U.S. Office of Personnel Management

The Fact Book

Federal Civilian Workforce Statistics 1997 Edition

FACT BOOK: Turnover Data, Fiscal Years 1983 to 1996

Turnover Data

Executive Branch - All Areas

Fiscal Years 1983 - 1996
Fiscal
Year (FY)		 Total
Accessions		 New
Hires		 Total
Separations		 Quits Average Total
Employment		 Change From
Prior Year		 Percent
Change
FY83 540,267 423,123 472,628 177,430 2,158,775 8,216 0.4
FY84 533,865 427,349 496,426 193,195 2,178,273 19,498 0.9
FY85 541,787 451,516 484,742 185,453 2,210,487 32,214 1.5
FY86 466,191 379,267 478,595 182,124 2,207,807 (2,680) -0.1
FY87 515,958 431,687 440,797 176,813 2,207,828 21 0.0**
FY88 463,413 375,561 448,025 175,374 2,226,642 18,814 0.9
FY89 515,759 435,911 483,850 172,376 2,233,981 7,339 0.3
FY90* 819,554 716,066 799,237 165,099 2,348,458 114,477 5.1
FY91* 495,123 351,112 515,673 134,175 2,224,389 (124,069) -5.3
FY92 430,021 290,883 446,126 129,167 2,238,635 14,246 0.6
FY93 382,399 253,374 423,830 127,140 2,189,416 (49,219) -2.2
FY94 317,509 219,026 398,134 111,096 2,114,387 (75,029) -3.4
FY95 345,166 222,025 457,246 91,909 2,037,890(r) (76,542)(r) -3.6
FY96 266,473 199,463 356,566 80,922 1,960,892 (76,953) -3.8

* Includes census enumerators hired for the 1990 Census.

** Less than 0.01 percent

(r) = revised

Notes: Turnover data exclude Legislative & Judicial Branches, U.S. Postal Service, and Postal Rate Commission.
Governmentwide (including U.S. Postal Service) in FY96, there were 458,833 Accessions (excluding Transfers) of which 413,672 were temporary and permanent new hires, and 45,161 were returns to duty, etc.
There were 523,070 Separations (excluding transfers) of which 119,064 were quits.

Source: Monthly Report of Federal Civilian Employment (SF 113-A); Office of Workforce Information. (202) 606-2684 OWI@OPM.GOV

Updated September 04, 1997