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TABLE 16 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN ACCESSIONS AND SEPARATIONS BY BRANCH AND AREA TO NOVEMBER 2004

		ALL AREAS				U.S. TOTAL				WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA				OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV METROPOLITAN 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/
NOVEMBER 2003		38,435	**	1.44		37,065	**	1.44		2,935	**	.93		34,130	**	1.51		1,370	**	1.48		290	**	1.60		1,080	**	1.45
DECEMBER 2003		41,060	**	1.54		39,816	**	1.55		2,997	**	.95		36,819	**	1.64		1,244	**	1.34		401	**	2.20		843	**	1.13
JANUARY 2004		39,040	**	1.47		37,777	**	1.48		2,262	**	.72		35,515	**	1.58		1,263	**	1.36		363	**	1.98		900	**	1.21
FEBRUARY 2004		34,559	**	1.30		33,479	**	1.31		2,244	**	.72		31,235	**	1.39		1,080	**	1.16		178	**	.98		902	**	1.21
MARCH 2004		28,645	**	1.08		27,332	**	1.07		2,557	**	.82		24,775	**	1.10		1,313	**	1.41		173	**	.96		1,140	**	1.52
APRIL 2004		29,056	**	1.09		27,911	**	1.09		2,277	**	.73		25,634	**	1.14		1,145	**	1.23		175	**	.98		970	**	1.29
MAY 2004		46,125	**	1.73		45,054	**	1.75		4,776	**	1.54		40,278	**	1.78		1,071	**	1.15		222	**	1.25		849	**	1.13
JUNE 2004		47,940	**	1.79		43,768	**	1.69		6,137	**	1.95		37,631	**	1.66		4,172	**	4.45		249	**	1.40		3,923	**	5.16
JULY 2004		39,959	**	1.49		37,488	**	1.45		4,015	**	1.27		33,473	**	1.47		2,471	**	2.62		372	**	2.11		2,099	**	2.74
AUGUST 2004		31,538	**	1.18		29,011	**	1.12		3,009	**	.96		26,002	**	1.15		2,527	**	2.74		262	**	1.49		2,265	**	3.03
SEPTEMBER 2004		33,655	**	1.26		31,903	**	1.24		4,181	**	1.33		27,722	**	1.23		1,752	**	1.91		350	**	1.97		1,402	**	1.90
OCTOBER 2004		44,277	**	1.66		42,544	**	1.66		4,476	**	1.43		38,068	**	1.69		1,733	**	1.88		471	**	2.64		1,262	**	1.70
NOVEMBER 2004*		30,609	*	1.16		29,114	*	1.14		2,475	*	.80		26,639	*	1.19		1,495	*	1.62		329	*	1.82		1,166	*	1.57
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		405,403		15.24		385,381		15.01		38,409		12.27		346,972		15.39		20,022		21.56		3,144		17.56		16,878		22.52
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,660,772				2,567,920				312,965				2,254,954				92,852				17,907				74,946
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		74,886		2.83		71,658		2.80		6,951		2.24		64,707		2.88		3,228		3.49		800		4.42		2,428		3.27
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,649,921				2,557,543				310,793				2,246,750				92,378				18,081				74,298
NEW HIRES A/
NOVEMBER 2003		30,186	**	1.13		29,114	**	1.13		2,202	**	.70		26,912	**	1.19		1,072	**	1.16		249	**	1.37		823	**	1.11
DECEMBER 2003		34,799	**	1.31		33,822	**	1.32		2,256	**	.72		31,566	**	1.40		977	**	1.05		370	**	2.03		607	**	.81
JANUARY 2004		29,678	**	1.12		28,648	**	1.12		1,844	**	.59		26,804	**	1.19		1,030	**	1.11		324	**	1.77		706	**	.95
FEBRUARY 2004		20,354	**	.77		19,565	**	.77		1,710	**	.55		17,855	**	.80		789	**	.85		128	**	.70		661	**	.89
MARCH 2004		20,424	**	.77		19,403	**	.76		1,956	**	.63		17,447	**	.78		1,021	**	1.10		124	**	.69		897	**	1.19
APRIL 2004		21,798	**	.82		20,985	**	.82		1,632	**	.52		19,353	**	.86		813	**	.87		147	**	.82		666	**	.88
MAY 2004		39,357	**	1.48		38,523	**	1.50		3,838	**	1.23		34,685	**	1.54		834	**	.90		190	**	1.07		644	**	.86
JUNE 2004		42,925	**	1.60		39,054	**	1.51		5,476	**	1.74		33,578	**	1.48		3,871	**	4.13		196	**	1.10		3,675	**	4.84
