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TABLE 16 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN ACCESSIONS AND SEPARATIONS BY BRANCH AND AREA TO MARCH 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/
MARCH 2003		186,960	**	6.96		182,112	**	7.02		18,709	**	5.98		163,403	**	7.16		4,848	**	5.23		3,113	**	16.93		1,735	**	2.34
APRIL 2003		27,553	**	1.03		26,490	**	1.02		2,226	**	.71		24,264	**	1.06		1,063	**	1.14		250	**	1.36		813	**	1.09
MAY 2003		47,371	**	1.76		46,048	**	1.77		4,195	**	1.34		41,853	**	1.83		1,323	**	1.42		227	**	1.24		1,096	**	1.46
JUNE 2003		42,946	**	1.59		38,996	**	1.50		5,033	**	1.59		33,963	**	1.48		3,950	**	4.19		247	**	1.36		3,703	**	4.87
JULY 2003		37,370	**	1.38		35,000	**	1.34		3,855	**	1.21		31,145	**	1.36		2,370	**	2.50		416	**	2.29		1,954	**	2.55
AUGUST 2003		29,386	**	1.09		27,111	**	1.04		2,784	**	.88		24,327	**	1.07		2,275	**	2.36		223	**	1.23		2,052	**	2.63
SEPTEMBER 2003		28,790	**	1.07		26,550	**	1.03		3,281	**	1.04		23,269	**	1.02		2,240	**	2.36		196	**	1.08		2,044	**	2.66
OCTOBER 2003		30,106	**	1.13		28,622	**	1.11		2,870	**	.91		25,752	**	1.14		1,484	**	1.61		372	**	2.06		1,112	**	1.50
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		34,558	**	1.30		33,478	**	1.31		2,243	**	.72		31,235	**	1.39		1,080	**	1.16		178	**	.98		902	**	1.21
MARCH 2004*		28,359	*	1.07		27,046	*	1.06		2,555	*	.82		24,491	*	1.09		1,313	*	1.41		173	*	.96		1,140	*	1.52
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		101,957		3.85		98,301		3.84		7,060		2.25		91,241		4.06		3,656		3.93		714		3.93		2,942		3.93
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,651,145				2,558,073				313,291				2,244,782				93,072				18,164				74,908
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		211,558		7.96		203,804		7.95		15,862		5.05		187,942		8.36		7,754		8.35		1,777		9.77		5,977		8.01
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,656,180				2,563,373				314,218				2,249,154				92,807				18,182				74,625
NEW HIRES A/
MARCH 2003		18,824	**	.70		17,880	**	.69		1,716	**	.55		16,164	**	.71		944	**	1.02		238	**	1.29		706	**	.95
APRIL 2003		21,492	**	.80		20,704	**	.80		1,811	**	.58		18,893	**	.83		788	**	.85		226	**	1.23		562	**	.75
MAY 2003		41,160	**	1.53		40,136	**	1.54		3,440	**	1.10		36,696	**	1.61		1,024	**	1.10		188	**	1.03		836	**	1.12
JUNE 2003		37,701	**	1.40		34,058	**	1.31		4,386	**	1.38		29,672	**	1.30		3,643	**	3.87		190	**	1.05		3,453	**	4.54
JULY 2003		32,549	**	1.20		30,452	**	1.17		3,346	**	1.05		27,106	**	1.18		2,097	**	2.21		376	**	2.07		1,721	**	2.24
AUGUST 2003		22,298	**	.83		20,310	**	.78		2,302	**	.72		18,008	**	.79		1,988	**	2.07		195	**	1.07		1,793	**	2.30
SEPTEMBER 2003		22,639	**	.84		20,631	**	.80		2,658	**	.84		17,973	**	.79		2,008	**	2.11		164	**	.91		1,844	**	2.40
OCTOBER 2003		21,855	**	.82		20,743	**	.80		2,131	**	.67		18,612	**	.82		1,112	**	1.21		261	**	1.45		851	**	1.15
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*		19,764	*	.75		18,745	*	.73		1,897	*	.61		16,848	*	.75		1,019	*	1.09		123	*	.68		896	*	1.19
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		69,796		2.63		66,958		2.62		5,451		1.74		61,507		2.74		2,838		3.05		575		3.17		2,263		3.02
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,651,145				2,558,073				313,291				2,244,782				93,072				18,164				74,908
