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TABLE 16 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN ACCESSIONS AND SEPARATIONS BY BRANCH AND AREA TO SEPTEMBER 2006

		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/
SEPTEMBER 2005		36,412	**	1.37		34,433	**	1.34		3,498	**	1.15		30,935	**	1.37		1,979	**	2.20		574	**	3.27		1,405	**	1.94
OCTOBER 2005		43,045	**	1.62		41,775	**	1.63		3,978	**	1.31		37,797	**	1.68		1,270	**	1.40		112	**	.64		1,158	**	1.58
NOVEMBER 2005		30,280	**	1.14		29,070	**	1.14		2,701	**	.89		26,369	**	1.17		1,210	**	1.33		213	**	1.21		997	**	1.35
DECEMBER 2005		40,056	**	1.51		38,943	**	1.52		4,245	**	1.38		34,698	**	1.54		1,113	**	1.21		323	**	1.80		790	**	1.07
JANUARY 2006		37,914	**	1.44		36,547	**	1.43		2,641	**	.85		33,906	**	1.51		1,367	**	1.49		384	**	2.15		983	**	1.33
FEBRUARY 2006		36,455	**	1.39		35,432	**	1.40		2,963	**	.96		32,469	**	1.45		1,023	**	1.12		201	**	1.13		822	**	1.12
MARCH 2006		27,674	**	1.05		26,610	**	1.05		2,594	**	.84		24,016	**	1.07		1,064	**	1.17		130	**	.73		934	**	1.27
APRIL 2006		38,452	**	1.46		37,605	**	1.47		3,443	**	1.12		34,162	**	1.52		847	**	.93		190	**	1.07		657	**	.90
MAY 2006		36,166	**	1.36		35,141	**	1.37		3,539	**	1.15		31,602	**	1.40		1,025	**	1.13		150	**	.85		875	**	1.20
JUNE 2006		46,497	**	1.75		44,135	**	1.72		6,256	**	2.01		37,879	**	1.67		2,362	**	2.60		215	**	1.22		2,147	**	2.94
JULY 2006		39,255	**	1.47		36,863	**	1.43		4,341	**	1.39		32,522	**	1.44		2,392	**	2.65		338	**	1.93		2,054	**	2.83
AUGUST 2006		28,104	**	1.06		26,794	**	1.04		3,061	**	.98		23,733	**	1.05		1,310	**	1.48		205	**	1.17		1,105	**	1.56
SEPTEMBER 2006*		42,321	*	1.60		40,785	*	1.59		5,679	*	1.79		35,106	*	1.56		1,536	*	1.75		328	*	1.87		1,208	*	1.72
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL TO DATE*		332,838		12.57		319,912		12.50		34,517		11.09		285,395		12.70		12,926		14.34		2,141		12.12		10,785		14.88
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,648,920				2,558,757				311,252				2,247,505				90,163				17,658				72,504
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL TO DATE*		446,219		16.85		429,700		16.80		45,441		14.65		384,259		17.09		16,519		18.26		2,789		15.77		13,730		18.86
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,648,715				2,558,245				310,078				2,248,166				90,470				17,686				72,784
NEW HIRES A/
SEPTEMBER 2005		29,293	**	1.10		27,718	**	1.08		2,882	**	.94		24,836	**	1.10		1,575	**	1.75		476	**	2.71		1,099	**	1.52
OCTOBER 2005		34,775	**	1.31		33,916	**	1.33		3,217	**	1.06		30,699	**	1.36		859	**	.95		42	**	.24		817	**	1.11
NOVEMBER 2005		25,008	**	.95		24,090	**	.94		2,173	**	.71		21,917	**	.97		918	**	1.01		173	**	.98		745	**	1.01
DECEMBER 2005		32,468	**	1.22		31,666	**	1.24		2,529	**	.82		29,137	**	1.29		802	**	.87		210	**	1.17		592	**	.80
JANUARY 2006		26,858	**	1.02		25,767	**	1.01		2,070	**	.67		23,697	**	1.06		1,091	**	1.19		334	**	1.87		757	**	1.03
FEBRUARY 2006		24,083	**	.92		23,321	**	.92		2,431	**	.79		20,890	**	.94		762	**	.83		161	**	.91		601	**	.82
MARCH 2006		20,817	**	.79		20,032	**	.79		2,014	**	.65		18,018	**	.81		785	**	.86		87	**	.49		698	**	.95
APRIL 2006		30,983	**	1.17		30,373	**	1.19		2,719	**	.88		27,654	**	1.23		610	**	.67		145	**	.82		465	**	.64
MAY 2006		30,946	**	1.17		30,193	**	1.18		2,813	**	.91		27,380	**	1.22		753	**	.83		112	**	.63		641	**	.88