JULY 2004		34,897	**	1.30		32,759	**	1.27		3,471	**	1.10		29,288	**	1.29		2,138	**	2.27		311	**	1.76		1,827	**	2.39
AUGUST 2004		25,132	**	.94		23,766	**	.92		2,430	**	.77		21,336	**	.94		1,366	**	1.48		201	**	1.14		1,165	**	1.56
SEPTEMBER 2004		27,985	**	1.05		26,559	**	1.03		3,498	**	1.12		23,061	**	1.02		1,426	**	1.56		312	**	1.76		1,114	**	1.51
OCTOBER 2004		35,747	**	1.34		34,350	**	1.34		3,642	**	1.16		30,708	**	1.36		1,397	**	1.52		436	**	2.44		961	**	1.29
NOVEMBER 2004*		24,941	*	.94		23,899	*	.93		1,864	*	.60		22,035	*	.98		1,042	*	1.13		207	*	1.14		835	*	1.12
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		323,238		12.15		307,511		11.98		31,361		10.02		276,150		12.25		15,727		16.94		2,576		14.39		13,151		17.55
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,660,772				2,567,920				312,965				2,254,954				92,852				17,907				74,946
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		60,688		2.29		58,249		2.28		5,506		1.77		52,743		2.35		2,439		2.64		643		3.56		1,796		2.42
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,649,921				2,557,543				310,793				2,246,750				92,378				18,081				74,298
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
NOVEMBER 2003		40,460	**	1.52		39,428	**	1.53		2,922	**	.93		36,506	**	1.62		1,032	**	1.12		222	**	1.23		810	**	1.09
DECEMBER 2003		44,044	**	1.66		42,803	**	1.67		2,257	**	.72		40,546	**	1.80		1,241	**	1.34		252	**	1.38		989	**	1.33
JANUARY 2004		42,003	**	1.58		40,885	**	1.60		4,069	**	1.29		36,816	**	1.64		1,118	**	1.20		321	**	1.75		797	**	1.07
FEBRUARY 2004		28,271	**	1.07		27,245	**	1.07		2,449	**	.78		24,796	**	1.11		1,026	**	1.10		224	**	1.23		802	**	1.07
MARCH 2004		26,922	**	1.02		25,660	**	1.00		2,277	**	.73		23,383	**	1.04		1,262	**	1.35		337	**	1.87		925	**	1.23
APRIL 2004		29,069	**	1.10		27,830	**	1.09		2,770	**	.89		25,060	**	1.11		1,239	**	1.33		349	**	1.95		890	**	1.18
MAY 2004		37,055	**	1.39		35,791	**	1.39		3,147	**	1.01		32,644	**	1.45		1,264	**	1.36		328	**	1.84		936	**	1.25
JUNE 2004		37,114	**	1.39		35,424	**	1.37		2,905	**	.93		32,519	**	1.43		1,690	**	1.80		304	**	1.71		1,386	**	1.82
JULY 2004		37,712	**	1.41		35,553	**	1.37		3,520	**	1.11		32,033	**	1.41		2,159	**	2.29		399	**	2.26		1,760	**	2.30
AUGUST 2004		44,660	**	1.67		40,456	**	1.57		5,432	**	1.73		35,024	**	1.55		4,204	**	4.55		268	**	1.52		3,936	**	5.27
SEPTEMBER 2004		42,572	**	1.60		41,163	**	1.60		4,708	**	1.50		36,455	**	1.61		1,409	**	1.54		271	**	1.53		1,138	**	1.54
OCTOBER 2004		48,128	**	1.81		46,953	**	1.83		4,261	**	1.36		42,692	**	1.89		1,175	**	1.27		298	**	1.67		877	**	1.18
NOVEMBER 2004*		31,758	*	1.20		30,100	*	1.18		2,275	*	.73		27,825	*	1.24		1,658	*	1.79		243	*	1.34		1,415	*	1.90
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		405,264		15.23		387,060		15.07		37,813		12.08		349,247		15.49		18,204		19.61		3,342		18.66		14,862		19.83
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,660,772				2,567,920				312,965				2,254,954				92,852				17,907				74,946
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		79,886		3.01		77,053		3.01		6,536		2.10		70,517		3.14		2,833		3.07		541		2.99		2,292		3.08
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,649,921				2,557,543				310,793				2,246,750				92,378				18,081				74,298
QUITS A/
