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Table 24

Employment and Trends - September 2012

TABLE 24 -- SEPARATIONS BY TYPE, BRANCH, AND SELECTED AGENCY, WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA, JUNE 2012 AND SEPTEMBER 2012
TOTALTRANSFERSQUITSOTHER SEPARATIONSSEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERSSEPARATIONS CALENDAR YEAR 2012 TO DATESEPARATIONS FISCAL YEAR 2012 TO DATE
AGENCYNUMBER*RATENUMBER*RATENUMBER*RATENUMBER*RATENUMBER*RATENUMBER*RATENUMBER*RATE
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES 27,584 8.10 36,700 10.71
SEPTEMBER 2012 11,446 * 3.36 1,523 * 0.45 3,520 * 1.03 6,403 * 1.88 9,923 * 2.91      
JUNE 2012 8,549 2.50 964 0.28 2,338 0.68 5,247 1.54 7,585 2.22      
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 1,280 11.03 1,701 14.66
SEPTEMBER 2012 434 * 3.74 3 * 0.03 123 * 1.06 308 * 2.65 431 * 3.71      
JUNE 2012 433 3.73 2 0.02 123 1.06 308 2.65 431 3.71      
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 135 5.85 180 7.80
SEPTEMBER 2012 45 * 1.95 ... * ... ... * ... 45 * 1.95 45 * 1.95      
JUNE 2012 45 1.95 ... ... ... ... 45 1.95 45 1.95      
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 99 4.52 132 6.03
SEPTEMBER 2012 33 * 1.51 ... * ... 6 * 0.27 27 * 1.23 33 * 1.51      
JUNE 2012 33 1.51 ... ... 6 0.27 27 1.23 33 1.51      
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 297 7.75 396 10.34
SEPTEMBER 2012 99 * 2.58 ... * ... ... * ... 99 * 2.58 99 * 2.58      
JUNE 2012 99 2.58 ... ... ... ... 99 2.58 99 2.58      
JUDICIAL BRANCH 25 0.88 76 2.69
SEPTEMBER 2012 6 * 0.21 1 * 0.04 2 * 0.07 3 * 0.11 5 * 0.18      
JUNE 2012 6 0.21 1 0.04 2 0.07 3 0.11 5 0.18      
EXECUTIVE BRANCH 26,279 7.99 34,923 10.55
SEPTEMBER 2012 11,006 * 3.34 1,519 * 0.46 3,395 * 1.03 6,092 * 1.85 9,487 * 2.88      
JUNE 2012 8,110 2.46 961 0.29 2,213 0.67 4,936 1.50 7,149 2.17      
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 253 13.59 342 18.38
SEPTEMBER 2012 76 * 4.07 26 * 1.39 42 * 2.25 8 * 0.43 50 * 2.68      
JUNE 2012 94 5.06 35 1.88 50 2.69 9 0.48 59 3.18      
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS 20,683 7.81 27,822 10.44
SEPTEMBER 2012 8,742 * 3.30 1,275 * 0.48 2,731 * 1.03 4,736 * 1.79 7,467 * 2.82      
JUNE 2012 6,469 2.44 780 0.29 1,705 0.64 3,984 1.50 5,689 2.14      
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 1,386 9.94 1,751 12.59
SEPTEMBER 2012 685 4.88 29 0.21 260 1.85 396 2.82 656 4.67      
JUNE 2012 336 2.41 22 0.16 79 0.57 235 1.68 314 2.25      
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 1,051 6.93 1,473 9.67
SEPTEMBER 2012 399 * 2.65 17 * 0.11 96 * 0.64 286 * 1.90 382 * 2.54      
JUNE 2012 399 2.62 17 0.11 96 0.63 286 1.88 382 2.51      
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 6,510 9.62 8,151 12.04
SEPTEMBER 2012 2,907 * 4.30 780 * 1.15 584 * 0.86 1,543 * 2.28 2,127 * 3.15      
JUNE 2012 1,701 2.50 310 0.46 420 0.62 971 1.43 1,391 2.04      
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 1,947 11.27 2,321 13.35
SEPTEMBER 2012 675 3.94 169 0.99 136 0.79 370 2.16 506 2.96      
JUNE 2012 594 3.37 116 0.66 116 0.66 362 2.05 478 2.71      
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 3,406 12.09 4,194 14.90
SEPTEMBER 2012 1,852 6.56 575 2.04 337 1.19 940 3.33 1,277 4.52      
JUNE 2012 730 2.58 157 0.56 193 0.68 380 1.34 573 2.03      
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 169 2.87 248 4.23
