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Federal Employment Statistics

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

     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
     AUGUST 2008
38,367
*
1.41
36,981
*
1.41
4,971
*
1.54
32,010
*
1.39
1,386
*
1.60
339
*
1.91
1,047
*
1.52
     SEPTEMBER 2008
32,317
**
1.19
30,605
**
1.17
4,274
**
1.33
26,331
**
1.15
1,712
**
1.97
479
**
2.68
1,233
**
1.78
     OCTOBER 2008
37,655
**
1.39
36,002
**
1.37
3,808
**
1.18
32,194
**
1.40
1,653
**
1.88
550
**
3.01
1,103
**
1.58
     NOVEMBER 2008*
29,807
**
1.11
28,782
**
1.11
3,091
**
.97
25,691
**
1.13
1,025
**
1.16
240
**
1.31
785
**
1.13
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
421,765
15.70
407,557
15.68
43,638
13.76
363,919
15.95
14,208
16.24
3,149
17.67
11,059
15.87
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,686,249
2,598,749
317,140
2,281,609
87,500
17,825
69,675
     FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*
67,462
2.51
64,784
2.49
6,899
2.17
57,885
2.54
2,678
3.04
790
4.31
1,888
2.71
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,686,946
2,598,945
317,614
2,281,331
88,001
18,313
69,689
NEW HIRES A/

     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
     AUGUST 2008
31,625
*
1.17
30,651
*
1.17
4,101
*
1.27
26,550
*
1.15
974
*
1.12
272
*
1.53
702
*
1.02
     SEPTEMBER 2008
26,877
**
.99
25,637
**
.98
3,644
**
1.13
21,993
**
.96
1,240
**
1.42
266
**
1.49
974
**
1.41
     OCTOBER 2008
30,021
**
1.11
28,704
**
1.10
3,170
**
.98
25,534
**
1.11
1,317
**
1.49
466
**
2.55
851
**
1.22
     NOVEMBER 2008*
23,732
**
.88
22,927
**
.88
2,536
**
.80
20,391
**
.89
805
**
.91
203
**
1.11
602
**
.86
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
335,755
12.50
324,444
12.48
36,222
11.42
288,222
12.63
11,311
12.93
2,443
13.71
8,868
12.73
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,686,249
2,598,749
317,140
2,281,609
87,500
17,825
69,675
     FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*
53,753
2.00
51,631
1.99
5,706
1.80
45,925
2.01
2,122
2.41
669
3.65
1,453
2.08
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,686,946
2,598,945
317,614
2,281,331
88,001
18,313
69,689
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/

TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/

     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
     AUGUST 2008
49,061
*
1.81
46,414
*
1.77
5,642
*
1.75
40,772
*
1.77
2,647
*
3.05
394
*
2.22
2,253
*
3.26
     SEPTEMBER 2008
32,638
**
1.21
31,736
**
1.21
3,205
**
1.00
28,531
**
1.24
902
**
1.04
192
**
1.07
710
**
1.03
     OCTOBER 2008
31,456
**
1.16
30,377
**
1.16
2,943
**
.91
27,434
**
1.19
1,079
**
1.22
160
**
.88
919
**
1.32
     NOVEMBER 2008*
25,800
**
.96
25,175
**
.97
1,788
**
.56
23,387
**
1.03
625
**
.71
125
**
.68
500
**
.72
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
372,415
13.86
360,400
13.87
33,279
10.49
327,121
14.34
12,015
13.73
2,529
14.19
9,486
13.61
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,686,249
2,598,749
317,140
2,281,609
87,500
17,825
69,675
     FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*
57,256
2.13
55,552
2.14
4,731
1.49
50,821
2.23
1,704
1.94
285
1.56
1,419
2.04
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,686,946
2,598,945
317,614
2,281,331
88,001
18,313
69,689
QUITS A/

