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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 16 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN ACCESSIONS AND SEPARATIONS BY BRANCH AND AREA TO JULY 2008

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/

     JULY 2007
37,802
*
1.42
36,222
*
1.41
4,020
*
1.28
32,202
*
1.42
1,580
*
1.81
260
*
1.50
1,320
*
1.88
     AUGUST 2007
31,718
**
1.19
30,415
**
1.18
3,420
**
1.09
26,995
**
1.19
1,303
**
1.51
361
**
2.08
942
**
1.37
     SEPTEMBER 2007
40,919
**
1.54
39,687
**
1.54
5,148
**
1.64
34,539
**
1.53
1,232
**
1.44
339
**
1.94
893
**
1.31
     OCTOBER 2007
34,283
**
1.29
32,872
**
1.28
3,592
**
1.15
29,280
**
1.30
1,411
**
1.63
429
**
2.45
982
**
1.42
     NOVEMBER 2007
33,280
**
1.26
32,319
**
1.26
3,044
**
.97
29,275
**
1.30
961
**
1.11
242
**
1.37
719
**
1.04
     DECEMBER 2007
47,398
**
1.78
46,427
**
1.80
3,742
**
1.19
42,685
**
1.89
971
**
1.12
382
**
2.15
589
**
.85
     JANUARY 2008
35,021
**
1.32
34,022
**
1.32
2,913
**
.93
31,109
**
1.38
999
**
1.15
207
**
1.17
792
**
1.14
     FEBRUARY 2008
37,505
**
1.41
36,550
**
1.42
3,080
**
.98
33,470
**
1.48
955
**
1.10
164
**
.93
791
**
1.14
     MARCH 2008
41,650
*
1.56
40,586
*
1.58
3,934
*
1.26
36,652
*
1.62
1,064
*
1.22
235
*
1.34
829
*
1.19
     APRIL 2008
36,407
*
1.36
35,775
*
1.38
2,786
*
.89
32,989
*
1.45
632
*
.72
172
*
.98
460
*
.66
     MAY 2008
42,408
*
1.58
41,570
*
1.60
3,748
*
1.19
37,822
*
1.66
838
*
.96
176
*
1.00
662
*
.95
     JUNE 2008
51,105
*
1.89
48,607
*
1.86
6,156
*
1.94
42,451
*
1.85
2,498
*
2.84
266
*
1.50
2,232
*
3.18
     JULY 2008*
39,523
*
1.46
38,077
*
1.45
4,877
*
1.52
33,200
*
1.44
1,446
*
1.64
321
*
1.80
1,125
*
1.60
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
283,619
10.58
275,187
10.61
27,494
8.71
247,693
10.88
8,432
9.64
1,541
8.72
6,891
9.87
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,680,470
2,592,978
315,713
2,277,265
87,492
17,669
69,823
     FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
398,580
14.91
386,805
14.96
37,872
12.02
348,933
15.36
11,775
13.49
2,594
14.68
9,181
13.18
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,673,510
2,586,197
315,047
2,271,149
87,313
17,676
69,638
NEW HIRES A/

     JULY 2007
33,406
*
1.25
32,029
*
1.24
3,472
*
1.10
28,557
*
1.26
1,377
*
1.58
228
*
1.32
1,149
*
1.64
     AUGUST 2007
26,708
**
1.00
25,759
**
1.00
2,821
**
.90
22,938
**
1.01
949
**
1.10
319
**
1.84
630
**
.92
     SEPTEMBER 2007
34,863
**
1.31
33,900
**
1.32
4,322
**
1.38
29,578
**
1.31
963
**
1.12
301
**
1.73
662
**
.97
     OCTOBER 2007
27,863
**
1.05
26,738
**
1.04
2,695
**
.86
24,043
**
1.07
1,125
**
1.30
381
**
2.18
744
**
1.08
     NOVEMBER 2007
28,222
**
1.07
27,495
**
1.07
2,421
**
.77
25,074
**
1.11
727
**
.84
188
**
1.07
539
**
.78
     DECEMBER 2007
41,874
**
1.57
41,122
**
1.60
2,856
**
.91
38,266
**
1.69
752
**
.86
333
**
1.87
419
**
.60
     JANUARY 2008
26,415
**
.99
25,641
**
1.00
2,313
**
.74
23,328
**
1.03
774
**
.89
163
**
.92
611
**
.88
     FEBRUARY 2008
27,866
**
1.05
27,121
**
1.06
2,556
**
.82
24,565
**
1.09
745
**
.86
140
**
.80
605
**
.87
     MARCH 2008
32,140
*
1.21
31,294
*
1.21
3,174
*
1.01
28,120
*
1.24
846
*
.97
182
*
1.04
664
*
.95
     APRIL 2008
28,145
*
1.05
27,634
*
1.07
2,213
*
.71
25,421
*
1.12
511
*
.58
132
*
.75
379
*
.54
     MAY 2008
33,284
*
1.24
32,679
*
1.26
2,920
*
.93
29,759
*
1.31
605
*
.69
126
*
.71
479
*
.69
     JUNE 2008
41,759
*
1.55
39,477
*
1.51
5,357
*
1.69
34,120
*
1.49
2,282
*
2.59
230
*
1.30
2,052
*
2.92
     JULY 2008*
33,891
*
1.25
32,679
*
1.25
4,238
*
1.32
28,441
*
1.23
1,212
*
1.38
263
*
1.48
949
*
1.35
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
223,500
8.34
216,525
8.35
22,771
7.21
193,754
8.51
6,975
7.97
1,236
7.00
5,739
8.22
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,680,470
2,592,978
315,713
2,277,265
87,492
17,669
69,823
     FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
321,459
12.02
311,880
12.06
30,743
9.76
281,137
12.38
9,579
10.97
2,138
12.10
7,441
10.69
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,673,510
2,586,197
315,047
2,271,149
87,313
17,676
69,638
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/

TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/

     JULY 2007
35,655
*
1.34
34,057
*
1.32
3,047
*
.97
31,010
*
1.37
1,598
*
1.83
303
*
1.75
1,295
*
1.85
     AUGUST 2007
40,646
**
1.53
38,020
**
1.48
4,946
**
1.57
33,074
**
1.46
2,626
**
3.05
251
**
1.45
2,375
**
3.45
     SEPTEMBER 2007
50,243
**
1.89
49,139
**
1.91
4,976
**
1.59
44,163
**
1.96
1,104
**
1.29
301
**
1.73
803
**
1.17
     OCTOBER 2007
35,764
**
1.35
34,916
**
1.36
3,165
**
1.01
31,751
**
1.41
848
**
.98
177
**
1.01
671
**
.97
     NOVEMBER 2007
28,673
**
1.08
27,853
**
1.09
2,082
**
.67
25,771
**
1.15
820
**
.95
245
**
1.39
575
**
.83
     DECEMBER 2007
30,095
**
1.13
29,446
**
1.14
1,906
**
.61
27,540
**
1.22
649
**
.75
120
**
.67
529
**
.76
     JANUARY 2008
56,540
**
2.12
55,343
**
2.15
4,637
**
1.48
50,706
**
2.24
1,197
**
1.38
497
**
2.81
700
**
1.01
     FEBRUARY 2008
29,708
**
1.12
28,995
**
1.13
2,388
**
.76
26,607
**
1.18
713
**
.82
138
**
.79
575
**
.83
     MARCH 2008
33,567
*
1.26
32,791
*
1.27
3,015
*
.96
29,776
*
1.32
776
*
.89
180
*
1.02
596
*
.86
     APRIL 2008
26,249
*
.98
25,716
*
1.00
2,129
*
.68
23,587
*
1.04
533
*
.61
154
*
.87
379
*
.54
     MAY 2008
25,729
*
.96
24,954
*
.96
2,234
*
.71
22,720
*
1.00
775
*
.88
160
*
.91
615
*
.88
     JUNE 2008
30,341
*
1.12
29,026
*
1.11
2,581
*
.81
26,445
*
1.15
1,315
*
1.49
337
*
1.90
978
*
1.39
     JULY 2008*
31,326
*
1.15
29,873
*
1.14
2,717
*
.85
27,156
*
1.18
1,453
*
1.65
192
*
1.08
1,261
*
1.80
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
233,460
8.71
226,698
8.74
19,701
6.24
206,997
9.09
6,762
7.73
1,658
9.38
5,104
7.31
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,680,470
2,592,978
315,713
2,277,265
87,492
17,669
69,823
     FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
327,992
12.27
318,913
12.33
26,854
8.52
292,059
12.86
9,079
10.40
2,200
12.45
6,879
9.88
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,673,510
2,586,197
315,047
2,271,149
87,313
17,676
69,638
QUITS A/

     JULY 2007
5,816
*
.22
5,632
*
.22
861
*
.27
4,771
*
.21
184
*
.21
22
*
.13
162
*
.23
     AUGUST 2007
9,137
**
.34
8,976
**
.35
2,041
**
.65
6,935
**
.31
161
**
.19
23
**
.13
138
**
.20
     SEPTEMBER 2007
13,748
**
.52
13,573
**
.53
1,819
**
.58
11,754
**
.52
175
**
.20
39
**
.22
136
**
.20
     OCTOBER 2007
6,650
**
.25
6,497
**
.25
824
**
.26
5,673
**
.25
153
**
.18
27
**
.15
126
**
.18
     NOVEMBER 2007
5,087
**
.19
4,916
**
.19
633
**
.20
4,283
**
.19
171
**
.20
74
**
.42
97
**
.14
     DECEMBER 2007
4,883
**
.18
4,762
**
.18
572
**
.18
4,190
**
.19
121
**
.14
21
**
.12
100
**
.14
     JANUARY 2008
5,338
**
.20
5,198
**
.20
713
**
.23
4,485
**
.20
140
**
.16
28
**
.16
112
**
.16
     FEBRUARY 2008
5,423
**
.20
5,297
**
.21
609
**
.19
4,688
**
.21
126
**
.14
25
**
.14
101
**
.15
     MARCH 2008
7,544
*
.28
7,387
*
.29
808
*
.26
6,579
*
.29
157
*
.18
38
*
.22
119
*
.17
     APRIL 2008
6,012
*
.23
5,905
*
.23
594
*
.19
5,311
*
.23
107
*
.12
28
*
.16
79
*
.11
     MAY 2008
6,136
*
.23
5,988
*
.23
643
*
.20
5,345
*
.23
148
*
.17
28
*
.16
120
*
.17
     JUNE 2008
6,027
*
.22
5,898
*
.23
686
*
.22
5,212
*
.23
129
*
.15
26
*
.15
103
*
.15
     JULY 2008*
4,482
*
.17
4,349
*
.17
656
*
.20
3,693
*
.16
133
*
.15
17
*
.10
116
*
.17
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
40,962
1.53
40,022
1.54
4,709
1.49
35,313
1.55
940
1.07
190
1.08
750
1.07
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,680,470
2,592,978
315,713
2,277,265
87,492
17,669
69,823
     FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
57,582
2.15
56,197
2.17
6,738
2.14
49,459
2.18
1,385
1.59
312
1.77
1,073
1.54
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,673,510
2,586,197
315,047
2,271,149
87,313
17,676
69,638
EXECUTIVE BRANCH