SEPTEMBER 2012 68 1.15 2 0.03 5 0.08 61 1.03 66 1.11      
JUNE 2012 65 1.13 3 0.05 5 0.09 57 0.99 62 1.07      
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 142 5.88 167 6.97
SEPTEMBER 2012 61 2.50 7 0.29 19 0.78 35 1.43 54 2.21      
JUNE 2012 28 1.17 3 0.13 9 0.38 16 0.67 25 1.04      
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY) 846 6.08 1,221 8.78
SEPTEMBER 2012 251 * 1.81 27 * 0.20 87 * 0.63 137 * 0.99 224 * 1.62      
JUNE 2012 284 2.03 31 0.22 97 0.69 156 1.12 253 1.81      
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 1,252 4.86 1,930 7.47
SEPTEMBER 2012 496 1.92 79 0.31 213 0.83 204 0.79 417 1.62      
JUNE 2012 388 1.50 75 0.29 156 0.60 157 0.61 313 1.21      
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 801 10.03 1,035 13.01
SEPTEMBER 2012 285 3.52 31 0.38 109 1.35 145 1.79 254 3.14      
JUNE 2012 288 3.62 27 0.34 87 1.09 174 2.19 261 3.28      
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1,193 11.08 1,787 16.52
SEPTEMBER 2012 498 4.60 61 0.56 174 1.61 263 2.43 437 4.04      
JUNE 2012 322 2.98 45 0.42 63 0.58 214 1.98 277 2.57      
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 1,397 5.87 1,524 6.40
SEPTEMBER 2012 635 2.67 17 0.07 159 0.67 459 1.93 618 2.59      
JUNE 2012 635 2.67 17 0.07 159 0.67 459 1.93 618 2.60      
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 491 7.82 673 10.76
SEPTEMBER 2012 234 3.70 49 0.78 120 1.90 65 1.03 185 2.93      
JUNE 2012 140 2.23 32 0.51 33 0.53 75 1.20 108 1.72      
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 2,214 6.81 3,556 10.45
SEPTEMBER 2012 877 2.69 30 0.09 482 1.48 365 1.12 847 2.60      
JUNE 2012 864 2.66 37 0.11 301 0.93 526 1.62 827 2.55      
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 262 8.17 377 11.68
SEPTEMBER 2012 125 3.92 ... ... 68 2.13 57 1.79 125 3.92      
JUNE 2012 82 2.52 ... ... 25 0.77 57 1.75 82 2.52      
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 569 5.76 726 7.34
SEPTEMBER 2012 206 * 2.09 29 * 0.29 47 * 0.48 130 * 1.32 177 * 1.79      
JUNE 2012 206 2.08 29 0.29 47 0.48 130 1.31 177 1.79      
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 597 10.60 795 14.09
SEPTEMBER 2012 250 4.43 24 0.43 126 2.24 100 1.77 226 4.01      
JUNE 2012 224 3.96 29 0.51 65 1.15 130 2.30 195 3.45      
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 279 8.63 401 12.30
SEPTEMBER 2012 82 2.58 10 0.31 47 1.48 25 0.79 72 2.27      
JUNE 2012 75 2.29 14 0.43 36 1.10 25 0.76 61 1.86      
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 260 2.98 350 3.98
SEPTEMBER 2012 80 0.93 10 0.12 ... ... 70 0.81 70 0.81      
JUNE 2012 90 1.00 17 0.19 1 0.01 72 0.80 73 0.81      
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 2,421 8.01 3,293 10.90
SEPTEMBER 2012 983 3.25 109 0.36 246 0.81 628 2.07 874 2.89      
JUNE 2012 719 2.39 109 0.36 137 0.46 473 1.57 610 2.03      
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 5,343 8.55 6,759 10.80
SEPTEMBER 2012 2,188 * 3.51 218 * 0.35 622 * 1.00 1,348 * 2.16 1,970 * 3.16      
JUNE 2012 1,547 2.47 146 0.23 458 0.73 943 1.51 1,401 2.24      
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS 81 4.32 108 5.77
SEPTEMBER 2012 27 * 1.44 ... * ... 21 * 1.12 6 * 0.32 27 * 1.44      
JUNE 2012 27 1.44 ... ... 21 1.12 6 0.32 27 1.44      
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 402 8.72 502 10.77
SEPTEMBER 2012 169 3.69 4 0.09 43 0.94 122 2.66 165 3.60      