     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
     AUGUST 2008
12,677
*
.47
12,494
*
.48
2,401
*
.75
10,093
*
.44
183
*
.21
36
*
.20
147
*
.21
     SEPTEMBER 2008
7,032
**
.26
6,920
**
.26
1,009
**
.31
5,911
**
.26
112
**
.13
26
**
.15
86
**
.12
     OCTOBER 2008
5,657
**
.21
5,487
**
.21
655
**
.20
4,832
**
.21
170
**
.19
17
**
.09
153
**
.22
     NOVEMBER 2008*
4,681
**
.17
4,578
**
.18
487
**
.15
4,091
**
.18
103
**
.12
13
**
.07
90
**
.13
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
71,009
2.64
69,501
2.67
9,261
2.92
60,240
2.64
1,508
1.72
282
1.58
1,226
1.76
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,686,249
2,598,749
317,140
2,281,609
87,500
17,825
69,675
     FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*
10,338
.38
10,065
.39
1,142
.36
8,923
.39
273
.31
30
.16
243
.35
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,686,946
2,598,945
317,614
2,281,331
88,001
18,313
69,689
EXECUTIVE BRANCH

TOTAL ACCESSIONS

     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
     AUGUST 2008
38,279
*
1.42
36,893
*
1.41
4,891
*
1.57
32,002
*
1.39
1,386
*
1.60
339
*
1.91
1,047
*
1.52
     SEPTEMBER 2008
32,229
**
1.20
30,517
**
1.17
4,194
**
1.35
26,323
**
1.15
1,712
**
1.97
479
**
2.68
1,233
**
1.78
     OCTOBER 2008
37,600
**
1.40
35,947
**
1.38
3,757
**
1.21
32,190
**
1.40
1,653
**
1.88
550
**
3.01
1,103
**
1.58
     NOVEMBER 2008*
29,754
**
1.11
28,729
**
1.11
3,041
**
.99
25,688
**
1.13
1,025
**
1.16
240
**
1.31
785
**
1.13
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
420,876
15.74
406,668
15.72
42,888
14.02
363,780
15.95
14,208
16.24
3,149
17.67
11,059
15.87
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,673,948
2,586,454
305,934
2,280,520
87,494
17,825
69,669
     FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*
67,354
2.52
64,676
2.50
6,798
2.22
57,878
2.54
2,678
3.04
790
4.31
1,888
2.71
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,674,582
2,586,587
306,368
2,280,219
87,995
18,313
69,683
NEW HIRES

     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
     AUGUST 2008
31,546
*
1.17
30,572
*
1.17
4,030
*
1.30
26,542
*
1.15
974
*
1.12
272
*
1.53
702
*
1.02
     SEPTEMBER 2008
26,798
**
.99
25,558
**
.98
3,573
**
1.15
21,985
**
.96
1,240
**
1.42
266
**
1.49
974
**
1.41
     OCTOBER 2008
29,971
**
1.11
28,654
**
1.10
3,124
**
1.01
25,530
**
1.11
1,317
**
1.50
466
**
2.55
851
**
1.22
     NOVEMBER 2008*
23,684
**
.89
22,879
**
.88
2,491
**
.81
20,388
**
.89
805
**
.91
203
**
1.11
602
**
.86
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
334,957
12.53
323,646
12.51
35,546
11.62
288,100
12.63
11,311
12.93
2,443
13.71
8,868
12.73
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,673,948
2,586,454
305,934
2,280,520
87,494
17,825
69,669
     FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*
53,655
2.01
51,533
1.99
5,615
1.83
45,918
2.01
2,122
2.41
669
3.65
1,453
2.09
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,674,582
2,586,587
306,368
2,280,219
87,995
18,313
69,683
EXECUTIVE BRANCH

