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TABLE 16 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN ACCESSIONS AND SEPARATIONS BY BRANCH AND AREA TO MAY 2008

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/

     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
40,919
**
1.54
39,687
**
1.54
5,148
**
1.64
34,539
**
1.53
1,232
**
1.44
339
**
1.94
893
**
1.31
     OCTOBER 2007
34,283
**
1.29
32,872
**
1.28
3,592
**
1.15
29,280
**
1.30
1,411
**
1.63
429
**
2.45
982
**
1.42
     NOVEMBER 2007
33,280
**
1.26
32,319
**
1.26
3,044
**
.97
29,275
**
1.30
961
**
1.11
242
**
1.37
719
**
1.04
     DECEMBER 2007
47,398
**
1.78
46,427
**
1.80
3,742
**
1.19
42,685
**
1.89
971
**
1.12
382
**
2.15
589
**
.85
     JANUARY 2008
35,021
**
1.32
34,022
**
1.32
2,913
**
.93
31,109
**
1.38
999
**
1.15
207
**
1.17
792
**
1.14
     FEBRUARY 2008
37,505
**
1.41
36,550
**
1.42
3,080
**
.98
33,470
**
1.48
955
**
1.10
164
**
.93
791
**
1.14
     MARCH 2008
41,650
*
1.56
40,586
*
1.58
3,934
*
1.26
36,652
*
1.62
1,064
*
1.22
235
*
1.34
829
*
1.19
     APRIL 2008
36,407
*
1.36
35,775
*
1.38
2,786
*
.89
32,989
*
1.45
632
*
.72
172
*
.98
460
*
.66
     MAY 2008*
42,408
*
1.58
41,570
*
1.60
3,748
*
1.19
37,822
*
1.66
838
*
.96
176
*
1.00
662
*
.95
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
192,991
7.23
188,503
7.31
16,461
5.25
172,042
7.59
4,488
5.14
954
5.42
3,534
5.07
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,667,583
2,580,289
313,680
2,266,610
87,294
17,609
69,685
     FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
307,952
11.56
300,121
11.65
26,839
8.56
273,282
12.08
7,831
8.99
2,007
11.38
5,824
8.38
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,663,716
2,576,571
313,610
2,262,961
87,145
17,639
69,506
NEW HIRES A/

     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
34,863
**
1.31
33,900
**
1.32
4,322
**
1.38
29,578
**
1.31
963
**
1.12
301
**
1.73
662
**
.97
     OCTOBER 2007
27,863
**
1.05
26,738
**
1.04
2,695
**
.86
24,043
**
1.07
1,125
**
1.30
381
**
2.18
744
**
1.08
     NOVEMBER 2007
28,222
**
1.07
27,495
**
1.07
2,421
**
.77
25,074
**
1.11
727
**
.84
188
**
1.07
539
**
.78
     DECEMBER 2007
41,874
**
1.57
41,122
**
1.60
2,856
**
.91
38,266
**
1.69
752
**
.86
333
**
1.87
419
**
.60
     JANUARY 2008
26,415
**
.99
25,641
**
1.00
2,313
**
.74
23,328
**
1.03
774
**
.89
163
**
.92
611
**
.88
     FEBRUARY 2008
27,866
**
1.05
27,121
**
1.06
2,556
**
.82
24,565
**
1.09
745
**
.86
140
**
.80
605
**
.87
     MARCH 2008
32,140
*
1.21
31,294
*
1.21
3,174
*
1.01
28,120
*
1.24
846
*
.97
182
*
1.04
664
*
.95
     APRIL 2008
28,145
*
1.05
27,634
*
1.07
2,213
*
.71
25,421
*
1.12
511
*
.58
132
*
.75
379
*
.54
     MAY 2008*
33,284
*
1.24
32,679
*
1.26
2,920
*
.93
29,759
*
1.31
605
*
.69
126
*
.71
479
*
.69
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
147,850
5.54
144,369
5.60
13,176
4.20
131,193
5.79
3,481
3.99
743
4.22
2,738
3.93
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,667,583
2,580,289
313,680
2,266,610
87,294
17,609
69,685
     FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
245,809
9.23
239,724
9.30
21,148
6.74
218,576
9.66
6,085
6.98
1,645
9.33
4,440
6.39
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,663,716
2,576,571
313,610
2,262,961
87,145
17,639
69,506
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/

TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/

     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
50,243
**
1.89
49,139
**
1.91
4,976
**
1.59
44,163
**
1.96
1,104
**
1.29
301
**
1.73
803
**
1.17
     OCTOBER 2007
35,764
**
1.35
34,916
**
1.36
3,165
**
1.01
31,751
**
1.41
848
**
.98
177
**
1.01
671
**
.97
     NOVEMBER 2007
28,673
**
1.08
27,853
**
1.09
2,082
**
.67
25,771
**
1.15
820
**
.95
245
**
1.39
575
**
.83
     DECEMBER 2007
30,095
**
1.13
29,446
**
1.14
1,906
**
.61
27,540
**
1.22
649
**
.75
120
**
.67
529
**
.76
     JANUARY 2008
56,540
**
2.12
55,343
**
2.15
4,637
**
1.48
50,706
**
2.24
1,197
**
1.38
497
**
2.81
700
**
1.01
     FEBRUARY 2008
29,708
**
1.12
28,995
**
1.13
2,388
**
.76
26,607
**
1.18
713
**
.82
138
**
.79
575
**
.83
     MARCH 2008
33,567
*
1.26
32,791
*
1.27
3,015
*
.96
29,776
*
1.32
776
*
.89
180
*
1.02
596
*
.86
     APRIL 2008
26,249
*
.98
25,716
*
1.00
2,129
*
.68
23,587
*
1.04
533
*
.61
154
*
.87
379
*
.54
     MAY 2008*
25,729
*
.96
24,954
*
.96
2,234
*
.71
22,720
*
1.00
775
*
.88
160
*
.91
615
*
.88
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
171,793
6.44
167,799
6.50
14,403
4.59
153,396
6.77
3,994
4.58
1,129
6.41
2,865
4.11
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,667,583
2,580,289
313,680
2,266,610
87,294
17,609
69,685
     FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
266,325
10.00
260,014
10.09
21,556
6.87
238,458
10.54
6,311
7.24
1,671
9.47
4,640
6.68
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,663,716
2,576,571
313,610
2,262,961
87,145
17,639
69,506
QUITS A/

     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
13,748
**
.52
13,573
**
.53
1,819
**
.58
11,754
**
.52
175
**
.20
39
**
.22
136
**
.20
     OCTOBER 2007
6,650
**
.25
6,497
**
.25
824
**
.26
5,673
**
.25
153
**
.18
27
**
.15
126
**
.18
     NOVEMBER 2007
5,087
**
.19
4,916
**
.19
633
**
.20
4,283
**
.19
171
**
.20
74
**
.42
97
**
.14
     DECEMBER 2007
4,883
**
.18
4,762
**
.18
572
**
.18
4,190
**
.19
121
**
.14
21
**
.12
100
**
.14
     JANUARY 2008
5,338
**
.20
5,198
**
.20
713
**
.23
4,485
**
.20
140
**
.16
28
**
.16
112
**
.16
     FEBRUARY 2008
5,423
**
.20
5,297
**
.21
609
**
.19
4,688
**
.21
126
**
.14
25
**
.14
101
**
.15
     MARCH 2008
7,544
*
.28
7,387
*
.29
808
*
.26
6,579
*
.29
157
*
.18
38
*
.22
119
*
.17
     APRIL 2008
6,012
*
.23
5,905
*
.23
594
*
.19
5,311
*
.23
107
*
.12
28
*
.16
79
*
.11
     MAY 2008*
6,136
*
.23
5,988
*
.23
643
*
.20
5,345
*
.23
148
*
.17
28
*
.16
120
*
.17
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
30,453
1.14
29,775
1.15
3,367
1.07
26,408
1.17
678
.78
147
.83
531
.76
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,667,583
2,580,289
313,680
2,266,610
87,294
17,609
69,685
     FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
47,073
1.77
45,950
1.78
5,396
1.72
40,554
1.79
1,123
1.29
269
1.53
854
1.23
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,663,716
2,576,571
313,610
2,262,961
87,145
17,639
69,506
EXECUTIVE BRANCH