JUNE 2006		41,468	**	1.56		39,349	**	1.53		5,561	**	1.79		33,788	**	1.49		2,119	**	2.33		185	**	1.05		1,934	**	2.64
JULY 2006		34,742	**	1.30		32,609	**	1.27		3,752	**	1.20		28,857	**	1.27		2,133	**	2.37		286	**	1.64		1,847	**	2.54
AUGUST 2006		23,681	**	.89		22,792	**	.89		2,514	**	.81		20,278	**	.90		889	**	1.01		172	**	.98		717	**	1.01
SEPTEMBER 2006*		36,365	*	1.37		35,171	*	1.37		4,665	*	1.47		30,506	*	1.36		1,194	*	1.36		281	*	1.60		913	*	1.30
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL TO DATE*		269,943		10.19		259,607		10.15		28,539		9.17		231,068		10.28		10,336		11.46		1,763		9.98		8,573		11.82
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,648,920				2,558,757				311,252				2,247,505				90,163				17,658				72,504
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL TO DATE*		362,194		13.67		349,279		13.65		36,458		11.76		312,821		13.91		12,915		14.28		2,188		12.37		10,727		14.74
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,648,715				2,558,245				310,078				2,248,166				90,470				17,686				72,784
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
SEPTEMBER 2005		41,193	**	1.55		39,899	**	1.55		4,443	**	1.46		35,456	**	1.57		1,294	**	1.44		326	**	1.86		968	**	1.34
OCTOBER 2005		48,628	**	1.83		47,413	**	1.85		3,728	**	1.22		43,685	**	1.94		1,215	**	1.34		326	**	1.85		889	**	1.21
NOVEMBER 2005		30,465	**	1.15		29,604	**	1.16		2,261	**	.74		27,343	**	1.22		861	**	.94		161	**	.91		700	**	.95
DECEMBER 2005		33,467	**	1.26		32,586	**	1.27		3,030	**	.98		29,556	**	1.31		881	**	.96		149	**	.83		732	**	.99
JANUARY 2006		56,608	**	2.14		55,271	**	2.17		5,353	**	1.73		49,918	**	2.23		1,337	**	1.46		461	**	2.58		876	**	1.19
FEBRUARY 2006		27,860	**	1.06		27,005	**	1.06		2,631	**	.85		24,374	**	1.09		855	**	.94		183	**	1.03		672	**	.91
MARCH 2006		26,856	**	1.02		25,898	**	1.02		2,550	**	.83		23,348	**	1.04		958	**	1.05		205	**	1.15		753	**	1.03
APRIL 2006		34,895	**	1.32		33,943	**	1.33		3,570	**	1.16		30,373	**	1.35		952	**	1.05		256	**	1.44		696	**	.95
MAY 2006		43,543	**	1.64		29,167	**	1.14		2,661	**	.86		26,506	**	1.18		14,376	**	15.82		1,357	**	7.65		13,019	**	17.80
JUNE 2006		35,508	**	1.33		33,469	**	1.30		3,111	**	1.00		30,358	**	1.34		2,039	**	2.25		378	**	2.15		1,661	**	2.27
JULY 2006		38,031	**	1.43		35,993	**	1.40		3,420	**	1.09		32,573	**	1.44		2,038	**	2.26		296	**	1.69		1,742	**	2.40
AUGUST 2006		40,202	**	1.51		37,176	**	1.45		4,764	**	1.53		32,412	**	1.43		3,026	**	3.42		188	**	1.07		2,838	**	4.00
SEPTEMBER 2006*		50,140	*	1.89		49,004	*	1.91		5,231	*	1.65		43,773	*	1.95		1,136	*	1.29		283	*	1.61		853	*	1.21
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL TO DATE*		353,643		13.35		326,926		12.78		33,291		10.70		293,635		13.06		26,717		29.63		3,607		20.43		23,110		31.87
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,648,920				2,558,757				311,252				2,247,505				90,163				17,658				72,504
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL TO DATE*		466,203		17.60		436,529		17.06		42,310		13.64		394,219		17.54		29,674		32.80		4,243		23.99		25,431		34.94
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,648,715				2,558,245				310,078				2,248,166				90,470				17,686				72,784
QUITS A/
SEPTEMBER 2005		11,281	**	.42		11,009	**	.43		1,430	**	.47		9,579	**	.42		272	**	.30		22	**	.13		250	**	.34