TOTAL SEPARATIONS

     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
     AUGUST 2008
48,805
*
1.81
46,158
*
1.77
5,431
*
1.75
40,727
*
1.77
2,647
*
3.05
394
*
2.22
2,253
*
3.26
     SEPTEMBER 2008
32,382
**
1.20
31,480
**
1.21
2,994
**
.96
28,486
**
1.24
902
**
1.04
192
**
1.07
710
**
1.03
     OCTOBER 2008
31,360
**
1.16
30,281
**
1.16
2,851
**
.92
27,430
**
1.19
1,079
**
1.22
160
**
.88
919
**
1.32
     NOVEMBER 2008*
25,709
**
.96
25,084
**
.97
1,702
**
.56
23,382
**
1.03
625
**
.71
125
**
.68
500
**
.72
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
370,935
13.87
358,920
13.88
31,938
10.44
326,982
14.34
12,015
13.73
2,529
14.19
9,486
13.62
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,673,948
2,586,454
305,934
2,280,520
87,494
17,825
69,669
     FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*
57,069
2.13
55,365
2.14
4,553
1.49
50,812
2.23
1,704
1.94
285
1.56
1,419
2.04
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,674,582
2,586,587
306,368
2,280,219
87,995
18,313
69,683
QUITS

     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
     AUGUST 2008
12,668
*
.47
12,485
*
.48
2,393
*
.77
10,092
*
.44
183
*
.21
36
*
.20
147
*
.21
     SEPTEMBER 2008
7,023
**
.26
6,911
**
.27
1,001
**
.32
5,910
**
.26
112
**
.13
26
**
.15
86
**
.12
     OCTOBER 2008
5,650
**
.21
5,480
**
.21
648
**
.21
4,832
**
.21
170
**
.19
17
**
.09
153
**
.22
     NOVEMBER 2008*
4,673
**
.17
4,570
**
.18
479
**
.16
4,091
**
.18
103
**
.12
13
**
.07
90
**
.13
     CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*
70,920
2.65
69,412
2.68
9,176
3.00
60,236
2.64
1,508
1.72
282
1.58
1,226
1.76
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,673,948
2,586,454
305,934
2,280,520
87,494
17,825
69,669
     FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*
10,323
.39
10,050
.39
1,127
.37
8,923
.39
273
.31
30
.16
243
.35
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*
2,674,582
2,586,587
306,368
2,280,219
87,995
18,313
69,683

