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Data, Analysis & Documentation Federal Employment Reports

Employment and Trends - March 2009

TABLE 24 -- SEPARATIONS BY TYPE, BRANCH, AND SELECTED AGENCY, WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA, FEBRUARY 2009 AND MARCH 2009
TOTALTRANSFERSQUITSOTHER SEPARATIONSSEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERSSEPARATIONS CALENDAR YEAR 2009 TO DATESEPARATIONS FISCAL YEAR 2009 TO DATE
AGENCYNUMBER*RATENUMBER*RATENUMBER*RATENUMBER*RATENUMBER*RATENUMBER*RATENUMBER*RATE
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES 10,490 3.24 17,088 5.31
     MARCH 2009 1,844 * 0.57 278 * 0.09 349 * 0.11 1,217 * 0.37 1,566 * 0.48      
     FEBRUARY 2009 2,625 0.81 328 0.10 719 0.22 1,578 0.49 2,297 0.71      
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 276 2.45 542 4.82
     MARCH 2009 94 * 0.83 1 * 0.01 3 * 0.03 90 * 0.80 93 * 0.82      
     FEBRUARY 2009 95 0.84 1 0.01 4 0.04 90 0.80 94 0.84      
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 38 1.66 69 3.03
     MARCH 2009 15 * 0.65 ... * ... ... * ... 15 * 0.65 15 * 0.65      
     FEBRUARY 2009 15 0.66 ... ... ... ... 15 0.66 15 0.66      
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 33 1.51 66 3.02
     MARCH 2009 11 * 0.50 ... * ... 2 * 0.09 9 * 0.41 11 * 0.50      
     FEBRUARY 2009 11 0.50 ... ... 2 0.09 9 0.41 11 0.50      
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 99 2.58 198 5.17
     MARCH 2009 33 * 0.86 ... * ... ... * ... 33 * 0.86 33 * 0.86      
     FEBRUARY 2009 33 0.86 ... ... ... ... 33 0.86 33 0.86      
JUDICIAL BRANCH ... ... ... ...
     MARCH 2009 ... * ... ... * ... ... * ... ... * ... ... * ...      
     FEBRUARY 2009 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...      
EXECUTIVE BRANCH 10,214 3.26 16,546 5.32
     MARCH 2009 1,750 * 0.56 277 * 0.09 346 * 0.11 1,127 * 0.36 1,473 * 0.47      
     FEBRUARY 2009 2,530 0.81 327 0.10 715 0.23 1,488 0.48 2,203 0.71      
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 513 31.19 560 33.55
     MARCH 2009 7 0.42 2 0.12 3 0.18 2 0.12 5 0.30      
     FEBRUARY 2009 14 0.87 5 0.31 9 0.56 ... ... 9 0.56      
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS 7,370 2.96 12,312 4.98
     MARCH 2009 1,250 0.50 233 0.09 247 0.10 770 0.31 1,017 0.41      
     FEBRUARY 2009 2,026 0.81 275 0.11 588 0.24 1,163 0.47 1,751 0.70      
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 845 7.12 1,129 9.47
     MARCH 2009 51 0.43 7 0.06 7 0.06 37 0.31 44 0.37      
     FEBRUARY 2009 397 3.35 14 0.12 228 1.93 155 1.31 383 3.23      
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 235 1.59 499 3.49
     MARCH 2009 86 0.58 14 0.09 18 0.12 54 0.37 72 0.49      
     FEBRUARY 2009 72 0.49 6 0.04 17 0.11 49 0.33 66 0.45      
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 1,801 2.61 3,384 4.94
     MARCH 2009 469 0.68 105 0.15 91 0.13 273 0.40 364 0.53      
     FEBRUARY 2009 552 0.80 107 0.16 128 0.19 317 0.46 445 0.65      
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 443 2.14 809 3.94
     MARCH 2009 117 0.56 21 0.10 21 0.10 75 0.36 96 0.46      
     FEBRUARY 2009 162 0.78 25 0.12 25 0.12 112 0.54 137 0.66      
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 799 3.20 1,563 6.28
     MARCH 2009 195 0.78 51 0.20 34 0.14 110 0.44 144 0.58      
     FEBRUARY 2009 230 0.92 58 0.23 48 0.19 124 0.50 172 0.69      
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 92 1.57 176 3.01