OCTOBER 2005		11,499	**	.43		11,239	**	.44		1,107	**	.36		10,132	**	.45		260	**	.29		57	**	.32		203	**	.28
NOVEMBER 2005		6,261	**	.24		6,069	**	.24		737	**	.24		5,332	**	.24		192	**	.21		14	**	.08		178	**	.24
DECEMBER 2005		6,753	**	.25		6,492	**	.25		633	**	.21		5,859	**	.26		261	**	.28		47	**	.26		214	**	.29
JANUARY 2006		6,187	**	.23		5,930	**	.23		844	**	.27		5,086	**	.23		257	**	.28		26	**	.15		231	**	.31
FEBRUARY 2006		6,387	**	.24		6,173	**	.24		721	**	.23		5,452	**	.24		214	**	.23		24	**	.13		190	**	.26
MARCH 2006		6,045	**	.23		5,781	**	.23		731	**	.24		5,050	**	.23		264	**	.29		24	**	.13		240	**	.33
APRIL 2006		8,468	**	.32		8,222	**	.32		960	**	.31		7,262	**	.32		246	**	.27		45	**	.25		201	**	.27
MAY 2006		5,921	**	.22		5,363	**	.21		648	**	.21		4,715	**	.21		558	**	.61		40	**	.23		518	**	.71
JUNE 2006		6,874	**	.26		6,465	**	.25		870	**	.28		5,595	**	.25		409	**	.45		28	**	.16		381	**	.52
JULY 2006		6,432	**	.24		6,062	**	.24		823	**	.26		5,239	**	.23		370	**	.41		23	**	.13		347	**	.48
AUGUST 2006		11,032	**	.41		10,795	**	.42		2,059	**	.66		8,736	**	.39		237	**	.27		18	**	.10		219	**	.31
SEPTEMBER 2006*		15,623	*	.59		15,379	*	.60		1,769	*	.56		13,610	*	.61		244	*	.28		34	*	.19		210	*	.30
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL TO DATE*		72,969		2.75		70,170		2.74		9,425		3.03		60,745		2.70		2,799		3.10		262		1.48		2,537		3.50
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,648,920				2,558,757				311,252				2,247,505				90,163				17,658				72,504
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL TO DATE*		97,482		3.68		93,970		3.67		11,902		3.84		82,068		3.65		3,512		3.88		380		2.15		3,132		4.30
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,648,715				2,558,245				310,078				2,248,166				90,470				17,686				72,784
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TOTAL ACCESSIONS
SEPTEMBER 2005		36,254	**	1.37		34,275	**	1.34		3,377	**	1.15		30,898	**	1.37		1,979	**	2.20		574	**	3.27		1,405	**	1.94
OCTOBER 2005		42,985	**	1.63		41,715	**	1.64		3,918	**	1.34		37,797	**	1.68		1,270	**	1.40		112	**	.64		1,158	**	1.58
NOVEMBER 2005		30,141	**	1.15		28,931	**	1.14		2,601	**	.89		26,330	**	1.17		1,210	**	1.33		213	**	1.21		997	**	1.35
DECEMBER 2005		39,881	**	1.51		38,768	**	1.52		4,106	**	1.39		34,662	**	1.54		1,113	**	1.21		323	**	1.80		790	**	1.07
JANUARY 2006		37,853	*	1.44		36,486	*	1.44		2,582	*	.87		33,904	*	1.51		1,367	*	1.49		384	*	2.15		983	*	1.33
FEBRUARY 2006		36,411	**	1.39		35,388	**	1.40		2,926	**	.99		32,462	**	1.46		1,023	**	1.12		201	**	1.13		822	**	1.12
MARCH 2006		27,627	**	1.05		26,563	**	1.05		2,548	**	.86		24,015	**	1.07		1,064	**	1.17		130	**	.73		934	**	1.27
APRIL 2006		38,389	**	1.46		37,542	**	1.48		3,384	**	1.14		34,158	**	1.52		847	**	.93		190	**	1.07		657	**	.90
MAY 2006		36,049	**	1.37		35,024	**	1.37		3,438	**	1.16		31,586	**	1.40		1,025	**	1.13		150	**	.85		875	**	1.20
JUNE 2006		46,159	**	1.74		43,797	**	1.71		5,964	**	1.99		37,833	**	1.67		2,362	**	2.60		215	**	1.22		2,147	**	2.94
JULY 2006		39,220	**	1.48		36,828	**	1.44		4,319	**	1.43		32,509	**	1.44		2,392	**	2.65		338	**	1.93		2,054	**	2.83
AUGUST 2006		28,050	**	1.06		26,740	**	1.05		3,008	**	1.00		23,732	**	1.05		1,310	**	1.48		205	**	1.17		1,105	**	1.56
SEPTEMBER 2006*		42,228	*	1.60		40,692	*	1.60		5,590	*	1.83		35,102	*	1.56		1,536	*	1.75		328	*	1.87		1,208	*	1.72
