	1.70		789	**	4.52		712	**	1.01
DECEMBER 2006		33,848	**	1.29		33,056	**	1.30		2,673	**	.87		30,383	**	1.36		792	**	.89		289	**	1.66		503	**	.70
JANUARY 2007		27,309	**	1.04		26,293	**	1.04		2,232	**	.74		24,061	**	1.08		1,016	**	1.14		378	**	2.18		638	**	.89
FEBRUARY 2007		18,613	**	.71		17,927	**	.71		2,073	**	.69		15,854	**	.71		686	**	.78		164	**	.95		522	**	.74
MARCH 2007		27,160	**	1.04		26,336	**	1.04		2,810	**	.92		23,526	**	1.06		824	**	.94		206	**	1.19		618	**	.88
APRIL 2007		26,039	**	.99		25,371	**	1.00		1,959	**	.63		23,412	**	1.05		668	**	.76		150	**	.86		518	**	.74
MAY 2007		34,546	**	1.31		33,833	**	1.33		2,843	**	.93		30,990	**	1.38		713	**	.82		168	**	.97		545	**	.78
JUNE 2007		36,031	**	1.36		34,154	**	1.34		4,731	**	1.57		29,423	**	1.30		1,877	**	2.15		171	**	.98		1,706	**	2.43
JULY 2007		33,272	*	1.25		31,895	*	1.24		3,366	*	1.11		28,529	*	1.26		1,377	*	1.58		228	*	1.32		1,149	*	1.64
AUGUST 2007		26,632	**	1.01		25,683	**	1.00		2,746	**	.91		22,937	**	1.01		949	**	1.10		319	**	1.84		630	**	.92
SEPTEMBER 2007*		34,710	*	1.31		33,747	*	1.32		4,225	*	1.40		29,522	*	1.31		963	*	1.12		301	*	1.73		662	*	.97
CALENDAR YEAR 2007 TOTAL TO DATE*		264,312		10.04		255,239		10.03		26,985		8.90		228,254		10.18		9,073		10.42		2,085		12.02		6,988		10.03
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,632,143				2,545,103				303,053				2,242,050				87,040				17,347				69,693
FISCAL YEAR 2007 TOTAL TO DATE*		347,867		13.21		335,372		13.18		34,500		11.37		300,872		13.42		12,495		14.28		3,346		19.26		9,149		13.05
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,632,435				2,544,935				303,377				2,241,558				87,500				17,373				70,127
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
SEPTEMBER 2006		50,012	**	1.90		48,875	**	1.92		5,063	**	1.65		43,812	**	1.95		1,137	**	1.30		283	**	1.61		854	**	1.22
OCTOBER 2006		32,007	**	1.21		30,890	**	1.21		2,976	**	.97		27,914	**	1.25		1,117	**	1.26		199	**	1.13		918	**	1.30
NOVEMBER 2006		28,719	**	1.09		27,534	**	1.08		2,345	**	.77		25,189	**	1.13		1,185	**	1.34		437	**	2.51		748	**	1.06
DECEMBER 2006		29,601	**	1.12		28,688	**	1.13		1,897	**	.62		26,791	**	1.20		913	**	1.03		205	**	1.18		708	**	.99
JANUARY 2007		59,866	**	2.28		58,408	**	2.30		5,096	**	1.70		53,312	**	2.38		1,458	**	1.64		507	**	2.93		951	**	1.33
FEBRUARY 2007		26,980	**	1.03		26,103	**	1.04		2,728	**	.91		23,375	**	1.05		877	**	1.00		173	**	1.00		704	**	1.00
MARCH 2007		33,844	**	1.29		32,780	**	1.30		3,145	**	1.03		29,635	**	1.33		1,064	**	1.21		204	**	1.18		860	**	1.22
APRIL 2007		26,871	**	1.02		25,943	**	1.02		2,447	**	.79		23,496	**	1.06		928	**	1.06		157	**	.90		771	**	1.10
MAY 2007		36,961	**	1.40		36,045	**	1.42		2,455	**	.81		33,590	**	1.50		916	**	1.05		187	**	1.07		729	**	1.04
JUNE 2007		32,900	**	1.24		31,511	**	1.23		2,561	**	.85		28,950	**	1.28		1,389	**	1.59		239	**	1.38		1,150	**	1.64