TOTAL ACCESSIONS

     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
40,818
**
1.54
39,586
**
1.55
5,053
**
1.67
34,533
**
1.53
1,232
**
1.44
339
**
1.94
893
**
1.31
     OCTOBER 2007
34,204
*
1.30
32,793
*
1.29
3,519
*
1.17
29,274
*
1.30
1,411
*
1.63
429
*
2.45
982
*
1.42
     NOVEMBER 2007
33,214
**
1.26
32,253
**
1.26
2,980
**
.99
29,273
**
1.30
961
**
1.11
242
**
1.37
719
**
1.04
     DECEMBER 2007
47,328
**
1.79
46,357
**
1.81
3,673
**
1.21
42,684
**
1.89
971
**
1.12
382
**
2.15
589
**
.85
     JANUARY 2008
34,972
**
1.32
33,973
**
1.33
2,869
**
.95
31,104
**
1.38
999
**
1.15
207
**
1.17
792
**
1.14
     FEBRUARY 2008
37,452
*
1.42
36,497
*
1.43
3,031
*
1.00
33,466
*
1.49
955
*
1.10
164
*
.93
791
*
1.14
     MARCH 2008
41,589
*
1.57
40,525
*
1.58
3,885
*
1.29
36,640
*
1.62
1,064
*
1.22
235
*
1.34
829
*
1.19
     APRIL 2008
36,356
*
1.37
35,724
*
1.39
2,752
*
.91
32,972
*
1.45
632
*
.72
172
*
.98
460
*
.66
     MAY 2008*
42,300
*
1.59
41,462
*
1.61
3,669
*
1.21
37,793
*
1.66
838
*
.96
176
*
1.00
662
*
.95
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
192,669
7.26
188,181
7.33
16,206
5.36
171,975
7.59
4,488
5.14
954
5.42
3,534
5.07
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,655,372
2,568,083
302,532
2,265,552
87,288
17,609
69,679
     FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
307,415
11.59
299,584
11.68
26,378
8.72
273,206
12.08
7,831
8.99
2,007
11.38
5,824
8.38
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,651,493
2,564,354
302,443
2,261,911
87,139
17,639
69,500
NEW HIRES

     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
34,770
**
1.32
33,807
**
1.32
4,231
**
1.40
29,576
**
1.31
963
**
1.12
301
**
1.73
662
**
.97
     OCTOBER 2007
27,793
*
1.05
26,668
*
1.05
2,627
*
.87
24,041
*
1.07
1,125
*
1.30
381
*
2.18
744
*
1.08
     NOVEMBER 2007
28,162
**
1.07
27,435
**
1.08
2,362
**
.78
25,073
**
1.11
727
**
.84
188
**
1.07
539
**
.78
     DECEMBER 2007
41,809
**
1.58
41,057
**
1.60
2,791
**
.92
38,266
**
1.69
752
**
.86
333
**
1.87
419
**
.60
     JANUARY 2008
26,374
**
1.00
25,600
**
1.00
2,276
**
.75
23,324
**
1.03
774
**
.89
163
**
.92
611
**
.88
     FEBRUARY 2008
27,819
*
1.05
27,074
*
1.06
2,512
*
.83
24,562
*
1.09
745
*
.86
140
*
.80
605
*
.87
     MARCH 2008
32,083
*
1.21
31,237
*
1.22
3,128
*
1.03
28,109
*
1.24
846
*
.97
182
*
1.04
664
*
.95
     APRIL 2008
28,100
*
1.06
27,589
*
1.07
2,182
*
.72
25,407
*
1.12
511
*
.58
132
*
.75
379
*
.54
     MAY 2008*
33,190
*
1.24
32,585
*
1.26
2,850
*
.94
29,735
*
1.31
605
*
.69
126
*
.71
479
*
.69
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
147,566
5.56
144,085
5.61
12,948
4.28
131,137
5.79
3,481
3.99
743
4.22
2,738
3.93
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,655,372
2,568,083
302,532
2,265,552
87,288
17,609
69,679
     FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
245,330
9.25
239,245
9.33
20,728
6.85
218,517
9.66
6,085
6.98
1,645
9.33
4,440
6.39
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,651,493
2,564,354
302,443
2,261,911
87,139
17,639
69,500
EXECUTIVE BRANCH