TOTAL ACCESSIONS

     JULY 2007
37,665
*
1.42
36,085
*
1.41
3,911
*
1.29
32,174
*
1.42
1,580
*
1.81
260
*
1.50
1,320
*
1.89
     AUGUST 2007
31,638
**
1.19
30,335
**
1.18
3,342
**
1.10
26,993
**
1.19
1,303
**
1.51
361
**
2.08
942
**
1.37
     SEPTEMBER 2007
40,818
**
1.54
39,586
**
1.55
5,053
**
1.67
34,533
**
1.53
1,232
**
1.44
339
**
1.94
893
**
1.31
     OCTOBER 2007
34,204
*
1.30
32,793
*
1.29
3,519
*
1.17
29,274
*
1.30
1,411
*
1.63
429
*
2.45
982
*
1.42
     NOVEMBER 2007
33,214
**
1.26
32,253
**
1.26
2,980
**
.99
29,273
**
1.30
961
**
1.11
242
**
1.37
719
**
1.04
     DECEMBER 2007
47,328
**
1.79
46,357
**
1.81
3,673
**
1.21
42,684
**
1.89
971
**
1.12
382
**
2.15
589
**
.85
     JANUARY 2008
34,972
**
1.32
33,973
**
1.33
2,869
**
.95
31,104
**
1.38
999
**
1.15
207
**
1.17
792
**
1.14
     FEBRUARY 2008
37,452
*
1.42
36,497
*
1.43
3,031
*
1.00
33,466
*
1.49
955
*
1.10
164
*
.93
791
*
1.14
     MARCH 2008
41,589
*
1.57
40,525
*
1.58
3,885
*
1.29
36,640
*
1.62
1,064
*
1.22
235
*
1.34
829
*
1.19
     APRIL 2008
36,356
*
1.37
35,724
*
1.39
2,752
*
.91
32,972
*
1.45
632
*
.72
172
*
.98
460
*
.66
     MAY 2008
42,300
*
1.59
41,462
*
1.61
3,669
*
1.21
37,793
*
1.66
838
*
.96
176
*
1.00
662
*
.95
     JUNE 2008
50,934
*
1.90
48,436
*
1.87
6,018
*
1.97
42,418
*
1.85
2,498
*
2.84
266
*
1.50
2,232
*
3.18
     JULY 2008*
39,411
*
1.46
37,965
*
1.45
4,781
*
1.54
33,184
*
1.44
1,446
*
1.64
321
*
1.80
1,125
*
1.60
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
283,014
10.61
274,582
10.64
27,005
8.87
247,577
10.88
8,432
9.64
1,541
8.72
6,891
9.87
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,668,201
2,580,715
304,527
2,276,188
87,486
17,669
69,817
     FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
397,760
14.95
385,985
15.00
37,177
12.23
348,808
15.37
11,775
13.49
2,594
14.68
9,181
13.19
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,661,249
2,573,942
303,858
2,270,085
87,307
17,676
69,632
NEW HIRES

     JULY 2007
33,272
*
1.25
31,895
*
1.24
3,366
*
1.11
28,529
*
1.26
1,377
*
1.58
228
*
1.32
1,149
*
1.64
     AUGUST 2007
26,632
**
1.01
25,683
**
1.00
2,746
**
.91
22,937
**
1.01
949
**
1.10
319
**
1.84
630
**
.92
     SEPTEMBER 2007
34,770
**
1.32
33,807
**
1.32
4,231
**
1.40
29,576
**
1.31
963
**
1.12
301
**
1.73
662
**
.97
     OCTOBER 2007
27,793
*
1.05
26,668
*
1.05
2,627
*
.87
24,041
*
1.07
1,125
*
1.30
381
*
2.18
744
*
1.08
     NOVEMBER 2007
28,162
**
1.07
27,435
**
1.08
2,362
**
.78
25,073
**
1.11
727
**
.84
188
**
1.07
539
**
.78
     DECEMBER 2007
41,809
**
1.58
41,057
**
1.60
2,791
**
.92
38,266
**
1.69
752
**
.86
333
**
1.87
419
**
.60
     JANUARY 2008
26,374
**
1.00
25,600
**
1.00
2,276
**
.75
23,324
**
1.03
774
**
.89
163
**
.92
611
**
.88
     FEBRUARY 2008
27,819
*
1.05
27,074
*
1.06
2,512
*
.83
24,562
*
1.09
745
*
.86
140
*
.80
605
*
.87
     MARCH 2008
32,083
*
1.21
31,237
*
1.22
3,128
*
1.03
28,109
*
1.24
846
*
.97
182
*
1.04
664
*
.95
     APRIL 2008
28,100
*
1.06
27,589
*
1.07
2,182
*
.72
25,407
*
1.12
511
*
.58
132
*
.75
379
*
.54
     MAY 2008
33,190
*
1.24
32,585
*
1.26
2,850
*
.94
29,735
*
1.31
605
*
.69
126
*
.71
479
*
.69
     JUNE 2008
41,601
*
1.55
39,319
*
1.51
5,228
*
1.71
34,091
*
1.49
2,282
*
2.59
230
*
1.30
2,052
*
2.92
     JULY 2008*
33,791
*
1.25
32,579
*
1.25
4,152
*
1.34
28,427
*
1.23
1,212
*
1.38
263
*
1.48
949
*
1.35
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
222,958
8.36
215,983
8.37
22,328
7.33
193,655
8.51
6,975
7.97
1,236
7.00
5,739
8.22
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,668,201
2,580,715
304,527
2,276,188
87,486
17,669
69,817
     FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
320,722
12.05
311,143
12.09
30,108
9.91
281,035
12.38
9,579
10.97
2,138
12.10
7,441
10.69
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,661,249
2,573,942
303,858
2,270,085
87,307
17,676
69,632
EXECUTIVE BRANCH