     MARCH 2009 28 0.48 ... ... 7 0.12 21 0.36 28 0.48      
     FEBRUARY 2009 37 0.63 ... ... 14 0.24 23 0.39 37 0.63      
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 52 2.52 69 3.37
     MARCH 2009 18 0.87 4 0.19 3 0.14 11 0.53 14 0.68      
     FEBRUARY 2009 10 0.49 5 0.24 ... ... 5 0.24 5 0.24      
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 415 2.71 767 5.02
     MARCH 2009 111 0.72 29 0.19 26 0.17 56 0.37 82 0.54      
     FEBRUARY 2009 113 0.74 19 0.12 41 0.27 53 0.35 94 0.62      
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 445 1.86 709 2.97
     MARCH 2009 63 0.26 22 0.09 16 0.07 25 0.10 41 0.17      
     FEBRUARY 2009 89 0.37 25 0.10 25 0.10 39 0.16 64 0.27      
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 413 5.65 553 7.51
     MARCH 2009 29 0.40 5 0.07 6 0.08 18 0.25 24 0.33      
     FEBRUARY 2009 192 2.63 8 0.11 74 1.01 110 1.51 184 2.52      
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 503 4.72 820 8.02
     MARCH 2009 98 0.92 13 0.12 20 0.19 65 0.61 85 0.80      
     FEBRUARY 2009 156 1.46 17 0.16 22 0.21 117 1.10 139 1.30      
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 582 2.47 969 4.26
     MARCH 2009 103 0.43 5 0.02 28 0.12 70 0.29 98 0.41      
     FEBRUARY 2009 111 0.47 6 0.03 36 0.15 69 0.29 105 0.45      
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 267 4.73 399 6.97
     MARCH 2009 30 0.53 11 0.19 6 0.11 13 0.23 19 0.34      
     FEBRUARY 2009 28 0.50 11 0.20 5 0.09 12 0.21 17 0.30      
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 529 1.77 851 2.85
     MARCH 2009 71 0.24 6 0.02 16 0.05 49 0.16 65 0.22      
     FEBRUARY 2009 71 0.24 8 0.03 14 0.05 49 0.16 63 0.21      
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 154 4.59 243 7.28
     MARCH 2009 11 0.33 ... ... 1 0.03 10 0.30 11 0.33      
     FEBRUARY 2009 14 0.42 ... ... 3 0.09 11 0.33 14 0.42      
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 215 2.34 331 3.60
     MARCH 2009 16 0.17 4 0.04 4 0.04 8 0.09 12 0.13      
     FEBRUARY 2009 24 0.26 8 0.09 2 0.02 14 0.15 16 0.17      
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 219 4.19 303 5.81
     MARCH 2009 15 0.29 1 0.02 2 0.04 12 0.23 14 0.27      
     FEBRUARY 2009 15 0.29 6 0.12 4 0.08 5 0.10 9 0.17      
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 90 3.04 133 4.43
     MARCH 2009 6 0.20 3 0.10 2 0.07 1 0.03 3 0.10      
     FEBRUARY 2009 11 0.37 2 0.07 2 0.07 7 0.24 9 0.31      
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 293 3.55 501 6.08
     MARCH 2009 43 0.52 7 0.08 ... ... 36 0.44 36 0.44      
     FEBRUARY 2009 125 1.52 20 0.24 ... ... 105 1.28 105 1.28      
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 779 3.27 1,488 6.31
     MARCH 2009 159 0.66 30 0.13 30 0.13 99 0.41 129 0.54      
     FEBRUARY 2009 169 0.71 37 0.16 28 0.12 104 0.44 132 0.56      
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 2,331 3.77 3,674 5.92
     MARCH 2009 493 * 0.80 42 * 0.07 96 * 0.16 355 * 0.57 451 * 0.73      
     FEBRUARY 2009 490 0.79 47 0.08 118 0.19 325 0.53 443 0.72      
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS 27 1.44 54 2.88
     MARCH 2009 9 * 0.48 ... * ... 7 * 0.37 2 * 0.11 9 * 0.48      
     FEBRUARY 2009 9 0.48 ... ... 7 0.37 2 0.11 9 0.48      
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 161 3.07 236 4.47
     MARCH 2009 21 0.40 1 0.02 1 0.02 19 0.36 20 0.38      
     FEBRUARY 2009 21 0.40 ... ... 2 0.04 19 0.36 21 0.40      