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL TO DATE*		331,986		12.59		319,060		12.53		33,759		11.26		285,301		12.70		12,926		14.34		2,141		12.12		10,785		14.88
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,636,384				2,546,227				299,751				2,246,477				90,157				17,658				72,499
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL TO DATE*		444,993		16.88		428,474		16.83		44,384		14.87		384,090		17.09		16,519		18.26		2,789		15.77		13,730		18.87
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,636,110				2,545,646				298,508				2,247,138				90,464				17,686				72,778
NEW HIRES
SEPTEMBER 2005		29,140	**	1.10		27,565	**	1.08		2,765	**	.94		24,800	**	1.10		1,575	**	1.75		476	**	2.71		1,099	**	1.52
OCTOBER 2005		34,721	**	1.32		33,862	**	1.33		3,163	**	1.08		30,699	**	1.36		859	**	.95		42	**	.24		817	**	1.11
NOVEMBER 2005		24,879	**	.95		23,961	**	.94		2,081	**	.71		21,880	**	.97		918	**	1.01		173	**	.98		745	**	1.01
DECEMBER 2005		32,301	**	1.22		31,499	**	1.24		2,397	**	.81		29,102	**	1.29		802	**	.88		210	**	1.17		592	**	.80
JANUARY 2006		26,806	*	1.02		25,715	*	1.01		2,020	*	.68		23,695	*	1.06		1,091	*	1.19		334	*	1.87		757	*	1.03
FEBRUARY 2006		24,042	**	.92		23,280	**	.92		2,396	**	.81		20,884	**	.94		762	**	.83		161	**	.91		601	**	.82
MARCH 2006		20,776	**	.79		19,991	**	.79		1,974	**	.67		18,017	**	.81		785	**	.86		87	**	.49		698	**	.95
APRIL 2006		30,929	**	1.18		30,319	**	1.19		2,667	**	.90		27,652	**	1.23		610	**	.67		145	**	.82		465	**	.64
MAY 2006		30,834	**	1.17		30,081	**	1.18		2,717	**	.92		27,364	**	1.21		753	**	.83		112	**	.63		641	**	.88
JUNE 2006		41,134	**	1.55		39,015	**	1.52		5,273	**	1.76		33,742	**	1.49		2,119	**	2.33		185	**	1.05		1,934	**	2.64
JULY 2006		34,714	**	1.31		32,581	**	1.27		3,737	**	1.24		28,844	**	1.27		2,133	**	2.37		286	**	1.64		1,847	**	2.54
AUGUST 2006		23,635	**	.89		22,746	**	.89		2,468	**	.82		20,278	**	.90		889	**	1.01		172	**	.98		717	**	1.01
SEPTEMBER 2006*		36,281	*	1.37		35,087	*	1.38		4,584	*	1.50		30,503	*	1.36		1,194	*	1.36		281	*	1.60		913	*	1.30
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL TO DATE*		269,151		10.21		258,815		10.16		27,836		9.29		230,979		10.28		10,336		11.46		1,763		9.98		8,573		11.82
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,636,384				2,546,227				299,751				2,246,477				90,157				17,658				72,499
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL TO DATE*		361,052		13.70		348,137		13.68		35,477		11.88		312,660		13.91		12,915		14.28		2,188		12.37		10,727		14.74
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,636,110				2,545,646				298,508				2,247,138				90,464				17,686				72,778
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
SEPTEMBER 2005		41,003	**	1.55		39,710	**	1.55		4,265	**	1.46		35,445	**	1.57		1,293	**	1.44		326	**	1.86		967	**	1.33
OCTOBER 2005		48,393	**	1.83		47,179	**	1.85		3,509	**	1.20		43,670	**	1.94		1,214	**	1.34		326	**	1.85		888	**	1.21
NOVEMBER 2005		30,329	**	1.15		29,468	**	1.16		2,126	**	.73		27,342	**	1.22		861	**	.94		161	**	.91		700	**	.95
DECEMBER 2005		33,354	**	1.26		32,474	**	1.28		2,928	**	.99		29,546	**	1.31		880	**	.96		149	**	.83		731	**	.99
JANUARY 2006		56,478	*	2.15		55,141	*	2.17		5,242	*	1.76		49,899	*	2.23		1,337	*	1.46		461	*	2.58		876	*	1.19
FEBRUARY 2006		27,759	**	1.06		26,904	**	1.06		2,533	**	.85		24,371	**	1.09		855	**	.94		183	**	1.03		672	**	.91