TOTAL SEPARATIONS

     JULY 2007
35,526
*
1.34
33,928
*
1.32
2,929
*
.97
30,999
*
1.37
1,598
*
1.83
303
*
1.75
1,295
*
1.85
     AUGUST 2007
40,334
**
1.52
37,708
**
1.47
4,663
**
1.54
33,045
**
1.46
2,626
**
3.05
251
**
1.45
2,375
**
3.45
     SEPTEMBER 2007
49,945
**
1.89
48,841
**
1.91
4,712
**
1.56
44,129
**
1.96
1,104
**
1.29
301
**
1.73
803
**
1.17
     OCTOBER 2007
35,579
*
1.35
34,731
*
1.36
3,015
*
1.00
31,716
*
1.41
848
*
.98
177
*
1.01
671
*
.97
     NOVEMBER 2007
28,604
**
1.08
27,784
**
1.09
2,020
**
.67
25,764
**
1.15
820
**
.95
245
**
1.39
575
**
.83
     DECEMBER 2007
30,008
**
1.13
29,359
**
1.15
1,832
**
.61
27,527
**
1.22
649
**
.75
120
**
.67
529
**
.76
     JANUARY 2008
56,342
**
2.13
55,145
**
2.15
4,455
**
1.47
50,690
**
2.24
1,197
**
1.38
497
**
2.81
700
**
1.01
     FEBRUARY 2008
29,630
*
1.12
28,917
*
1.13
2,311
*
.77
26,606
*
1.18
713
*
.82
138
*
.79
575
*
.83
     MARCH 2008
33,466
*
1.26
32,690
*
1.28
2,916
*
.96
29,774
*
1.32
776
*
.89
180
*
1.02
596
*
.86
     APRIL 2008
26,166
*
.98
25,633
*
1.00
2,048
*
.68
23,585
*
1.04
533
*
.61
154
*
.87
379
*
.54
     MAY 2008
25,624
*
.96
24,849
*
.96
2,136
*
.70
22,713
*
1.00
775
*
.89
160
*
.91
615
*
.88
     JUNE 2008
30,228
*
1.13
28,913
*
1.11
2,476
*
.81
26,437
*
1.15
1,315
*
1.49
337
*
1.90
978
*
1.39
     JULY 2008*
31,223
*
1.16
29,770
*
1.14
2,618
*
.85
27,152
*
1.18
1,453
*
1.65
192
*
1.08
1,261
*
1.80
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
232,679
8.72
225,917
8.75
18,960
6.23
206,957
9.09
6,762
7.73
1,658
9.38
5,104
7.31
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,668,201
2,580,715
304,527
2,276,188
87,486
17,669
69,817
     FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
326,870
12.28
317,791
12.35
25,827
8.50
291,964
12.86
9,079
10.40
2,200
12.45
6,879
9.88
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,661,249
2,573,942
303,858
2,270,085
87,307
17,676
69,632
QUITS

     JULY 2007
5,802
*
.22
5,618
*
.22
847
*
.28
4,771
*
.21
184
*
.21
22
*
.13
162
*
.23
     AUGUST 2007
9,117
**
.34
8,956
**
.35
2,021
**
.67
6,935
**
.31
161
**
.19
23
**
.13
138
**
.20
     SEPTEMBER 2007
13,727
**
.52
13,552
**
.53
1,798
**
.60
11,754
**
.52
175
**
.20
39
**
.22
136
**
.20
     OCTOBER 2007
6,636
*
.25
6,483
*
.25
810
*
.27
5,673
*
.25
153
*
.18
27
*
.15
126
*
.18
     NOVEMBER 2007
5,077
**
.19
4,906
**
.19
623
**
.21
4,283
**
.19
171
**
.20
74
**
.42
97
**
.14
     DECEMBER 2007
4,871
**
.18
4,750
**
.19
560
**
.18
4,190
**
.19
121
**
.14
21
**
.12
100
**
.14
     JANUARY 2008
5,332
**
.20
5,192
**
.20
707
**
.23
4,485
**
.20
140
**
.16
28
**
.16
112
**
.16
     FEBRUARY 2008
5,413
*
.20
5,287
*
.21
599
*
.20
4,688
*
.21
126
*
.14
25
*
.14
101
*
.15
     MARCH 2008
7,535
*
.28
7,378
*
.29
800
*
.26
6,578
*
.29
157
*
.18
38
*
.22
119
*
.17
     APRIL 2008
6,005
*
.23
5,898
*
.23
587
*
.19
5,311
*
.23
107
*
.12
28
*
.16
79
*
.11
     MAY 2008
6,126
*
.23
5,978
*
.23
633
*
.21
5,345
*
.23
148
*
.17
28
*
.16
120
*
.17
     JUNE 2008
6,021
*
.22
5,892
*
.23
680
*
.22
5,212
*
.23
129
*
.15
26
*
.15
103
*
.15
     JULY 2008*
4,474
*
.17
4,341
*
.17
649
*
.21
3,692
*
.16
133
*
.15
17
*
.10
116
*
.17
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
40,906
1.53
39,966
1.55
4,655
1.53
35,311
1.55
940
1.07
190
1.08
750
1.07
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,668,201
2,580,715
304,527
2,276,188
87,486
17,669
69,817
     FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
57,490
2.16
56,105
2.18
6,648
2.19
49,457
2.18
1,385
1.59
312
1.77
1,073
1.54
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,661,249
2,573,942
303,858
2,270,085
87,307
17,676
69,632