JUNE 2012 97 2.08 3 0.06 20 0.43 74 1.59 94 2.02      
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 21 4.38 25 5.21
SEPTEMBER 2012 8 * 1.67 3 * 0.63 ... * ... 5 * 1.05 5 * 1.05      
JUNE 2012 8 1.67 3 0.63 ... ... 5 1.04 5 1.04      
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 92 6.20 121 8.14
SEPTEMBER 2012 50 3.36 ... ... 15 1.01 35 2.35 50 3.36      
JUNE 2012 23 1.56 ... ... 5 0.34 18 1.22 23 1.56      
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 105 5.45 140 7.26
SEPTEMBER 2012 35 * 1.82 ... * ... 14 * 0.73 21 * 1.09 35 * 1.82      
JUNE 2012 35 1.82 ... ... 14 0.73 21 1.09 35 1.82      
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 292 6.56 356 7.98
SEPTEMBER 2012 153 3.46 27 0.61 27 0.61 99 2.24 126 2.85      
JUNE 2012 139 3.09 19 0.42 29 0.64 91 2.02 120 2.67      
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 172 4.09 218 5.18
SEPTEMBER 2012 66 1.58 9 0.21 16 0.38 41 0.98 57 1.36      
JUNE 2012 60 1.42 11 0.26 8 0.19 41 0.97 49 1.16      
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 354 25.50 504 36.23
SEPTEMBER 2012 54 3.91 10 0.72 12 0.87 32 2.32 44 3.18      
JUNE 2012 150 10.72 16 1.14 61 4.36 73 5.22 134 9.58      
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 34 7.14 41 8.61
SEPTEMBER 2012 16 3.35 1 0.21 8 1.68 7 1.47 15 3.14      
JUNE 2012 8 1.68 4 0.84 1 0.21 3 0.63 4 0.84      
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 134 4.87 188 6.79
SEPTEMBER 2012 46 1.68 11 0.40 20 0.73 15 0.55 35 1.28      
JUNE 2012 46 1.66 7 0.25 10 0.36 29 1.05 39 1.41      
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 205 10.52 243 12.51
SEPTEMBER 2012 67 3.42 19 0.97 14 0.71 34 1.73 48 2.45      
JUNE 2012 69 3.59 15 0.78 11 0.57 43 2.23 54 2.81      
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD ... ... ... ...
SEPTEMBER 2012 ... * ... ... * ... ... * ... ... * ... ... * ...      
JUNE 2012 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...      
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 141 6.15 188 8.21
SEPTEMBER 2012 47 2.05 7 0.30 23 1.00 17 0.74 40 1.74      
JUNE 2012 67 2.94 9 0.39 27 1.18 31 1.36 58 2.55      
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 237 22.17 316 29.56
SEPTEMBER 2012 79 * 7.39 ... * ... 54 * 5.05 25 * 2.34 79 * 7.39      
JUNE 2012 79 7.39 ... ... 54 5.05 25 2.34 79 7.39      
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 260 5.65 347 7.54
SEPTEMBER 2012 89 * 1.93 4 * 0.09 27 * 0.59 58 * 1.26 85 * 1.85      
JUNE 2012 85 1.85 ... ... 27 0.59 58 1.26 85 1.85      
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 75 4.19 110 6.12
SEPTEMBER 2012 30 1.67 13 0.72 7 0.39 10 0.56 17 0.95      
JUNE 2012 24 1.34 7 0.39 6 0.34 11 0.62 17 0.95      
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 54 3.59 78 5.15
SEPTEMBER 2012 20 1.33 5 0.33 5 0.33 10 0.67 15 1.00      
JUNE 2012 17 1.12 3 0.20 5 0.33 9 0.59 14 0.92      
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 261 16.48 348 21.97
SEPTEMBER 2012 87 * 5.49 ... * ... 12 * 0.76 75 * 4.73 87 * 5.49      
JUNE 2012 87 5.49 ... ... 12 0.76 75 4.73 87 5.49      
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 1,318 10.62 1,512 12.18
SEPTEMBER 2012 603 4.86 10 0.08 67 0.54 526 4.24 593 4.78      
JUNE 2012 220 1.77 6 0.05 41 0.33 173 1.39 214 1.72      

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

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