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 9 1.91 15 3.14
     MARCH 2009 1 0.21 ... ... ... ... 1 0.21 1 0.21      
     FEBRUARY 2009 1 0.21 ... ... ... ... 1 0.21 1 0.21      
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 42 2.69 52 3.34
     MARCH 2009 6 0.38 ... ... 2 0.13 4 0.26 6 0.38      
     FEBRUARY 2009 7 0.45 ... ... 3 0.19 4 0.26 7 0.45      
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 31 1.99 51 3.28
     MARCH 2009 4 * 0.26 ... * ... 2 * 0.13 2 * 0.13 4 * 0.26      
     FEBRUARY 2009 4 0.26 ... ... 2 0.13 2 0.13 4 0.26      
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 119 2.90 176 4.27
     MARCH 2009 20 0.49 9 0.22 ... ... 11 0.27 11 0.27      
     FEBRUARY 2009 17 0.42 7 0.17 1 0.02 9 0.22 10 0.24      
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 92 2.29 122 3.04
     MARCH 2009 6 0.15 ... ... 2 0.05 4 0.10 6 0.15      
     FEBRUARY 2009 8 0.20 1 0.02 1 0.02 6 0.15 7 0.17      
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 24 1.79 53 3.95
     MARCH 2009 11 0.82 2 0.15 2 0.15 7 0.52 9 0.67      
     FEBRUARY 2009 13 0.97 1 0.07 2 0.15 10 0.75 12 0.90      
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 6 1.37 10 2.27
     MARCH 2009 4 0.92 ... ... ... ... 4 0.92 4 0.92      
     FEBRUARY 2009 1 0.23 ... ... 1 0.23 ... ... 1 0.23      
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 61 2.06 100 3.38
     MARCH 2009 6 0.20 2 0.07 ... ... 4 0.14 4 0.14      
     FEBRUARY 2009 15 0.51 5 0.17 2 0.07 8 0.27 10 0.34      
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 24 1.45 77 4.62
     MARCH 2009 13 0.79 7 0.42 1 0.06 5 0.30 6 0.36      
     FEBRUARY 2009 11 0.66 4 0.24 3 0.18 4 0.24 7 0.42      
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD ... ... ... ...
     MARCH 2009 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...      
     FEBRUARY 2009 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...      
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 22 1.00 32 1.46
     MARCH 2009 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...      
     FEBRUARY 2009 6 0.27 2 0.09 4 0.18 ... ... 4 0.18      
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 70 7.58 97 10.34
     MARCH 2009 7 * 0.76 ... * ... 2 * 0.22 5 * 0.54 7 * 0.76      
     FEBRUARY 2009 7 0.76 ... ... 2 0.22 5 0.54 7 0.76      
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 174 3.83 286 6.37
     MARCH 2009 33 * 0.73 1 * 0.02 5 * 0.11 27 * 0.60 32 * 0.71      
     FEBRUARY 2009 87 1.91 ... ... 8 0.18 79 1.73 87 1.91      
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 35 2.13 77 4.66
     MARCH 2009 5 * 0.30 1 * 0.06 1 * 0.06 3 * 0.18 4 * 0.24      
     FEBRUARY 2009 5 0.30 1 0.06 1 0.06 3 0.18 4 0.24      
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 18 1.19 43 2.85
     MARCH 2009 6 * 0.40 ... * ... 1 * 0.07 5 * 0.33 6 * 0.40      
     FEBRUARY 2009 6 0.40 ... ... 1 0.07 5 0.33 6 0.40      
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 87 5.49 174 10.98
     MARCH 2009 29 * 1.83 ... * ... 4 * 0.25 25 * 1.58 29 * 1.83      
     FEBRUARY 2009 29 1.83 ... ... 4 0.25 25 1.58 29 1.83      
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 840 6.13 1,129 8.13
     MARCH 2009 188 1.38 10 0.07 13 0.10 165 1.21 178 1.30      
     FEBRUARY 2009 97 0.70 11 0.08 12 0.09 74 0.54 86 0.62      

*PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS MONTH'S TURNOVER TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT MONTH. **REVISED.