NOVEMBER 2003		7,600	**	.29		7,339	**	.29		726	**	.23		6,613	**	.29		261	**	.28		20	**	.11		241	**	.32
DECEMBER 2003		5,337	**	.20		5,067	**	.20		488	**	.15		4,579	**	.20		270	**	.29		22	**	.12		248	**	.33
JANUARY 2004		4,420	**	.17		4,199	**	.16		613	**	.19		3,586	**	.16		221	**	.24		24	**	.13		197	**	.26
FEBRUARY 2004		5,446	**	.21		5,183	**	.20		583	**	.19		4,600	**	.21		263	**	.28		35	**	.19		228	**	.31
MARCH 2004		5,732	**	.22		5,402	**	.21		533	**	.17		4,869	**	.22		330	**	.35		29	**	.16		301	**	.40
APRIL 2004		5,788	**	.22		5,466	**	.21		603	**	.19		4,863	**	.22		322	**	.35		22	**	.12		300	**	.40
MAY 2004		7,925	**	.30		7,449	**	.29		932	**	.30		6,517	**	.29		476	**	.51		46	**	.26		430	**	.57
JUNE 2004		5,906	**	.22		5,492	**	.21		762	**	.24		4,730	**	.21		414	**	.44		30	**	.17		384	**	.51
JULY 2004		6,243	**	.23		5,807	**	.22		942	**	.30		4,865	**	.21		436	**	.46		32	**	.18		404	**	.53
AUGUST 2004		12,000	**	.45		11,553	**	.45		2,437	**	.77		9,116	**	.40		447	**	.48		32	**	.18		415	**	.56
SEPTEMBER 2004		11,252	**	.42		10,930	**	.42		1,438	**	.46		9,492	**	.42		322	**	.35		32	**	.18		290	**	.39
OCTOBER 2004		11,627	**	.44		11,330	**	.44		938	**	.30		10,392	**	.46		297	**	.32		37	**	.21		260	**	.35
NOVEMBER 2004*		5,862	*	.22		5,558	*	.22		591	*	.19		4,967	*	.22		304	*	.33		27	*	.15		277	*	.37
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		82,201		3.09		78,369		3.05		10,372		3.31		67,997		3.02		3,832		4.13		346		1.93		3,486		4.65
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,660,772				2,567,920				312,965				2,254,954				92,852				17,907				74,946
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		17,489		.66		16,888		.66		1,529		.49		15,359		.68		601		.65		64		.35		537		.72
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,649,921				2,557,543				310,793				2,246,750				92,378				18,081				74,298
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TOTAL ACCESSIONS
NOVEMBER 2003		38,384	**	1.45		37,014	**	1.45		2,884	**	.95		34,130	**	1.51		1,370	**	1.48		290	**	1.60		1,080	**	1.45
DECEMBER 2003		41,024	**	1.55		39,780	**	1.56		2,961	**	.98		36,819	**	1.64		1,244	**	1.34		401	**	2.20		843	**	1.13
JANUARY 2004		39,006	**	1.48		37,743	**	1.48		2,232	**	.74		35,511	**	1.58		1,263	**	1.36		363	**	1.98		900	**	1.21
FEBRUARY 2004		34,505	**	1.31		33,425	**	1.31		2,192	**	.73		31,233	**	1.39		1,080	**	1.16		178	**	.98		902	**	1.21
MARCH 2004		28,595	**	1.08		27,282	**	1.07		2,511	**	.84		24,771	**	1.10		1,313	**	1.41		173	**	.96		1,140	**	1.52
APRIL 2004		29,006	**	1.10		27,861	**	1.09		2,232	**	.75		25,629	**	1.14		1,145	**	1.23		175	**	.98		970	**	1.29
MAY 2004		45,957	**	1.73		44,886	**	1.76		4,629	**	1.55		40,257	**	1.78		1,071	**	1.15		222	**	1.25		849	**	1.13
JUNE 2004		47,654	**	1.79		43,482	**	1.69		5,886	**	1.95		37,596	**	1.66		4,172	**	4.45		249	**	1.40		3,923	**	5.16
JULY 2004		39,817	**	1.49		37,346	**	1.45		3,876	**	1.28		33,470	**	1.47		2,471	**	2.62		372	**	2.11		2,099	**	2.74
AUGUST 2004		31,479	**	1.18		28,952	**	1.13		2,951	**	.97		26,001	**	1.15		2,527	**	2.74		262	**	1.49		2,265	**	3.03
SEPTEMBER 2004		33,605	**	1.27		31,853	**	1.24		4,132	**	1.37		27,721	**	1.23		1,752	**	1.91		350	**	1.97		1,402	**	1.90
OCTOBER 2004		44,218	**	1.67		42,485	**	1.66		4,421	**	1.47		38,064	**	1.69		1,733	**	1.88		471	**	2.64		1,262	**	1.70
NOVEMBER 2004*		30,546	*	1.16		29,051	*	1.14		2,412	*	.81		26,639	*	1.19		1,495	*	1.62		329	*	1.82		1,166	*	1.57