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		156,636		5.90		150,637		5.88		12,040		3.83		138,597		6.16		5,999		6.46		1,455		8.00		4,544		6.09
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,656,180				2,563,373				314,218				2,249,154				92,807				18,182				74,625
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
MARCH 2003		189,271	**	7.04		184,555	**	7.11		17,895	**	5.72		166,660	**	7.30		4,716	**	5.09		3,047	**	16.57		1,669	**	2.25
APRIL 2003		27,394	**	1.02		26,551	**	1.02		2,152	**	.69		24,399	**	1.07		843	**	.91		218	**	1.19		625	**	.84
MAY 2003		38,198	**	1.42		36,932	**	1.42		2,611	**	.83		34,321	**	1.50		1,266	**	1.36		281	**	1.54		985	**	1.32
JUNE 2003		39,611	**	1.47		37,513	**	1.44		2,316	**	.73		35,197	**	1.54		2,098	**	2.23		284	**	1.56		1,814	**	2.39
JULY 2003		34,383	**	1.27		32,992	**	1.26		2,899	**	.91		30,093	**	1.31		1,391	**	1.47		276	**	1.52		1,115	**	1.45
AUGUST 2003		40,503	**	1.50		37,095	**	1.43		4,626	**	1.45		32,469	**	1.42		3,408	**	3.54		291	**	1.60		3,117	**	3.99
SEPTEMBER 2003		48,236	**	1.80		43,639	**	1.69		4,081	**	1.29		39,558	**	1.74		4,597	**	4.84		400	**	2.21		4,197	**	5.46
OCTOBER 2003		36,430	**	1.36		35,154	**	1.36		3,149	**	1.00		32,005	**	1.41		1,276	**	1.38		285	**	1.58		991	**	1.34
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*		27,157	*	1.02		25,904	*	1.01		2,287	*	.73		23,617	*	1.05		1,253	*	1.34		327	*	1.81		926	*	1.23
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		97,431		3.68		94,034		3.68		8,805		2.81		85,229		3.80		3,397		3.65		872		4.80		2,525		3.37
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,651,145				2,558,073				313,291				2,244,782				93,072				18,164				74,908
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		218,365		8.22		211,419		8.25		17,133		5.45		194,286		8.64		6,946		7.48		1,631		8.97		5,315		7.12
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,656,180				2,563,373				314,218				2,249,154				92,807				18,182				74,625
QUITS A/
MARCH 2003		5,507	**	.20		5,236	**	.20		426	**	.14		4,810	**	.21		271	**	.29		39	**	.21		232	**	.31
APRIL 2003		5,506	**	.20		5,218	**	.20		549	**	.18		4,669	**	.20		288	**	.31		34	**	.19		254	**	.34
MAY 2003		6,919	**	.26		6,470	**	.25		768	**	.24		5,702	**	.25		449	**	.48		36	**	.20		413	**	.55
JUNE 2003		5,180	**	.19		4,857	**	.19		582	**	.18		4,275	**	.19		323	**	.34		31	**	.17		292	**	.38
JULY 2003		5,576	**	.21		5,226	**	.20		777	**	.24		4,449	**	.19		350	**	.37		24	**	.13		326	**	.42
AUGUST 2003		11,437	**	.42		10,995	**	.42		2,261	**	.71		8,734	**	.38		442	**	.46		32	**	.18		410	**	.53
SEPTEMBER 2003		11,051	**	.41		10,717	**	.41		1,342	**	.42		9,375	**	.41		334	**	.35		41	**	.23		293	**	.38
OCTOBER 2003		8,605	**	.32		8,132	**	.32		731	**	.23		7,401	**	.33		473	**	.51		37	**	.21		436	**	.59
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*		5,718	*	.22		5,382	*	.21		544	*	.17		4,838	*	.22		336	*	.36		36	*	.20		300	*	.40
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		15,584		.59		14,764		.58		1,740		.56		13,024		.58		820		.88		95		.52		725		.97
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,651,145				2,558,073				313,291				2,244,782				93,072				18,164				74,908
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		37,126		1.40		35,302		1.38		3,685		1.17		31,617		1.41		1,824		1.97		174		.96		1,650		2.21
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,656,180				2,563,373				314,218				2,249,154				92,807				18,182				74,625