	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/
JULY 2007	37,802	*	1.42	36,222	*	1.41	4,020	*	1.28	32,202	*	1.42	1,580	*	1.81	260	*	1.50	1,320	*	1.88
AUGUST 2007	31,718	**	1.19	30,415	**	1.18	3,420	**	1.09	26,995	**	1.19	1,303	**	1.51	361	**	2.08	942	**	1.37
SEPTEMBER 2007	40,919	**	1.54	39,687	**	1.54	5,148	**	1.64	34,539	**	1.53	1,232	**	1.44	339	**	1.94	893	**	1.31
OCTOBER 2007	34,283	**	1.29	32,872	**	1.28	3,592	**	1.15	29,280	**	1.30	1,411	**	1.63	429	**	2.45	982	**	1.42
NOVEMBER 2007	33,280	**	1.26	32,319	**	1.26	3,044	**	.97	29,275	**	1.30	961	**	1.11	242	**	1.37	719	**	1.04
DECEMBER 2007	47,398	**	1.78	46,427	**	1.80	3,742	**	1.19	42,685	**	1.89	971	**	1.12	382	**	2.15	589	**	.85
JANUARY 2008	35,021	**	1.32	34,022	**	1.32	2,913	**	.93	31,109	**	1.38	999	**	1.15	207	**	1.17	792	**	1.14
FEBRUARY 2008	37,505	**	1.41	36,550	**	1.42	3,080	**	.98	33,470	**	1.48	955	**	1.10	164	**	.93	791	**	1.14
MARCH 2008	41,650	*	1.56	40,586	*	1.58	3,934	*	1.26	36,652	*	1.62	1,064	*	1.22	235	*	1.34	829	*	1.19
APRIL 2008	36,407	*	1.36	35,775	*	1.38	2,786	*	.89	32,989	*	1.45	632	*	.72	172	*	.98	460	*	.66
MAY 2008	42,408	*	1.58	41,570	*	1.60	3,748	*	1.19	37,822	*	1.66	838	*	.96	176	*	1.00	662	*	.95
JUNE 2008	51,105	*	1.89	48,607	*	1.86	6,156	*	1.94	42,451	*	1.85	2,498	*	2.84	266	*	1.50	2,232	*	3.18
JULY 2008*	39,523	*	1.46	38,077	*	1.45	4,877	*	1.52	33,200	*	1.44	1,446	*	1.64	321	*	1.80	1,125	*	1.60
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	283,619		10.58	275,187		10.61	27,494		8.71	247,693		10.88	8,432		9.64	1,541		8.72	6,891		9.87
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,680,470			2,592,978			315,713			2,277,265			87,492			17,669			69,823
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	398,580		14.91	386,805		14.96	37,872		12.02	348,933		15.36	11,775		13.49	2,594		14.68	9,181		13.18
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,673,510			2,586,197			315,047			2,271,149			87,313			17,676			69,638
NEW HIRES A/
JULY 2007	33,406	*	1.25	32,029	*	1.24	3,472	*	1.10	28,557	*	1.26	1,377	*	1.58	228	*	1.32	1,149	*	1.64
AUGUST 2007	26,708	**	1.00	25,759	**	1.00	2,821	**	.90	22,938	**	1.01	949	**	1.10	319	**	1.84	630	**	.92
SEPTEMBER 2007	34,863	**	1.31	33,900	**	1.32	4,322	**	1.38	29,578	**	1.31	963	**	1.12	301	**	1.73	662	**	.97
OCTOBER 2007	27,863	**	1.05	26,738	**	1.04	2,695	**	.86	24,043	**	1.07	1,125	**	1.30	381	**	2.18	744	**	1.08
NOVEMBER 2007	28,222	**	1.07	27,495	**	1.07	2,421	**	.77	25,074	**	1.11	727	**	.84	188	**	1.07	539	**	.78
DECEMBER 2007	41,874	**	1.57	41,122	**	1.60	2,856	**	.91	38,266	**	1.69	752	**	.86	333	**	1.87	419	**	.60
JANUARY 2008	26,415	**	.99	25,641	**	1.00	2,313	**	.74	23,328	**	1.03	774	**	.89	163	**	.92	611	**	.88
FEBRUARY 2008	27,866	**	1.05	27,121	**	1.06	2,556	**	.82	24,565	**	1.09	745	**	.86	140	**	.80	605	**	.87
MARCH 2008	32,140	*	1.21	31,294	*	1.21	3,174	*	1.01	28,120	*	1.24	846	*	.97	182	*	1.04	664	*	.95
APRIL 2008	28,145	*	1.05	27,634	*	1.07	2,213	*	.71	25,421	*	1.12	511	*	.58	132	*	.75	379	*	.54
MAY 2008	33,284	*	1.24	32,679	*	1.26	2,920	*	.93	29,759	*	1.31	605	*	.69	126	*	.71	479	*	.69
JUNE 2008	41,759	*	1.55	39,477	*	1.51	5,357	*	1.69	34,120	*	1.49	2,282	*	2.59	230	*	1.30	2,052	*	2.92
JULY 2008*	33,891	*	1.25	32,679	*	1.25	4,238	*	1.32	28,441	*	1.23	1,212	*	1.38	263	*	1.48	949	*	1.35
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	223,500		8.34	216,525		8.35	22,771		7.21	193,754		8.51	6,975		7.97	1,236		7.00	5,739		8.22
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,680,470			2,592,978			315,713			2,277,265			87,492			17,669			69,823
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	321,459		12.02	311,880		12.06	30,743		9.76	281,137		12.38	9,579		10.97	2,138		12.10	7,441		10.69