TOTAL SEPARATIONS

     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
49,945
**
1.89
48,841
**
1.91
4,712
**
1.56
44,129
**
1.96
1,104
**
1.29
301
**
1.73
803
**
1.17
     OCTOBER 2007
35,579
*
1.35
34,731
*
1.36
3,015
*
1.00
31,716
*
1.41
848
*
.98
177
*
1.01
671
*
.97
     NOVEMBER 2007
28,604
**
1.08
27,784
**
1.09
2,020
**
.67
25,764
**
1.15
820
**
.95
245
**
1.39
575
**
.83
     DECEMBER 2007
30,008
**
1.13
29,359
**
1.15
1,832
**
.61
27,527
**
1.22
649
**
.75
120
**
.67
529
**
.76
     JANUARY 2008
56,342
**
2.13
55,145
**
2.15
4,455
**
1.47
50,690
**
2.24
1,197
**
1.38
497
**
2.81
700
**
1.01
     FEBRUARY 2008
29,630
*
1.12
28,917
*
1.13
2,311
*
.77
26,606
*
1.18
713
*
.82
138
*
.79
575
*
.83
     MARCH 2008
33,466
*
1.26
32,690
*
1.28
2,916
*
.96
29,774
*
1.32
776
*
.89
180
*
1.02
596
*
.86
     APRIL 2008
26,166
*
.98
25,633
*
1.00
2,048
*
.68
23,585
*
1.04
533
*
.61
154
*
.87
379
*
.54
     MAY 2008*
25,624
*
.96
24,849
*
.96
2,136
*
.70
22,713
*
1.00
775
*
.89
160
*
.91
615
*
.88
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
171,228
6.45
167,234
6.51
13,866
4.58
153,368
6.77
3,994
4.58
1,129
6.41
2,865
4.11
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,655,372
2,568,083
302,532
2,265,552
87,288
17,609
69,679
     FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
265,419
10.01
259,108
10.10
20,733
6.86
238,375
10.54
6,311
7.24
1,671
9.47
4,640
6.68
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,651,493
2,564,354
302,443
2,261,911
87,139
17,639
69,500
QUITS

     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
13,727
**
.52
13,552
**
.53
1,798
**
.60
11,754
**
.52
175
**
.20
39
**
.22
136
**
.20
     OCTOBER 2007
6,636
*
.25
6,483
*
.25
810
*
.27
5,673
*
.25
153
*
.18
27
*
.15
126
*
.18
     NOVEMBER 2007
5,077
**
.19
4,906
**
.19
623
**
.21
4,283
**
.19
171
**
.20
74
**
.42
97
**
.14
     DECEMBER 2007
4,871
**
.18
4,750
**
.19
560
**
.18
4,190
**
.19
121
**
.14
21
**
.12
100
**
.14
     JANUARY 2008
5,332
**
.20
5,192
**
.20
707
**
.23
4,485
**
.20
140
**
.16
28
**
.16
112
**
.16
     FEBRUARY 2008
5,413
*
.20
5,287
*
.21
599
*
.20
4,688
*
.21
126
*
.14
25
*
.14
101
*
.15
     MARCH 2008
7,535
*
.28
7,378
*
.29
800
*
.26
6,578
*
.29
157
*
.18
38
*
.22
119
*
.17
     APRIL 2008
6,005
*
.23
5,898
*
.23
587
*
.19
5,311
*
.23
107
*
.12
28
*
.16
79
*
.11
     MAY 2008*
6,126
*
.23
5,978
*
.23
633
*
.21
5,345
*
.23
148
*
.17
28
*
.16
120
*
.17
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
30,411
1.15
29,733
1.16
3,326
1.10
26,407
1.17
678
.78
147
.83
531
.76
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,655,372
2,568,083
302,532
2,265,552
87,288
17,609
69,679
     FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
46,995
1.77
45,872
1.79
5,319
1.76
40,553
1.79
1,123
1.29
269
1.53
854
1.23
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,651,493
2,564,354
302,443
2,261,911
87,139
17,639
69,500