	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/
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
AUGUST 2008	38,367	*	1.41	36,981	*	1.41	4,971	*	1.54	32,010	*	1.39	1,386	*	1.60	339	*	1.91	1,047	*	1.52
SEPTEMBER 2008	32,317	**	1.19	30,605	**	1.17	4,274	**	1.33	26,331	**	1.15	1,712	**	1.97	479	**	2.68	1,233	**	1.78
OCTOBER 2008	37,655	**	1.39	36,002	**	1.37	3,808	**	1.18	32,194	**	1.40	1,653	**	1.88	550	**	3.01	1,103	**	1.58
NOVEMBER 2008*	29,807	**	1.11	28,782	**	1.11	3,091	**	.97	25,691	**	1.13	1,025	**	1.16	240	**	1.31	785	**	1.13
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	421,765		15.70	407,557		15.68	43,638		13.76	363,919		15.95	14,208		16.24	3,149		17.67	11,059		15.87
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,686,249			2,598,749			317,140			2,281,609			87,500			17,825			69,675
FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*	67,462		2.51	64,784		2.49	6,899		2.17	57,885		2.54	2,678		3.04	790		4.31	1,888		2.71
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,686,946			2,598,945			317,614			2,281,331			88,001			18,313			69,689
NEW HIRES A/
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
AUGUST 2008	31,625	*	1.17	30,651	*	1.17	4,101	*	1.27	26,550	*	1.15	974	*	1.12	272	*	1.53	702	*	1.02
SEPTEMBER 2008	26,877	**	.99	25,637	**	.98	3,644	**	1.13	21,993	**	.96	1,240	**	1.42	266	**	1.49	974	**	1.41
OCTOBER 2008	30,021	**	1.11	28,704	**	1.10	3,170	**	.98	25,534	**	1.11	1,317	**	1.49	466	**	2.55	851	**	1.22
NOVEMBER 2008*	23,732	**	.88	22,927	**	.88	2,536	**	.80	20,391	**	.89	805	**	.91	203	**	1.11	602	**	.86
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	335,755		12.50	324,444		12.48	36,222		11.42	288,222		12.63	11,311		12.93	2,443		13.71	8,868		12.73
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,686,249			2,598,749			317,140			2,281,609			87,500			17,825			69,675
FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*	53,753		2.00	51,631		1.99	5,706		1.80	45,925		2.01	2,122		2.41	669		3.65	1,453		2.08
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,686,946			2,598,945			317,614			2,281,331			88,001			18,313			69,689
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
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
AUGUST 2008	49,061	*	1.81	46,414	*	1.77	5,642	*	1.75	40,772	*	1.77	2,647	*	3.05	394	*	2.22	2,253	*	3.26
SEPTEMBER 2008	32,638	**	1.21	31,736	**	1.21	3,205	**	1.00	28,531	**	1.24	902	**	1.04	192	**	1.07	710	**	1.03
OCTOBER 2008	31,456	**	1.16	30,377	**	1.16	2,943	**	.91	27,434	**	1.19	1,079	**	1.22	160	**	.88	919	**	1.32
NOVEMBER 2008*	25,800	**	.96	25,175	**	.97	1,788	**	.56	23,387	**	1.03	625	**	.71	125	**	.68	500	**	.72
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	372,415		13.86	360,400		13.87	33,279		10.49	327,121		14.34	12,015		13.73	2,529		14.19	9,486		13.61
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,686,249			2,598,749			317,140			2,281,609			87,500			17,825			69,675
FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*	57,256		2.13	55,552		2.14	4,731		1.49	50,821		2.23	1,704		1.94	285		1.56	1,419		2.04
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,686,946			2,598,945			317,614			2,281,331			88,001			18,313			69,689
QUITS A/
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
AUGUST 2008	12,677	*	.47	12,494	*	.48	2,401	*	.75	10,093	*	.44	183	*	.21	36	*	.20	147	*	.21
SEPTEMBER 2008	7,032	**	.26	6,920	**	.26	1,009	**	.31	5,911	**	.26	112	**	.13	26	**	.15	86	**	.12
OCTOBER 2008	5,657	**	.21	5,487	**	.21	655	**	.20	4,832	**	.21	170	**	.19	17	**	.09	153	**	.22
NOVEMBER 2008*	4,681	**	.17	4,578	**	.18	487	**	.15	4,091	**	.18	103	**	.12	13	**	.07	90	**	.13
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	71,009		2.64	69,501		2.67	9,261		2.92	60,240		2.64	1,508		1.72	282		1.58	1,226		1.76
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,686,249			2,598,749			317,140			2,281,609			87,500			17,825			69,675
FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*	10,338		.38	10,065		.39	1,142		.36	8,923		.39	273		.31	30		.16	243		.35
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,686,946			2,598,945			317,614			2,281,331			88,001			18,313			69,689
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TOTAL ACCESSIONS