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,673,510			2,586,197			315,047			2,271,149			87,313			17,676			69,638
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
JULY 2007	35,655	*	1.34	34,057	*	1.32	3,047	*	.97	31,010	*	1.37	1,598	*	1.83	303	*	1.75	1,295	*	1.85
AUGUST 2007	40,646	**	1.53	38,020	**	1.48	4,946	**	1.57	33,074	**	1.46	2,626	**	3.05	251	**	1.45	2,375	**	3.45
SEPTEMBER 2007	50,243	**	1.89	49,139	**	1.91	4,976	**	1.59	44,163	**	1.96	1,104	**	1.29	301	**	1.73	803	**	1.17
OCTOBER 2007	35,764	**	1.35	34,916	**	1.36	3,165	**	1.01	31,751	**	1.41	848	**	.98	177	**	1.01	671	**	.97
NOVEMBER 2007	28,673	**	1.08	27,853	**	1.09	2,082	**	.67	25,771	**	1.15	820	**	.95	245	**	1.39	575	**	.83
DECEMBER 2007	30,095	**	1.13	29,446	**	1.14	1,906	**	.61	27,540	**	1.22	649	**	.75	120	**	.67	529	**	.76
JANUARY 2008	56,540	**	2.12	55,343	**	2.15	4,637	**	1.48	50,706	**	2.24	1,197	**	1.38	497	**	2.81	700	**	1.01
FEBRUARY 2008	29,708	**	1.12	28,995	**	1.13	2,388	**	.76	26,607	**	1.18	713	**	.82	138	**	.79	575	**	.83
MARCH 2008	33,567	*	1.26	32,791	*	1.27	3,015	*	.96	29,776	*	1.32	776	*	.89	180	*	1.02	596	*	.86
APRIL 2008	26,249	*	.98	25,716	*	1.00	2,129	*	.68	23,587	*	1.04	533	*	.61	154	*	.87	379	*	.54
MAY 2008	25,729	*	.96	24,954	*	.96	2,234	*	.71	22,720	*	1.00	775	*	.88	160	*	.91	615	*	.88
JUNE 2008	30,341	*	1.12	29,026	*	1.11	2,581	*	.81	26,445	*	1.15	1,315	*	1.49	337	*	1.90	978	*	1.39
JULY 2008*	31,326	*	1.15	29,873	*	1.14	2,717	*	.85	27,156	*	1.18	1,453	*	1.65	192	*	1.08	1,261	*	1.80
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	233,460		8.71	226,698		8.74	19,701		6.24	206,997		9.09	6,762		7.73	1,658		9.38	5,104		7.31
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,680,470			2,592,978			315,713			2,277,265			87,492			17,669			69,823
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	327,992		12.27	318,913		12.33	26,854		8.52	292,059		12.86	9,079		10.40	2,200		12.45	6,879		9.88
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,673,510			2,586,197			315,047			2,271,149			87,313			17,676			69,638
QUITS A/
JULY 2007	5,816	*	.22	5,632	*	.22	861	*	.27	4,771	*	.21	184	*	.21	22	*	.13	162	*	.23
AUGUST 2007	9,137	**	.34	8,976	**	.35	2,041	**	.65	6,935	**	.31	161	**	.19	23	**	.13	138	**	.20
SEPTEMBER 2007	13,748	**	.52	13,573	**	.53	1,819	**	.58	11,754	**	.52	175	**	.20	39	**	.22	136	**	.20
OCTOBER 2007	6,650	**	.25	6,497	**	.25	824	**	.26	5,673	**	.25	153	**	.18	27	**	.15	126	**	.18
NOVEMBER 2007	5,087	**	.19	4,916	**	.19	633	**	.20	4,283	**	.19	171	**	.20	74	**	.42	97	**	.14
DECEMBER 2007	4,883	**	.18	4,762	**	.18	572	**	.18	4,190	**	.19	121	**	.14	21	**	.12	100	**	.14
JANUARY 2008	5,338	**	.20	5,198	**	.20	713	**	.23	4,485	**	.20	140	**	.16	28	**	.16	112	**	.16
FEBRUARY 2008	5,423	**	.20	5,297	**	.21	609	**	.19	4,688	**	.21	126	**	.14	25	**	.14	101	**	.15
MARCH 2008	7,544	*	.28	7,387	*	.29	808	*	.26	6,579	*	.29	157	*	.18	38	*	.22	119	*	.17
APRIL 2008	6,012	*	.23	5,905	*	.23	594	*	.19	5,311	*	.23	107	*	.12	28	*	.16	79	*	.11
MAY 2008	6,136	*	.23	5,988	*	.23	643	*	.20	5,345	*	.23	148	*	.17	28	*	.16	120	*	.17
JUNE 2008	6,027	*	.22	5,898	*	.23	686	*	.22	5,212	*	.23	129	*	.15	26	*	.15	103	*	.15
JULY 2008*	4,482	*	.17	4,349	*	.17	656	*	.20	3,693	*	.16	133	*	.15	17	*	.10	116	*	.17
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	40,962		1.53	40,022		1.54	4,709		1.49	35,313		1.55	940		1.07	190		1.08	750		1.07
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,680,470			2,592,978			315,713			2,277,265			87,492			17,669			69,823
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	57,582		2.15	56,197		2.17	6,738		2.14	49,459		2.18	1,385		1.59	312		1.77	1,073		1.54
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,673,510			2,586,197			315,047			2,271,149			87,313			17,676			69,638
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TOTAL ACCESSIONS