	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/
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	40,919	**	1.54	39,687	**	1.54	5,148	**	1.64	34,539	**	1.53	1,232	**	1.44	339	**	1.94	893	**	1.31
OCTOBER 2007	34,283	**	1.29	32,872	**	1.28	3,592	**	1.15	29,280	**	1.30	1,411	**	1.63	429	**	2.45	982	**	1.42
NOVEMBER 2007	33,280	**	1.26	32,319	**	1.26	3,044	**	.97	29,275	**	1.30	961	**	1.11	242	**	1.37	719	**	1.04
DECEMBER 2007	47,398	**	1.78	46,427	**	1.80	3,742	**	1.19	42,685	**	1.89	971	**	1.12	382	**	2.15	589	**	.85
JANUARY 2008	35,021	**	1.32	34,022	**	1.32	2,913	**	.93	31,109	**	1.38	999	**	1.15	207	**	1.17	792	**	1.14
FEBRUARY 2008	37,505	**	1.41	36,550	**	1.42	3,080	**	.98	33,470	**	1.48	955	**	1.10	164	**	.93	791	**	1.14
MARCH 2008	41,650	*	1.56	40,586	*	1.58	3,934	*	1.26	36,652	*	1.62	1,064	*	1.22	235	*	1.34	829	*	1.19
APRIL 2008	36,407	*	1.36	35,775	*	1.38	2,786	*	.89	32,989	*	1.45	632	*	.72	172	*	.98	460	*	.66
MAY 2008*	42,408	*	1.58	41,570	*	1.60	3,748	*	1.19	37,822	*	1.66	838	*	.96	176	*	1.00	662	*	.95
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	192,991		7.23	188,503		7.31	16,461		5.25	172,042		7.59	4,488		5.14	954		5.42	3,534		5.07
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,667,583			2,580,289			313,680			2,266,610			87,294			17,609			69,685
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	307,952		11.56	300,121		11.65	26,839		8.56	273,282		12.08	7,831		8.99	2,007		11.38	5,824		8.38
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,663,716			2,576,571			313,610			2,262,961			87,145			17,639			69,506
NEW HIRES A/
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	34,863	**	1.31	33,900	**	1.32	4,322	**	1.38	29,578	**	1.31	963	**	1.12	301	**	1.73	662	**	.97
OCTOBER 2007	27,863	**	1.05	26,738	**	1.04	2,695	**	.86	24,043	**	1.07	1,125	**	1.30	381	**	2.18	744	**	1.08
NOVEMBER 2007	28,222	**	1.07	27,495	**	1.07	2,421	**	.77	25,074	**	1.11	727	**	.84	188	**	1.07	539	**	.78
DECEMBER 2007	41,874	**	1.57	41,122	**	1.60	2,856	**	.91	38,266	**	1.69	752	**	.86	333	**	1.87	419	**	.60
JANUARY 2008	26,415	**	.99	25,641	**	1.00	2,313	**	.74	23,328	**	1.03	774	**	.89	163	**	.92	611	**	.88
FEBRUARY 2008	27,866	**	1.05	27,121	**	1.06	2,556	**	.82	24,565	**	1.09	745	**	.86	140	**	.80	605	**	.87
MARCH 2008	32,140	*	1.21	31,294	*	1.21	3,174	*	1.01	28,120	*	1.24	846	*	.97	182	*	1.04	664	*	.95
APRIL 2008	28,145	*	1.05	27,634	*	1.07	2,213	*	.71	25,421	*	1.12	511	*	.58	132	*	.75	379	*	.54
MAY 2008*	33,284	*	1.24	32,679	*	1.26	2,920	*	.93	29,759	*	1.31	605	*	.69	126	*	.71	479	*	.69
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	147,850		5.54	144,369		5.60	13,176		4.20	131,193		5.79	3,481		3.99	743		4.22	2,738		3.93
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,667,583			2,580,289			313,680			2,266,610			87,294			17,609			69,685
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	245,809		9.23	239,724		9.30	21,148		6.74	218,576		9.66	6,085		6.98	1,645		9.33	4,440		6.39
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,663,716			2,576,571			313,610			2,262,961			87,145			17,639			69,506
