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TABLE 22 -- SEPARATIONS BY TYPE, BRANCH, AND SELECTED AGENCY, ALL AREAS, FEBRUARY 2004 AND MARCH 2004

		TOTAL				TRANSFERS				QUITS				OTHER SEPARATIONS				SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS				SEPARATIONS CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TO DATE			SEPARATIONS FISCAL YEAR 2004 TO DATE
AGENCY		NUMBER*		RATE		NUMBER*		RATE		NUMBER*		RATE		NUMBER*		RATE		NUMBER*		RATE		NUMBER*	RATE		NUMBER*	RATE
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES																						97,431	3.68		218,365	8.22
MARCH 2004		27,157	*	1.02		1,581	*	0.06		5,718	*	0.22		19,858	*	0.75		25,576	*	0.96
FEBRUARY 2004		28,271		1.07		1,645		0.06		5,446		0.21		21,180		0.80		26,626		1.00
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH																						163	1.23		510	3.83
MARCH 2004		66		0.50		...		...		9		0.07		57		0.43		66		0.50
FEBRUARY 2004		69		0.52		2		0.02		11		0.08		56		0.42		67		0.50
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE																						49	1.52		134	4.11
MARCH 2004		20		0.62		...		...		...		...		20		0.62		20		0.62
FEBRUARY 2004		19		0.59		...		...		...		...		19		0.59		19		0.59
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE																						14	0.53		56	2.10
MARCH 2004		4		0.15		...		...		...		...		4		0.15		4		0.15
FEBRUARY 2004		9		0.34		...		...		1		0.04		8		0.30		9		0.34
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS																						48	1.08		122	2.75
MARCH 2004		24		0.54		...		...		...		...		24		0.54		24		0.54
FEBRUARY 2004		17		0.38		...		...		...		...		17		0.38		17		0.38
JUDICIAL BRANCH																						...	...		...	...
MARCH 2004		...		...		...		...		...		...		...		...		...		...
FEBRUARY 2004		...		...		...		...		...		...		...		...		...		...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH																						97,268	3.69		217,855	8.24
MARCH 2004		27,091	*	1.03		1,581	*	0.06		5,709	*	0.22		19,801	*	0.75		25,510	*	0.97
FEBRUARY 2004		28,202		1.07		1,643		0.06		5,435		0.21		21,124		0.80		26,559		1.01
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT																						73	4.29		138	8.08
MARCH 2004		23		1.35		9		0.53		12		0.71		2		0.12		14		0.82
FEBRUARY 2004		25		1.47		5		0.29		14		0.82		6		0.35		20		1.18
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS																						58,638	3.50		132,491	7.91
MARCH 2004		18,236	*	1.09		1,494	*	0.09		3,652	*	0.22		13,090	*	0.78		16,742	*	1.00
FEBRUARY 2004		19,229		1.15		1,540		0.09		3,592		0.21		14,097		0.84		17,689		1.06
DEPARTMENT OF STATE																						660	2.01		1,255	3.84
MARCH 2004		153		0.47		20		0.06		12		0.04		121		0.37		133		0.40
FEBRUARY 2004		131		0.40		11		0.03		7		0.02		113		0.34		120		0.37
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY																						7,910	6.44		16,712	14.23
MARCH 2004		2,620		2.09		8		0.01		1,070		0.85		1,542		1.23		2,612		2.08
FEBRUARY 2004		3,536		2.92		...		...		1,225		1.01		2,311		1.91		3,536		2.92
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE																						24,870	3.74		50,281	7.56
MARCH 2004		7,647		1.15		631		0.09		1,456		0.22		5,560		0.84		7,016		1.05
FEBRUARY 2004		7,572		1.14		681		0.10		1,243		0.19		5,648		0.85		6,891		1.04
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY																						10,668	4.64		22,434	9.73
MARCH 2004		3,010		1.31		178		0.08		559		0.24		2,273		0.99		2,832		1.23
FEBRUARY 2004		3,455		1.50		226		0.10		603		0.26		2,626		1.14		3,229		1.41
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY																						5,480	3.00		10,603	5.80
MARCH 2004		1,703		0.93		146		0.08		356		0.20		1,201		0.66		1,557		0.85
FEBRUARY 2004		1,425		0.78		156		0.09		284		0.16		985		0.54		1,269		0.69
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE																						5,615	3.68		11,356	7.47
MARCH 2004		1,861		1.21		114		0.07		86		0.06		1,661		1.08		1,747		1.14
FEBRUARY 2004		1,788		1.18		126		0.08		100		0.07		1,562		1.03		1,662		1.10