JULY 2007		35,526	*	1.34		33,928	*	1.32		2,929	*	.97		30,999	*	1.37		1,598	*	1.83		303	*	1.75		1,295	*	1.85
AUGUST 2007		40,334	**	1.52		37,708	**	1.47		4,663	**	1.54		33,045	**	1.46		2,626	**	3.05		251	**	1.45		2,375	**	3.45
SEPTEMBER 2007*		49,845	*	1.89		48,741	*	1.91		4,687	*	1.55		44,054	*	1.96		1,104	*	1.29		301	*	1.73		803	*	1.17
CALENDAR YEAR 2007 TOTAL TO DATE*		343,127		13.04		331,167		13.01		30,711		10.13		300,456		13.40		11,960		13.74		2,322		13.39		9,638		13.83
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,632,143				2,545,103				303,053				2,242,050				87,040				17,347				69,693
FISCAL YEAR 2007 TOTAL TO DATE*		433,454		16.47		418,279		16.44		37,929		12.50		380,350		16.97		15,175		17.34		3,163		18.21		12,012		17.13
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,632,435				2,544,935				303,377				2,241,558				87,500				17,373				70,127
QUITS
SEPTEMBER 2006		15,636	**	.59		15,392	**	.60		1,772	**	.58		13,620	**	.61		244	**	.28		34	**	.19		210	**	.30
OCTOBER 2006		7,243	**	.27		6,936	**	.27		834	**	.27		6,102	**	.27		307	**	.35		29	**	.17		278	**	.39
NOVEMBER 2006		5,279	**	.20		5,085	**	.20		568	**	.19		4,517	**	.20		194	**	.22		13	**	.07		181	**	.26
DECEMBER 2006		5,433	**	.21		5,269	**	.21		601	**	.20		4,668	**	.21		164	**	.18		32	**	.18		132	**	.18
JANUARY 2007		4,726	**	.18		4,569	**	.18		751	**	.25		3,818	**	.17		157	**	.18		14	**	.08		143	**	.20
FEBRUARY 2007		4,971	**	.19		4,799	**	.19		677	**	.23		4,122	**	.19		172	**	.20		25	**	.14		147	**	.21
MARCH 2007		8,405	**	.32		8,176	**	.32		927	**	.30		7,249	**	.33		229	**	.26		39	**	.22		190	**	.27
APRIL 2007		6,276	**	.24		6,077	**	.24		619	**	.20		5,458	**	.25		199	**	.23		20	**	.11		179	**	.25
MAY 2007		5,686	**	.22		5,506	**	.22		735	**	.24		4,771	**	.21		180	**	.21		30	**	.17		150	**	.21
JUNE 2007		5,993	**	.23		5,848	**	.23		749	**	.25		5,099	**	.23		145	**	.17		26	**	.15		119	**	.17
JULY 2007		5,802	*	.22		5,618	*	.22		847	*	.28		4,771	*	.21		184	*	.21		22	*	.13		162	*	.23
AUGUST 2007		9,117	**	.34		8,956	**	.35		2,021	**	.67		6,935	**	.31		161	**	.19		23	**	.13		138	**	.20
SEPTEMBER 2007*		13,701	*	.52		13,526	*	.53		1,790	*	.59		11,736	*	.52		175	*	.20		39	*	.22		136	*	.20
CALENDAR YEAR 2007 TOTAL TO DATE*		64,677		2.46		63,075		2.48		9,116		3.01		53,959		2.41		1,602		1.84		238		1.37		1,364		1.96
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,632,143				2,545,103				303,053				2,242,050				87,040				17,347				69,693
FISCAL YEAR 2007 TOTAL TO DATE*		82,632		3.14		80,365		3.16		11,119		3.67		69,246		3.09		2,267		2.59		312		1.80		1,955		2.79
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,632,435				2,544,935				303,377				2,241,558				87,500				17,373				70,127

*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.