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
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	50,243	**	1.89	49,139	**	1.91	4,976	**	1.59	44,163	**	1.96	1,104	**	1.29	301	**	1.73	803	**	1.17
OCTOBER 2007	35,764	**	1.35	34,916	**	1.36	3,165	**	1.01	31,751	**	1.41	848	**	.98	177	**	1.01	671	**	.97
NOVEMBER 2007	28,673	**	1.08	27,853	**	1.09	2,082	**	.67	25,771	**	1.15	820	**	.95	245	**	1.39	575	**	.83
DECEMBER 2007	30,095	**	1.13	29,446	**	1.14	1,906	**	.61	27,540	**	1.22	649	**	.75	120	**	.67	529	**	.76
JANUARY 2008	56,540	**	2.12	55,343	**	2.15	4,637	**	1.48	50,706	**	2.24	1,197	**	1.38	497	**	2.81	700	**	1.01
FEBRUARY 2008	29,708	**	1.12	28,995	**	1.13	2,388	**	.76	26,607	**	1.18	713	**	.82	138	**	.79	575	**	.83
MARCH 2008	33,567	*	1.26	32,791	*	1.27	3,015	*	.96	29,776	*	1.32	776	*	.89	180	*	1.02	596	*	.86
APRIL 2008	26,249	*	.98	25,716	*	1.00	2,129	*	.68	23,587	*	1.04	533	*	.61	154	*	.87	379	*	.54
MAY 2008*	25,729	*	.96	24,954	*	.96	2,234	*	.71	22,720	*	1.00	775	*	.88	160	*	.91	615	*	.88
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	171,793		6.44	167,799		6.50	14,403		4.59	153,396		6.77	3,994		4.58	1,129		6.41	2,865		4.11
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,667,583			2,580,289			313,680			2,266,610			87,294			17,609			69,685
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	266,325		10.00	260,014		10.09	21,556		6.87	238,458		10.54	6,311		7.24	1,671		9.47	4,640		6.68
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,663,716			2,576,571			313,610			2,262,961			87,145			17,639			69,506
QUITS A/
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	13,748	**	.52	13,573	**	.53	1,819	**	.58	11,754	**	.52	175	**	.20	39	**	.22	136	**	.20
OCTOBER 2007	6,650	**	.25	6,497	**	.25	824	**	.26	5,673	**	.25	153	**	.18	27	**	.15	126	**	.18
NOVEMBER 2007	5,087	**	.19	4,916	**	.19	633	**	.20	4,283	**	.19	171	**	.20	74	**	.42	97	**	.14
DECEMBER 2007	4,883	**	.18	4,762	**	.18	572	**	.18	4,190	**	.19	121	**	.14	21	**	.12	100	**	.14
JANUARY 2008	5,338	**	.20	5,198	**	.20	713	**	.23	4,485	**	.20	140	**	.16	28	**	.16	112	**	.16
FEBRUARY 2008	5,423	**	.20	5,297	**	.21	609	**	.19	4,688	**	.21	126	**	.14	25	**	.14	101	**	.15
MARCH 2008	7,544	*	.28	7,387	*	.29	808	*	.26	6,579	*	.29	157	*	.18	38	*	.22	119	*	.17
APRIL 2008	6,012	*	.23	5,905	*	.23	594	*	.19	5,311	*	.23	107	*	.12	28	*	.16	79	*	.11
MAY 2008*	6,136	*	.23	5,988	*	.23	643	*	.20	5,345	*	.23	148	*	.17	28	*	.16	120	*	.17
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	30,453		1.14	29,775		1.15	3,367		1.07	26,408		1.17	678		.78	147		.83	531		.76
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,667,583			2,580,289			313,680			2,266,610			87,294			17,609			69,685
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	47,073		1.77	45,950		1.78	5,396		1.72	40,554		1.79	1,123		1.29	269		1.53	854		1.23
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,663,716			2,576,571			313,610			2,262,961			87,145			17,639			69,506