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY																						415	1.91		768	3.55
MARCH 2004		129		0.59		17		0.08		49		0.23		63		0.29		112		0.52
FEBRUARY 2004		150		0.69		24		0.11		48		0.22		78		0.36		126		0.58
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)																						2,692	3.46		5,120	6.57
MARCH 2004		944		1.21		176		0.23		406		0.52		362		0.47		768		0.99
FEBRUARY 2004		754		0.97		149		0.19		208		0.27		397		0.51		605		0.78
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE																						1,282	1.24		2,353	2.28
MARCH 2004		259		0.25		36		0.03		101		0.10		122		0.12		223		0.22
FEBRUARY 2004		309		0.30		56		0.05		123		0.12		130		0.13		253		0.25
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR																						2,818	4.04		9,564	13.46
MARCH 2004		653		0.93		21		0.03		197		0.28		435		0.62		632		0.90
FEBRUARY 2004		715		1.03		20		0.03		174		0.25		521		0.75		695		1.00
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE																						3,073	3.09		15,728	15.45
MARCH 2004		1,118		1.13		24		0.02		278		0.28		816		0.83		1,094		1.11
FEBRUARY 2004		1,147		1.15		24		0.02		266		0.27		857		0.86		1,123		1.13
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE																						770	2.07		1,976	5.30
MARCH 2004		340		0.92		4		0.01		142		0.38		194		0.52		336		0.91
FEBRUARY 2004		303		0.81		6		0.02		129		0.35		168		0.45		297		0.80
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR																						456	2.80		715	4.40
MARCH 2004		93		0.58		11		0.07		28		0.17		54		0.34		82		0.51
FEBRUARY 2004		114		0.69		15		0.09		35		0.21		64		0.39		99		0.60
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES																						2,192	3.61		3,896	6.29
MARCH 2004		484		0.80		48		0.08		136		0.22		300		0.49		436		0.72
FEBRUARY 2004		632		1.04		32		0.05		165		0.27		435		0.72		600		0.99
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT																						120	1.16		284	2.72
MARCH 2004		46		0.45		...		...		5		0.05		41		0.40		46		0.45
FEBRUARY 2004		51		0.49		...		...		9		0.09		42		0.40		51		0.49
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION																						1,216	2.11		1,975	3.40
MARCH 2004		227		0.39		28		0.05		26		0.05		173		0.30		199		0.34
FEBRUARY 2004		243		0.42		27		0.05		13		0.02		203		0.35		216		0.37
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY																						505	3.33		815	5.32
MARCH 2004		55		0.36		16		0.11		15		0.10		24		0.16		39		0.26
FEBRUARY 2004		61		0.40		12		0.08		15		0.10		34		0.22		49		0.32
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION																						94	2.11		147	3.28
MARCH 2004		13		0.29		...		...		3		0.07		10		0.22		13		0.29
FEBRUARY 2004		17		0.38		...		...		5		0.11		12		0.27		17		0.38
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS																						6,475	2.78		12,701	5.47
MARCH 2004		2,079		0.89		46		0.02		...		...		2,033		0.87		2,033		0.87
FEBRUARY 2004		1,949		0.84		55		0.02		...		...		1,894		0.82		1,894		0.82
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY																						6,197	4.16		14,089	9.49
MARCH 2004		2,449	*	1.64		601	*	0.40		183	*	0.12		1,665	*	1.12		1,848	*	1.24
FEBRUARY 2004		2,449		1.64		601		0.40		183		0.12		1,665		1.12		1,848		1.24
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES																						38,557	4.02		85,226	8.82
MARCH 2004		8,832		0.92		78		0.01		2,045		0.21		6,709		0.70		8,754		0.91
FEBRUARY 2004		8,948		0.93		98		0.01		1,829		0.19		7,021		0.73		8,850		0.92
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS																						39	2.16		67	3.71
MARCH 2004		12		0.66		...		...		4		0.22		8		0.44		12		0.66
FEBRUARY 2004		5		0.28		...		...		4		0.22		1		0.06		5		0.28
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY																						600	3.38		935	5.20
MARCH 2004		69		0.39		5		0.03		16		0.09		48		0.27		64		0.36
FEBRUARY 2004		59		0.33		8		0.05		17		0.10		34		0.19		51		0.29