JULY 2007	37,665	*	1.42	36,085	*	1.41	3,911	*	1.29	32,174	*	1.42	1,580	*	1.81	260	*	1.50	1,320	*	1.89
AUGUST 2007	31,638	**	1.19	30,335	**	1.18	3,342	**	1.10	26,993	**	1.19	1,303	**	1.51	361	**	2.08	942	**	1.37
SEPTEMBER 2007	40,818	**	1.54	39,586	**	1.55	5,053	**	1.67	34,533	**	1.53	1,232	**	1.44	339	**	1.94	893	**	1.31
OCTOBER 2007	34,204	*	1.30	32,793	*	1.29	3,519	*	1.17	29,274	*	1.30	1,411	*	1.63	429	*	2.45	982	*	1.42
NOVEMBER 2007	33,214	**	1.26	32,253	**	1.26	2,980	**	.99	29,273	**	1.30	961	**	1.11	242	**	1.37	719	**	1.04
DECEMBER 2007	47,328	**	1.79	46,357	**	1.81	3,673	**	1.21	42,684	**	1.89	971	**	1.12	382	**	2.15	589	**	.85
JANUARY 2008	34,972	**	1.32	33,973	**	1.33	2,869	**	.95	31,104	**	1.38	999	**	1.15	207	**	1.17	792	**	1.14
FEBRUARY 2008	37,452	*	1.42	36,497	*	1.43	3,031	*	1.00	33,466	*	1.49	955	*	1.10	164	*	.93	791	*	1.14
MARCH 2008	41,589	*	1.57	40,525	*	1.58	3,885	*	1.29	36,640	*	1.62	1,064	*	1.22	235	*	1.34	829	*	1.19
APRIL 2008	36,356	*	1.37	35,724	*	1.39	2,752	*	.91	32,972	*	1.45	632	*	.72	172	*	.98	460	*	.66
MAY 2008	42,300	*	1.59	41,462	*	1.61	3,669	*	1.21	37,793	*	1.66	838	*	.96	176	*	1.00	662	*	.95
JUNE 2008	50,934	*	1.90	48,436	*	1.87	6,018	*	1.97	42,418	*	1.85	2,498	*	2.84	266	*	1.50	2,232	*	3.18
JULY 2008*	39,411	*	1.46	37,965	*	1.45	4,781	*	1.54	33,184	*	1.44	1,446	*	1.64	321	*	1.80	1,125	*	1.60
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	283,014		10.61	274,582		10.64	27,005		8.87	247,577		10.88	8,432		9.64	1,541		8.72	6,891		9.87
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,668,201			2,580,715			304,527			2,276,188			87,486			17,669			69,817
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	397,760		14.95	385,985		15.00	37,177		12.23	348,808		15.37	11,775		13.49	2,594		14.68	9,181		13.19
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,661,249			2,573,942			303,858			2,270,085			87,307			17,676			69,632
NEW HIRES
JULY 2007	33,272	*	1.25	31,895	*	1.24	3,366	*	1.11	28,529	*	1.26	1,377	*	1.58	228	*	1.32	1,149	*	1.64
AUGUST 2007	26,632	**	1.01	25,683	**	1.00	2,746	**	.91	22,937	**	1.01	949	**	1.10	319	**	1.84	630	**	.92
SEPTEMBER 2007	34,770	**	1.32	33,807	**	1.32	4,231	**	1.40	29,576	**	1.31	963	**	1.12	301	**	1.73	662	**	.97
OCTOBER 2007	27,793	*	1.05	26,668	*	1.05	2,627	*	.87	24,041	*	1.07	1,125	*	1.30	381	*	2.18	744	*	1.08
NOVEMBER 2007	28,162	**	1.07	27,435	**	1.08	2,362	**	.78	25,073	**	1.11	727	**	.84	188	**	1.07	539	**	.78
DECEMBER 2007	41,809	**	1.58	41,057	**	1.60	2,791	**	.92	38,266	**	1.69	752	**	.86	333	**	1.87	419	**	.60
JANUARY 2008	26,374	**	1.00	25,600	**	1.00	2,276	**	.75	23,324	**	1.03	774	**	.89	163	**	.92	611	**	.88
FEBRUARY 2008	27,819	*	1.05	27,074	*	1.06	2,512	*	.83	24,562	*	1.09	745	*	.86	140	*	.80	605	*	.87
MARCH 2008	32,083	*	1.21	31,237	*	1.22	3,128	*	1.03	28,109	*	1.24	846	*	.97	182	*	1.04	664	*	.95
APRIL 2008	28,100	*	1.06	27,589	*	1.07	2,182	*	.72	25,407	*	1.12	511	*	.58	132	*	.75	379	*	.54
MAY 2008	33,190	*	1.24	32,585	*	1.26	2,850	*	.94	29,735	*	1.31	605	*	.69	126	*	.71	479	*	.69
JUNE 2008	41,601	*	1.55	39,319	*	1.51	5,228	*	1.71	34,091	*	1.49	2,282	*	2.59	230	*	1.30	2,052	*	2.92
JULY 2008*	33,791	*	1.25	32,579	*	1.25	4,152	*	1.34	28,427	*	1.23	1,212	*	1.38	263	*	1.48	949	*	1.35
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	222,958		8.36	215,983		8.37	22,328		7.33	193,655		8.51	6,975		7.97	1,236		7.00	5,739		8.22
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,668,201			2,580,715			304,527			2,276,188			87,486			17,669			69,817
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	320,722		12.05	311,143		12.09	30,108		9.91	281,035		12.38	9,579		10.97	2,138		12.10	7,441		10.69
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,661,249			2,573,942			303,858			2,270,085			87,307			17,676			69,632