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TOTAL ACCESSIONS
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	40,818	**	1.54	39,586	**	1.55	5,053	**	1.67	34,533	**	1.53	1,232	**	1.44	339	**	1.94	893	**	1.31
OCTOBER 2007	34,204	*	1.30	32,793	*	1.29	3,519	*	1.17	29,274	*	1.30	1,411	*	1.63	429	*	2.45	982	*	1.42
NOVEMBER 2007	33,214	**	1.26	32,253	**	1.26	2,980	**	.99	29,273	**	1.30	961	**	1.11	242	**	1.37	719	**	1.04
DECEMBER 2007	47,328	**	1.79	46,357	**	1.81	3,673	**	1.21	42,684	**	1.89	971	**	1.12	382	**	2.15	589	**	.85
JANUARY 2008	34,972	**	1.32	33,973	**	1.33	2,869	**	.95	31,104	**	1.38	999	**	1.15	207	**	1.17	792	**	1.14
FEBRUARY 2008	37,452	*	1.42	36,497	*	1.43	3,031	*	1.00	33,466	*	1.49	955	*	1.10	164	*	.93	791	*	1.14
MARCH 2008	41,589	*	1.57	40,525	*	1.58	3,885	*	1.29	36,640	*	1.62	1,064	*	1.22	235	*	1.34	829	*	1.19
APRIL 2008	36,356	*	1.37	35,724	*	1.39	2,752	*	.91	32,972	*	1.45	632	*	.72	172	*	.98	460	*	.66
MAY 2008*	42,300	*	1.59	41,462	*	1.61	3,669	*	1.21	37,793	*	1.66	838	*	.96	176	*	1.00	662	*	.95
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	192,669		7.26	188,181		7.33	16,206		5.36	171,975		7.59	4,488		5.14	954		5.42	3,534		5.07
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,655,372			2,568,083			302,532			2,265,552			87,288			17,609			69,679
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	307,415		11.59	299,584		11.68	26,378		8.72	273,206		12.08	7,831		8.99	2,007		11.38	5,824		8.38
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,651,493			2,564,354			302,443			2,261,911			87,139			17,639			69,500
NEW HIRES
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	34,770	**	1.32	33,807	**	1.32	4,231	**	1.40	29,576	**	1.31	963	**	1.12	301	**	1.73	662	**	.97
OCTOBER 2007	27,793	*	1.05	26,668	*	1.05	2,627	*	.87	24,041	*	1.07	1,125	*	1.30	381	*	2.18	744	*	1.08
NOVEMBER 2007	28,162	**	1.07	27,435	**	1.08	2,362	**	.78	25,073	**	1.11	727	**	.84	188	**	1.07	539	**	.78
DECEMBER 2007	41,809	**	1.58	41,057	**	1.60	2,791	**	.92	38,266	**	1.69	752	**	.86	333	**	1.87	419	**	.60
JANUARY 2008	26,374	**	1.00	25,600	**	1.00	2,276	**	.75	23,324	**	1.03	774	**	.89	163	**	.92	611	**	.88
FEBRUARY 2008	27,819	*	1.05	27,074	*	1.06	2,512	*	.83	24,562	*	1.09	745	*	.86	140	*	.80	605	*	.87
MARCH 2008	32,083	*	1.21	31,237	*	1.22	3,128	*	1.03	28,109	*	1.24	846	*	.97	182	*	1.04	664	*	.95
APRIL 2008	28,100	*	1.06	27,589	*	1.07	2,182	*	.72	25,407	*	1.12	511	*	.58	132	*	.75	379	*	.54
MAY 2008*	33,190	*	1.24	32,585	*	1.26	2,850	*	.94	29,735	*	1.31	605	*	.69	126	*	.71	479	*	.69
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	147,566		5.56	144,085		5.61	12,948		4.28	131,137		5.79	3,481		3.99	743		4.22	2,738		3.93
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,655,372			2,568,083			302,532			2,265,552			87,288			17,609			69,679
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	245,330		9.25	239,245		9.33	20,728		6.85	218,517		9.66	6,085		6.98	1,645		9.33	4,440		6.39
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,651,493			2,564,354			302,443			2,261,911			87,139			17,639			69,500