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		404,388		15.27		384,366		15.04		37,474		12.45		346,892		15.39		20,022		21.57		3,144		17.56		16,878		22.52
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,647,668				2,554,823				300,903				2,253,920				92,844				17,907				74,938
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		74,764		2.84		71,536		2.81		6,833		2.29		64,703		2.88		3,228		3.49		800		4.42		2,428		3.27
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,637,002				2,544,632				298,911				2,245,721				92,370				18,081				74,290
NEW HIRES
NOVEMBER 2003		30,140	**	1.14		29,068	**	1.14		2,156	**	.71		26,912	**	1.19		1,072	**	1.16		249	**	1.37		823	**	1.11
DECEMBER 2003		34,769	**	1.31		33,792	**	1.32		2,226	**	.74		31,566	**	1.40		977	**	1.05		370	**	2.03		607	**	.81
JANUARY 2004		29,646	**	1.12		28,616	**	1.12		1,815	**	.60		26,801	**	1.19		1,030	**	1.11		324	**	1.77		706	**	.95
FEBRUARY 2004		20,303	**	.77		19,514	**	.77		1,660	**	.55		17,854	**	.80		789	**	.85		128	**	.70		661	**	.89
MARCH 2004		20,377	**	.77		19,356	**	.76		1,912	**	.64		17,444	**	.78		1,021	**	1.10		124	**	.69		897	**	1.19
APRIL 2004		21,754	**	.82		20,941	**	.82		1,592	**	.53		19,349	**	.86		813	**	.87		147	**	.82		666	**	.88
MAY 2004		39,200	**	1.48		38,366	**	1.50		3,701	**	1.24		34,665	**	1.54		834	**	.90		190	**	1.07		644	**	.86
JUNE 2004		42,647	**	1.60		38,776	**	1.51		5,232	**	1.73		33,544	**	1.48		3,871	**	4.13		196	**	1.10		3,675	**	4.84
JULY 2004		34,761	**	1.30		32,623	**	1.27		3,338	**	1.10		29,285	**	1.29		2,138	**	2.27		311	**	1.76		1,827	**	2.39
AUGUST 2004		25,080	**	.94		23,714	**	.92		2,379	**	.79		21,335	**	.94		1,366	**	1.48		201	**	1.14		1,165	**	1.56
SEPTEMBER 2004		27,939	**	1.05		26,513	**	1.04		3,453	**	1.15		23,060	**	1.02		1,426	**	1.56		312	**	1.76		1,114	**	1.51
OCTOBER 2004		35,700	**	1.35		34,303	**	1.34		3,596	**	1.19		30,707	**	1.36		1,397	**	1.52		436	**	2.44		961	**	1.29
NOVEMBER 2004*		24,886	*	.94		23,844	*	.94		1,809	*	.61		22,035	*	.98		1,042	*	1.13		207	*	1.14		835	*	1.12
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		322,293		12.17		306,566		12.00		30,487		10.13		276,079		12.25		15,727		16.94		2,576		14.39		13,151		17.55
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,647,668				2,554,823				300,903				2,253,920				92,844				17,907				74,938
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		60,586		2.30		58,147		2.29		5,405		1.81		52,742		2.35		2,439		2.64		643		3.56		1,796		2.42
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,637,002				2,544,632				298,911				2,245,721				92,370				18,081				74,290
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
NOVEMBER 2003		40,332	**	1.52		39,300	**	1.54		2,802	**	.93		36,498	**	1.62		1,032	**	1.12		222	**	1.23		810	**	1.09
DECEMBER 2003		43,952	**	1.66		42,711	**	1.67		2,169	**	.72		40,542	**	1.80		1,241	**	1.34		252	**	1.38		989	**	1.33
JANUARY 2004		41,975	**	1.59		40,857	**	1.61		4,045	**	1.34		36,812	**	1.64		1,118	**	1.20		321	**	1.75		797	**	1.07
FEBRUARY 2004		28,202	**	1.07		27,176	**	1.07		2,384	**	.79		24,792	**	1.11		1,026	**	1.10		224	**	1.23		802	**	1.07
MARCH 2004		26,856	**	1.02		25,594	**	1.01		2,214	**	.74		23,380	**	1.04		1,262	**	1.35		337	**	1.87		925	**	1.23