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TOTAL ACCESSIONS
MARCH 2003		186,904	**	6.99		182,056	**	7.05		18,653	**	6.20		163,403	**	7.16		4,848	**	5.23		3,113	**	16.93		1,735	**	2.34
APRIL 2003		27,480	**	1.03		26,417	**	1.02		2,159	**	.72		24,258	**	1.06		1,063	**	1.14		250	**	1.36		813	**	1.09
MAY 2003		47,165	**	1.76		45,842	**	1.77		4,019	**	1.33		41,823	**	1.83		1,323	**	1.42		227	**	1.24		1,096	**	1.46
JUNE 2003		42,817	**	1.59		38,867	**	1.50		4,913	**	1.62		33,954	**	1.48		3,950	**	4.20		247	**	1.36		3,703	**	4.87
JULY 2003		37,272	**	1.39		34,902	**	1.35		3,760	**	1.23		31,142	**	1.36		2,370	**	2.50		416	**	2.29		1,954	**	2.55
AUGUST 2003		29,299	**	1.09		27,024	**	1.04		2,699	**	.88		24,325	**	1.07		2,275	**	2.36		223	**	1.23		2,052	**	2.63
SEPTEMBER 2003		28,689	**	1.07		26,449	**	1.03		3,183	**	1.05		23,266	**	1.02		2,240	**	2.36		196	**	1.08		2,044	**	2.66
OCTOBER 2003		30,051	**	1.13		28,567	**	1.11		2,820	**	.93		25,747	**	1.14		1,484	**	1.61		372	**	2.06		1,112	**	1.50
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		34,504	**	1.31		33,424	**	1.31		2,191	**	.73		31,233	**	1.39		1,080	**	1.16		178	**	.98		902	**	1.21
MARCH 2004*		28,309	*	1.07		26,996	*	1.06		2,509	*	.83		24,487	*	1.09		1,313	*	1.41		173	*	.96		1,140	*	1.52
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		101,819		3.86		98,163		3.86		6,932		2.30		91,231		4.07		3,656		3.93		714		3.93		2,942		3.93
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,637,890				2,544,826				301,066				2,243,760				93,064				18,164				74,900
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		211,278		7.99		203,524		7.98		15,597		5.17		187,927		8.36		7,754		8.36		1,777		9.77		5,977		8.01
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,642,880				2,550,080				301,953				2,248,126				92,800				18,182				74,618
NEW HIRES
MARCH 2003		18,777	**	.70		17,833	**	.69		1,669	**	.55		16,164	**	.71		944	**	1.02		238	**	1.29		706	**	.95
APRIL 2003		21,430	**	.80		20,642	**	.80		1,755	**	.58		18,887	**	.83		788	**	.85		226	**	1.23		562	**	.75
MAY 2003		40,969	**	1.53		39,945	**	1.55		3,276	**	1.09		36,669	**	1.61		1,024	**	1.10		188	**	1.03		836	**	1.12
JUNE 2003		37,578	**	1.40		33,935	**	1.31		4,272	**	1.40		29,663	**	1.30		3,643	**	3.87		190	**	1.05		3,453	**	4.54
JULY 2003		32,462	**	1.21		30,365	**	1.17		3,261	**	1.06		27,104	**	1.18		2,097	**	2.21		376	**	2.07		1,721	**	2.24
AUGUST 2003		22,222	**	.83		20,234	**	.78		2,227	**	.73		18,007	**	.79		1,988	**	2.07		195	**	1.07		1,793	**	2.30
SEPTEMBER 2003		22,554	**	.84		20,546	**	.80		2,575	**	.85		17,971	**	.79		2,008	**	2.11		164	**	.91		1,844	**	2.40
OCTOBER 2003		21,806	**	.82		20,694	**	.81		2,085	**	.69		18,609	**	.82		1,112	**	1.21		261	**	1.45		851	**	1.15
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*		19,717	*	.75		18,698	*	.73		1,853	*	.62		16,845	*	.75		1,019	*	1.09		123	*	.68		896	*	1.19
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		69,666		2.64		66,828		2.63		5,328		1.77		61,500		2.74		2,838		3.05		575		3.17		2,263		3.02
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,637,890				2,544,826				301,066				2,243,760				93,064				18,164				74,900
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		156,381		5.92		150,382		5.90		11,795		3.91		138,587		6.16		5,999		6.46		1,455		8.00		4,544		6.09