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION																						60	2.38		96	3.77
MARCH 2004		17		0.68		5		0.20		5		0.20		7		0.28		12		0.48
FEBRUARY 2004		12		0.48		1		0.04		1		0.04		10		0.40		11		0.44
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION																						26	1.28		40	1.96
MARCH 2004		14		0.69		...		...		7		0.35		7		0.35		14		0.69
FEBRUARY 2004		9		0.44		...		...		5		0.25		4		0.20		9		0.44
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION																						61	1.12		165	3.03
MARCH 2004		22		0.41		...		...		7		0.13		15		0.28		22		0.41
FEBRUARY 2004		22		0.40		...		...		12		0.22		10		0.18		22		0.40
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION																						313	2.46		570	4.48
MARCH 2004		64		0.50		7		0.06		12		0.09		45		0.35		57		0.45
FEBRUARY 2004		43		0.34		1		0.01		9		0.07		33		0.26		42		0.33
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION																						369	1.94		584	3.08
MARCH 2004		64		0.34		8		0.04		13		0.07		43		0.23		56		0.29
FEBRUARY 2004		65		0.34		7		0.04		15		0.08		43		0.23		58		0.31
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION																						148	4.93		252	8.39
MARCH 2004		29		0.96		1		0.03		10		0.33		18		0.60		28		0.93
FEBRUARY 2004		22		0.73		2		0.07		11		0.37		9		0.30		20		0.67
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD																						25	1.29		53	2.73
MARCH 2004		4		0.21		1		0.05		...		...		3		0.15		3		0.15
FEBRUARY 2004		6		0.31		...		...		2		0.10		4		0.21		6		0.31
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION																						79	2.56		126	4.08
MARCH 2004		10		0.32		2		0.06		1		0.03		7		0.23		8		0.26
FEBRUARY 2004		19		0.62		4		0.13		4		0.13		11		0.36		15		0.49
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT																						108	3.22		167	4.90
MARCH 2004		34		1.01		7		0.21		10		0.30		17		0.51		27		0.80
FEBRUARY 2004		19		0.57		6		0.18		3		0.09		10		0.30		13		0.39
PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION																						...	...		...	...
MARCH 2004		...		...		...		...		...		...		...		...		...		...
FEBRUARY 2004		...		...		...		...		...		...		...		...		...		...
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD																						18	1.62		28	2.50
MARCH 2004		1		0.09		...		...		...		...		1		0.09		1		0.09
FEBRUARY 2004		3		0.27		...		...		...		...		3		0.27		3		0.27
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION																						42	1.19		69	1.99
MARCH 2004		11		0.31		1		0.03		7		0.20		3		0.08		10		0.28
FEBRUARY 2004		15		0.43		4		0.11		8		0.23		3		0.09		11		0.31
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION																						309	8.88		573	15.80
MARCH 2004		120		3.55		...		...		7		0.21		113		3.35		120		3.55
FEBRUARY 2004		146		4.10		...		...		6		0.17		140		3.93		146		4.10
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION																						91	1.82		434	8.62
MARCH 2004		40		0.80		...		...		17		0.34		23		0.46		40		0.80
FEBRUARY 2004		43		0.86		...		...		16		0.32		27		0.54		43		0.86
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION																						1,331	2.05		2,114	3.22
MARCH 2004		248		0.38		6		0.01		70		0.11		172		0.26		242		0.37
FEBRUARY 2004		285		0.44		6		0.01		66		0.10		213		0.33		279		0.43
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS																						27	1.17		89	3.84
MARCH 2004		15		0.65		2		0.09		...		...		13		0.56		13		0.56
FEBRUARY 2004		5		0.22		3		0.13		2		0.09		...		...		2		0.09
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT																						26	1.11		83	3.55
MARCH 2004		19		0.82		...		...		3		0.13		16		0.69		19		0.82
FEBRUARY 2004		7		0.30		...		...		...		...		7		0.30		7		0.30
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE																						34,165	4.40		77,438	9.91
MARCH 2004		7,861		1.01		22		...		1,789		0.23		6,050		0.78		7,839		1.01
FEBRUARY 2004		7,994		1.03		31		...		1,590		0.20		6,373		0.82		7,963		1.02

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