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
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	49,945	**	1.89	48,841	**	1.91	4,712	**	1.56	44,129	**	1.96	1,104	**	1.29	301	**	1.73	803	**	1.17
OCTOBER 2007	35,579	*	1.35	34,731	*	1.36	3,015	*	1.00	31,716	*	1.41	848	*	.98	177	*	1.01	671	*	.97
NOVEMBER 2007	28,604	**	1.08	27,784	**	1.09	2,020	**	.67	25,764	**	1.15	820	**	.95	245	**	1.39	575	**	.83
DECEMBER 2007	30,008	**	1.13	29,359	**	1.15	1,832	**	.61	27,527	**	1.22	649	**	.75	120	**	.67	529	**	.76
JANUARY 2008	56,342	**	2.13	55,145	**	2.15	4,455	**	1.47	50,690	**	2.24	1,197	**	1.38	497	**	2.81	700	**	1.01
FEBRUARY 2008	29,630	*	1.12	28,917	*	1.13	2,311	*	.77	26,606	*	1.18	713	*	.82	138	*	.79	575	*	.83
MARCH 2008	33,466	*	1.26	32,690	*	1.28	2,916	*	.96	29,774	*	1.32	776	*	.89	180	*	1.02	596	*	.86
APRIL 2008	26,166	*	.98	25,633	*	1.00	2,048	*	.68	23,585	*	1.04	533	*	.61	154	*	.87	379	*	.54
MAY 2008*	25,624	*	.96	24,849	*	.96	2,136	*	.70	22,713	*	1.00	775	*	.89	160	*	.91	615	*	.88
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	171,228		6.45	167,234		6.51	13,866		4.58	153,368		6.77	3,994		4.58	1,129		6.41	2,865		4.11
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,655,372			2,568,083			302,532			2,265,552			87,288			17,609			69,679
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	265,419		10.01	259,108		10.10	20,733		6.86	238,375		10.54	6,311		7.24	1,671		9.47	4,640		6.68
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,651,493			2,564,354			302,443			2,261,911			87,139			17,639			69,500
QUITS
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	13,727	**	.52	13,552	**	.53	1,798	**	.60	11,754	**	.52	175	**	.20	39	**	.22	136	**	.20
OCTOBER 2007	6,636	*	.25	6,483	*	.25	810	*	.27	5,673	*	.25	153	*	.18	27	*	.15	126	*	.18
NOVEMBER 2007	5,077	**	.19	4,906	**	.19	623	**	.21	4,283	**	.19	171	**	.20	74	**	.42	97	**	.14
DECEMBER 2007	4,871	**	.18	4,750	**	.19	560	**	.18	4,190	**	.19	121	**	.14	21	**	.12	100	**	.14
JANUARY 2008	5,332	**	.20	5,192	**	.20	707	**	.23	4,485	**	.20	140	**	.16	28	**	.16	112	**	.16
FEBRUARY 2008	5,413	*	.20	5,287	*	.21	599	*	.20	4,688	*	.21	126	*	.14	25	*	.14	101	*	.15
MARCH 2008	7,535	*	.28	7,378	*	.29	800	*	.26	6,578	*	.29	157	*	.18	38	*	.22	119	*	.17
APRIL 2008	6,005	*	.23	5,898	*	.23	587	*	.19	5,311	*	.23	107	*	.12	28	*	.16	79	*	.11
MAY 2008*	6,126	*	.23	5,978	*	.23	633	*	.21	5,345	*	.23	148	*	.17	28	*	.16	120	*	.17
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	30,411		1.15	29,733		1.16	3,326		1.10	26,407		1.17	678		.78	147		.83	531		.76
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,655,372			2,568,083			302,532			2,265,552			87,288			17,609			69,679
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	46,995		1.77	45,872		1.79	5,319		1.76	40,553		1.79	1,123		1.29	269		1.53	854		1.23
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,651,493			2,564,354			302,443			2,261,911			87,139			17,639			69,500

*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.

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