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,642,880				2,550,080				301,953				2,248,126				92,800				18,182				74,618
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
MARCH 2003		189,160	**	7.07		184,444	**	7.14		17,798	**	5.92		166,646	**	7.31		4,716	**	5.09		3,047	**	16.57		1,669	**	2.25
APRIL 2003		27,312	**	1.02		26,469	**	1.03		2,080	**	.69		24,389	**	1.07		843	**	.91		218	**	1.19		625	**	.84
MAY 2003		38,101	**	1.42		36,835	**	1.43		2,518	**	.84		34,317	**	1.50		1,266	**	1.36		281	**	1.54		985	**	1.32
JUNE 2003		39,548	**	1.47		37,450	**	1.44		2,258	**	.74		35,192	**	1.54		2,098	**	2.23		284	**	1.56		1,814	**	2.39
JULY 2003		34,199	**	1.27		32,808	**	1.26		2,726	**	.89		30,082	**	1.31		1,391	**	1.47		276	**	1.52		1,115	**	1.45
AUGUST 2003		40,113	**	1.49		36,705	**	1.42		4,300	**	1.41		32,405	**	1.42		3,408	**	3.54		291	**	1.60		3,117	**	3.99
SEPTEMBER 2003		48,001	**	1.80		43,404	**	1.69		3,873	**	1.27		39,531	**	1.74		4,597	**	4.84		400	**	2.21		4,197	**	5.46
OCTOBER 2003		36,303	**	1.37		35,027	**	1.37		3,031	**	1.00		31,996	**	1.42		1,276	**	1.38		285	**	1.58		991	**	1.34
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*		27,091	*	1.03		25,838	*	1.02		2,224	*	.74		23,614	*	1.05		1,253	*	1.34		327	*	1.81		926	*	1.23
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		97,268		3.69		93,871		3.69		8,653		2.87		85,218		3.80		3,397		3.65		872		4.80		2,525		3.37
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,637,890				2,544,826				301,066				2,243,760				93,064				18,164				74,900
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		217,855		8.24		210,909		8.27		16,655		5.52		194,254		8.64		6,946		7.48		1,631		8.97		5,315		7.12
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,642,880				2,550,080				301,953				2,248,126				92,800				18,182				74,618
QUITS
MARCH 2003		5,498	**	.21		5,227	**	.20		417	**	.14		4,810	**	.21		271	**	.29		39	**	.21		232	**	.31
APRIL 2003		5,497	**	.21		5,209	**	.20		541	**	.18		4,668	**	.20		288	**	.31		34	**	.19		254	**	.34
MAY 2003		6,902	**	.26		6,453	**	.25		752	**	.25		5,701	**	.25		449	**	.48		36	**	.20		413	**	.55
JUNE 2003		5,169	**	.19		4,846	**	.19		571	**	.19		4,275	**	.19		323	**	.34		31	**	.17		292	**	.38
JULY 2003		5,555	**	.21		5,205	**	.20		756	**	.25		4,449	**	.19		350	**	.37		24	**	.13		326	**	.42
AUGUST 2003		11,366	**	.42		10,924	**	.42		2,190	**	.72		8,734	**	.38		442	**	.46		32	**	.18		410	**	.53
SEPTEMBER 2003		11,011	**	.41		10,677	**	.41		1,302	**	.43		9,375	**	.41		334	**	.35		41	**	.23		293	**	.38
OCTOBER 2003		8,578	**	.32		8,105	**	.32		704	**	.23		7,401	**	.33		473	**	.51		37	**	.21		436	**	.59
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*		5,709	*	.22		5,373	*	.21		535	*	.18		4,838	*	.22		336	*	.36		36	*	.20		300	*	.40
CALENDAR YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		15,561		.59		14,741		.58		1,717		.57		13,024		.58		820		.88		95		.52		725		.97
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,637,890				2,544,826				301,066				2,243,760				93,064				18,164				74,900
FISCAL YEAR 2004 TOTAL TO DATE*		37,040		1.40		35,216		1.38		3,599		1.19		31,617		1.41		1,824		1.97		174		.96		1,650		2.21
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*		2,642,880				2,550,080				301,953				2,248,126				92,800				18,182				74,618

*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.