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
JULY 2007	35,526	*	1.34	33,928	*	1.32	2,929	*	.97	30,999	*	1.37	1,598	*	1.83	303	*	1.75	1,295	*	1.85
AUGUST 2007	40,334	**	1.52	37,708	**	1.47	4,663	**	1.54	33,045	**	1.46	2,626	**	3.05	251	**	1.45	2,375	**	3.45
SEPTEMBER 2007	49,945	**	1.89	48,841	**	1.91	4,712	**	1.56	44,129	**	1.96	1,104	**	1.29	301	**	1.73	803	**	1.17
OCTOBER 2007	35,579	*	1.35	34,731	*	1.36	3,015	*	1.00	31,716	*	1.41	848	*	.98	177	*	1.01	671	*	.97
NOVEMBER 2007	28,604	**	1.08	27,784	**	1.09	2,020	**	.67	25,764	**	1.15	820	**	.95	245	**	1.39	575	**	.83
DECEMBER 2007	30,008	**	1.13	29,359	**	1.15	1,832	**	.61	27,527	**	1.22	649	**	.75	120	**	.67	529	**	.76
JANUARY 2008	56,342	**	2.13	55,145	**	2.15	4,455	**	1.47	50,690	**	2.24	1,197	**	1.38	497	**	2.81	700	**	1.01
FEBRUARY 2008	29,630	*	1.12	28,917	*	1.13	2,311	*	.77	26,606	*	1.18	713	*	.82	138	*	.79	575	*	.83
MARCH 2008	33,466	*	1.26	32,690	*	1.28	2,916	*	.96	29,774	*	1.32	776	*	.89	180	*	1.02	596	*	.86
APRIL 2008	26,166	*	.98	25,633	*	1.00	2,048	*	.68	23,585	*	1.04	533	*	.61	154	*	.87	379	*	.54
MAY 2008	25,624	*	.96	24,849	*	.96	2,136	*	.70	22,713	*	1.00	775	*	.89	160	*	.91	615	*	.88
JUNE 2008	30,228	*	1.13	28,913	*	1.11	2,476	*	.81	26,437	*	1.15	1,315	*	1.49	337	*	1.90	978	*	1.39
JULY 2008*	31,223	*	1.16	29,770	*	1.14	2,618	*	.85	27,152	*	1.18	1,453	*	1.65	192	*	1.08	1,261	*	1.80
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	232,679		8.72	225,917		8.75	18,960		6.23	206,957		9.09	6,762		7.73	1,658		9.38	5,104		7.31
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,668,201			2,580,715			304,527			2,276,188			87,486			17,669			69,817
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	326,870		12.28	317,791		12.35	25,827		8.50	291,964		12.86	9,079		10.40	2,200		12.45	6,879		9.88
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,661,249			2,573,942			303,858			2,270,085			87,307			17,676			69,632
QUITS
JULY 2007	5,802	*	.22	5,618	*	.22	847	*	.28	4,771	*	.21	184	*	.21	22	*	.13	162	*	.23
AUGUST 2007	9,117	**	.34	8,956	**	.35	2,021	**	.67	6,935	**	.31	161	**	.19	23	**	.13	138	**	.20
SEPTEMBER 2007	13,727	**	.52	13,552	**	.53	1,798	**	.60	11,754	**	.52	175	**	.20	39	**	.22	136	**	.20
OCTOBER 2007	6,636	*	.25	6,483	*	.25	810	*	.27	5,673	*	.25	153	*	.18	27	*	.15	126	*	.18
NOVEMBER 2007	5,077	**	.19	4,906	**	.19	623	**	.21	4,283	**	.19	171	**	.20	74	**	.42	97	**	.14
DECEMBER 2007	4,871	**	.18	4,750	**	.19	560	**	.18	4,190	**	.19	121	**	.14	21	**	.12	100	**	.14
JANUARY 2008	5,332	**	.20	5,192	**	.20	707	**	.23	4,485	**	.20	140	**	.16	28	**	.16	112	**	.16
FEBRUARY 2008	5,413	*	.20	5,287	*	.21	599	*	.20	4,688	*	.21	126	*	.14	25	*	.14	101	*	.15
MARCH 2008	7,535	*	.28	7,378	*	.29	800	*	.26	6,578	*	.29	157	*	.18	38	*	.22	119	*	.17
APRIL 2008	6,005	*	.23	5,898	*	.23	587	*	.19	5,311	*	.23	107	*	.12	28	*	.16	79	*	.11
MAY 2008	6,126	*	.23	5,978	*	.23	633	*	.21	5,345	*	.23	148	*	.17	28	*	.16	120	*	.17
JUNE 2008	6,021	*	.22	5,892	*	.23	680	*	.22	5,212	*	.23	129	*	.15	26	*	.15	103	*	.15
JULY 2008*	4,474	*	.17	4,341	*	.17	649	*	.21	3,692	*	.16	133	*	.15	17	*	.10	116	*	.17
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	40,906		1.53	39,966		1.55	4,655		1.53	35,311		1.55	940		1.07	190		1.08	750		1.07
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,668,201			2,580,715			304,527			2,276,188			87,486			17,669			69,817
FISCAL YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	57,490		2.16	56,105		2.18	6,648		2.19	49,457		2.18	1,385		1.59	312		1.77	1,073		1.54
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,661,249			2,573,942			303,858			2,270,085			87,307			17,676			69,632

*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.

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