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
AUGUST 2008	38,279	*	1.42	36,893	*	1.41	4,891	*	1.57	32,002	*	1.39	1,386	*	1.60	339	*	1.91	1,047	*	1.52
SEPTEMBER 2008	32,229	**	1.20	30,517	**	1.17	4,194	**	1.35	26,323	**	1.15	1,712	**	1.97	479	**	2.68	1,233	**	1.78
OCTOBER 2008	37,600	**	1.40	35,947	**	1.38	3,757	**	1.21	32,190	**	1.40	1,653	**	1.88	550	**	3.01	1,103	**	1.58
NOVEMBER 2008*	29,754	**	1.11	28,729	**	1.11	3,041	**	.99	25,688	**	1.13	1,025	**	1.16	240	**	1.31	785	**	1.13
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	420,876		15.74	406,668		15.72	42,888		14.02	363,780		15.95	14,208		16.24	3,149		17.67	11,059		15.87
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,673,948			2,586,454			305,934			2,280,520			87,494			17,825			69,669
FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*	67,354		2.52	64,676		2.50	6,798		2.22	57,878		2.54	2,678		3.04	790		4.31	1,888		2.71
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,674,582			2,586,587			306,368			2,280,219			87,995			18,313			69,683
NEW HIRES
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
AUGUST 2008	31,546	*	1.17	30,572	*	1.17	4,030	*	1.30	26,542	*	1.15	974	*	1.12	272	*	1.53	702	*	1.02
SEPTEMBER 2008	26,798	**	.99	25,558	**	.98	3,573	**	1.15	21,985	**	.96	1,240	**	1.42	266	**	1.49	974	**	1.41
OCTOBER 2008	29,971	**	1.11	28,654	**	1.10	3,124	**	1.01	25,530	**	1.11	1,317	**	1.50	466	**	2.55	851	**	1.22
NOVEMBER 2008*	23,684	**	.89	22,879	**	.88	2,491	**	.81	20,388	**	.89	805	**	.91	203	**	1.11	602	**	.86
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	334,957		12.53	323,646		12.51	35,546		11.62	288,100		12.63	11,311		12.93	2,443		13.71	8,868		12.73
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,673,948			2,586,454			305,934			2,280,520			87,494			17,825			69,669
FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*	53,655		2.01	51,533		1.99	5,615		1.83	45,918		2.01	2,122		2.41	669		3.65	1,453		2.09
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,674,582			2,586,587			306,368			2,280,219			87,995			18,313			69,683
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
TOTAL SEPARATIONS
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
AUGUST 2008	48,805	*	1.81	46,158	*	1.77	5,431	*	1.75	40,727	*	1.77	2,647	*	3.05	394	*	2.22	2,253	*	3.26
SEPTEMBER 2008	32,382	**	1.20	31,480	**	1.21	2,994	**	.96	28,486	**	1.24	902	**	1.04	192	**	1.07	710	**	1.03
OCTOBER 2008	31,360	**	1.16	30,281	**	1.16	2,851	**	.92	27,430	**	1.19	1,079	**	1.22	160	**	.88	919	**	1.32
NOVEMBER 2008*	25,709	**	.96	25,084	**	.97	1,702	**	.56	23,382	**	1.03	625	**	.71	125	**	.68	500	**	.72
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	370,935		13.87	358,920		13.88	31,938		10.44	326,982		14.34	12,015		13.73	2,529		14.19	9,486		13.62
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,673,948			2,586,454			305,934			2,280,520			87,494			17,825			69,669
FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*	57,069		2.13	55,365		2.14	4,553		1.49	50,812		2.23	1,704		1.94	285		1.56	1,419		2.04
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,674,582			2,586,587			306,368			2,280,219			87,995			18,313			69,683
QUITS
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
AUGUST 2008	12,668	*	.47	12,485	*	.48	2,393	*	.77	10,092	*	.44	183	*	.21	36	*	.20	147	*	.21
SEPTEMBER 2008	7,023	**	.26	6,911	**	.27	1,001	**	.32	5,910	**	.26	112	**	.13	26	**	.15	86	**	.12
OCTOBER 2008	5,650	**	.21	5,480	**	.21	648	**	.21	4,832	**	.21	170	**	.19	17	**	.09	153	**	.22
NOVEMBER 2008*	4,673	**	.17	4,570	**	.18	479	**	.16	4,091	**	.18	103	**	.12	13	**	.07	90	**	.13
CALENDAR YEAR 2008 TOTAL TO DATE*	70,920		2.65	69,412		2.68	9,176		3.00	60,236		2.64	1,508		1.72	282		1.58	1,226		1.76
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,673,948			2,586,454			305,934			2,280,520			87,494			17,825			69,669
FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*	10,323		.39	10,050		.39	1,127		.37	8,923		.39	273		.31	30		.16	243		.35
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*	2,674,582			2,586,587			306,368			2,280,219			87,995			18,313			69,683

*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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