MARCH 2006		26,749	**	1.02		25,791	**	1.02		2,449	**	.83		23,342	**	1.04		958	**	1.05		205	**	1.15		753	**	1.03
APRIL 2006		34,773	**	1.32		33,821	**	1.33		3,454	**	1.17		30,367	**	1.35		952	**	1.05		256	**	1.44		696	**	.95
MAY 2006		43,473	**	1.65		29,097	**	1.14		2,593	**	.87		26,504	**	1.18		14,376	**	15.82		1,357	**	7.65		13,019	**	17.81
JUNE 2006		35,362	**	1.33		33,323	**	1.30		2,971	**	.99		30,352	**	1.34		2,039	**	2.25		378	**	2.15		1,661	**	2.27
JULY 2006		37,906	**	1.43		35,868	**	1.40		3,301	**	1.10		32,567	**	1.44		2,038	**	2.26		296	**	1.69		1,742	**	2.40
AUGUST 2006		39,896	**	1.51		36,870	**	1.44		4,500	**	1.50		32,370	**	1.43		3,026	**	3.42		188	**	1.07		2,838	**	4.00
SEPTEMBER 2006*		49,908	*	1.89		48,772	*	1.91		5,035	*	1.64		43,737	*	1.95		1,136	*	1.29		283	*	1.61		853	*	1.21
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL TO DATE*		352,304		13.36		325,587		12.79		32,078		10.70		293,509		13.07		26,717		29.63		3,607		20.43		23,110		31.88
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,636,384				2,546,227				299,751				2,246,477				90,157				17,658				72,499
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL TO DATE*		464,380		17.62		434,708		17.08		40,641		13.61		394,067		17.54		29,672		32.80		4,243		23.99		25,429		34.94
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,636,110				2,545,646				298,508				2,247,138				90,464				17,686				72,778
QUITS
SEPTEMBER 2005		11,184	**	.42		10,912	**	.43		1,333	**	.45		9,579	**	.42		272	**	.30		22	**	.13		250	**	.34
OCTOBER 2005		11,401	**	.43		11,141	**	.44		1,009	**	.34		10,132	**	.45		260	**	.29		57	**	.32		203	**	.28
NOVEMBER 2005		6,165	**	.23		5,973	**	.24		641	**	.22		5,332	**	.24		192	**	.21		14	**	.08		178	**	.24
DECEMBER 2005		6,742	**	.26		6,481	**	.25		623	**	.21		5,858	**	.26		261	**	.28		47	**	.26		214	**	.29
JANUARY 2006		6,183	*	.24		5,926	*	.23		841	*	.28		5,085	*	.23		257	*	.28		26	*	.15		231	*	.31
FEBRUARY 2006		6,374	**	.24		6,160	**	.24		708	**	.24		5,452	**	.24		214	**	.23		24	**	.13		190	**	.26
MARCH 2006		6,029	**	.23		5,765	**	.23		715	**	.24		5,050	**	.23		264	**	.29		24	**	.13		240	**	.33
APRIL 2006		8,466	**	.32		8,220	**	.32		958	**	.32		7,262	**	.32		246	**	.27		45	**	.25		201	**	.27
MAY 2006		5,904	**	.22		5,346	**	.21		631	**	.21		4,715	**	.21		558	**	.61		40	**	.23		518	**	.71
JUNE 2006		6,863	**	.26		6,454	**	.25		859	**	.29		5,595	**	.25		409	**	.45		28	**	.16		381	**	.52
JULY 2006		6,412	**	.24		6,042	**	.24		803	**	.27		5,239	**	.23		370	**	.41		23	**	.13		347	**	.48
AUGUST 2006		11,010	**	.42		10,773	**	.42		2,037	**	.68		8,736	**	.39		237	**	.27		18	**	.10		219	**	.31
SEPTEMBER 2006*		15,602	*	.59		15,358	*	.60		1,748	*	.57		13,610	*	.61		244	*	.28		34	*	.19		210	*	.30
CALENDAR YEAR 2006 TOTAL TO DATE*		72,843		2.76		70,044		2.75		9,300		3.10		60,744		2.70		2,799		3.10		262		1.48		2,537		3.50
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,636,384				2,546,227				299,751				2,246,477				90,157				17,658				72,499
FISCAL YEAR 2006 TOTAL TO DATE*		97,151		3.69		93,639		3.68		11,573		3.88		82,066		3.65		3,512		3.88		380		2.15		3,132		4.30
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,636,110				2,545,646				298,508				2,247,138				90,464				17,686				72,778

*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.