APRIL 2004		28,765	**	1.09		27,526	**	1.08		2,487	**	.83		25,039	**	1.11		1,239	**	1.33		349	**	1.95		890	**	1.18
MAY 2004		36,930	**	1.39		35,666	**	1.40		3,030	**	1.01		32,636	**	1.45		1,264	**	1.36		328	**	1.84		936	**	1.25
JUNE 2004		37,003	**	1.39		35,313	**	1.37		2,805	**	.93		32,508	**	1.43		1,690	**	1.80		304	**	1.71		1,386	**	1.82
JULY 2004		37,552	**	1.41		35,393	**	1.37		3,374	**	1.11		32,019	**	1.41		2,159	**	2.29		399	**	2.26		1,760	**	2.30
AUGUST 2004		44,345	**	1.67		40,141	**	1.56		5,150	**	1.70		34,991	**	1.54		4,204	**	4.55		268	**	1.52		3,936	**	5.27
SEPTEMBER 2004		42,406	**	1.60		40,997	**	1.60		4,560	**	1.51		36,437	**	1.61		1,409	**	1.54		271	**	1.53		1,138	**	1.54
OCTOBER 2004		47,954	**	1.81		46,779	**	1.83		4,097	**	1.36		42,682	**	1.89		1,175	**	1.27		298	**	1.67		877	**	1.18
NOVEMBER 2004*		31,691	*	1.20		30,033	*	1.18		2,214	*	.74		27,819	*	1.24		1,658	*	1.79		243	*	1.34		1,415	*	1.90
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		403,679		15.25		385,475		15.09		36,360		12.08		349,115		15.49		18,204		19.61		3,342		18.66		14,862		19.83
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,647,668				2,554,823				300,903				2,253,920				92,844				17,907				74,938
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		79,645		3.02		76,812		3.02		6,311		2.11		70,501		3.14		2,833		3.07		541		2.99		2,292		3.09
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,637,002				2,544,632				298,911				2,245,721				92,370				18,081				74,290
QUITS
NOVEMBER 2003		7,576	**	.29		7,315	**	.29		702	**	.23		6,613	**	.29		261	**	.28		20	**	.11		241	**	.32
DECEMBER 2003		5,325	**	.20		5,055	**	.20		476	**	.16		4,579	**	.20		270	**	.29		22	**	.12		248	**	.33
JANUARY 2004		4,417	**	.17		4,196	**	.16		610	**	.20		3,586	**	.16		221	**	.24		24	**	.13		197	**	.26
FEBRUARY 2004		5,435	**	.21		5,172	**	.20		572	**	.19		4,600	**	.21		263	**	.28		35	**	.19		228	**	.31
MARCH 2004		5,723	**	.22		5,393	**	.21		524	**	.17		4,869	**	.22		330	**	.35		29	**	.16		301	**	.40
APRIL 2004		5,774	**	.22		5,452	**	.21		589	**	.20		4,863	**	.22		322	**	.35		22	**	.12		300	**	.40
MAY 2004		7,901	**	.30		7,425	**	.29		908	**	.30		6,517	**	.29		476	**	.51		46	**	.26		430	**	.57
JUNE 2004		5,875	**	.22		5,461	**	.21		732	**	.24		4,729	**	.21		414	**	.44		30	**	.17		384	**	.51
JULY 2004		6,214	**	.23		5,778	**	.22		913	**	.30		4,865	**	.21		436	**	.46		32	**	.18		404	**	.53
AUGUST 2004		11,950	**	.45		11,503	**	.45		2,387	**	.79		9,116	**	.40		447	**	.48		32	**	.18		415	**	.56
SEPTEMBER 2004		11,230	**	.42		10,908	**	.43		1,416	**	.47		9,492	**	.42		322	**	.35		32	**	.18		290	**	.39
OCTOBER 2004		11,592	**	.44		11,295	**	.44		903	**	.30		10,392	**	.46		297	**	.32		37	**	.21		260	**	.35
NOVEMBER 2004*		5,853	*	.22		5,549	*	.22		582	*	.19		4,967	*	.22		304	*	.33		27	*	.15		277	*	.37
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		81,964		3.10		78,132		3.06		10,136		3.37		67,996		3.02		3,832		4.13		346		1.93		3,486		4.65
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,647,668				2,554,823				300,903				2,253,920				92,844				17,907				74,938
FISCAL YEAR 2005 TOTAL TO DATE*		17,445		.66		16,844		.66		1,485		.50		15,359		.68		601		.65		64		.35		537		.72
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,637,002				2,544,632				298,911				2,245,721				92,370				18,081				74,290

*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.