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TABLE 22 -- SEPARATIONS BY TYPE, BRANCH, AND SELECTED AGENCY, ALL AREAS, OCTOBER 2008 AND NOVEMBER 2008






TOTAL



TRANSFERS



QUITS


OTHER
SEPARATIONS

SEPARATIONS
EXCLUDING
TRANSFERS

SEPARATIONS
CALENDAR YEAR
2008 TO DATE

SEPARATIONS
FISCAL YEAR
2009 TO DATE

AGENCY

NUMBER*


RATE

NUMBER*


RATE

NUMBER*


RATE

NUMBER*


RATE

NUMBER*


RATE

NUMBER*

RATE

NUMBER*

RATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES

372,415

13.86

57,256

2.13

     NOVEMBER 2008

25,800

**

0.96

1,285

**

0.05

4,681

**

0.17

19,834

**

0.74

24,515

**

0.91

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

31,456

1.16

2,486

0.09

5,657

0.21

23,313

0.86

28,970

1.07

 

 

 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

1,480

12.03

187

1.51

     NOVEMBER 2008

91

*

0.74

...

*

...

8

*

0.06

83

*

0.67

91

*

0.74

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

96

0.78

...

...

7

0.06

89

0.72

96

0.78

 

 

 

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

563

17.94

30

0.95

     NOVEMBER 2008

12

0.38

...

...

...

...

12

0.38

12

0.38

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

18

0.57

...

...

...

...

18

0.57

18

0.57

 

 

 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

188

7.99

24

1.01

     NOVEMBER 2008

12

*

0.50

...

*

...

2

*

0.08

10

*

0.42

12

*

0.50

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

12

0.50

...

...

2

0.08

10

0.42

12

0.50

 

 

 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

369

9.60

66

1.70

     NOVEMBER 2008

33

*

0.85

...

*

...

...

*

...

33

*

0.85

33

*

0.85

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

33

0.85

...

...

...

...

33

0.85

33

0.85

 

 

 

JUDICIAL BRANCH

...

...

...

...

     NOVEMBER 2008

...

*

...

...

*

...

...

*

...

...

*

...

...

*

...

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

370,935

13.87

57,069

2.13

     NOVEMBER 2008

25,709

**

0.96

1,285

**

0.05

4,673

**

0.17

19,751

**

0.74

24,424

**

0.91

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

31,360

1.16

2,486

0.09

5,650

0.21

23,224

0.86

28,874

1.07

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

343

19.97

30

1.76

     NOVEMBER 2008

4

0.23

2

0.12

2

0.12

...

...

2

0.12

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

26

1.53

6

0.35

10

0.59

10

0.59

20

1.17

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

246,334

14.04

39,808

2.25

     NOVEMBER 2008

17,834

**

1.01

1,183

**

0.07

3,324

**

0.19

13,327

**

0.75

16,651

**

0.94

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

21,974

1.23

2,345

0.13

4,086

0.23

15,543

0.87

19,629

1.10

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

1,916

5.31

427

1.17

     NOVEMBER 2008

150

**

0.41

11

**

0.03

20

**

0.05

119

**

0.33

139

**

0.38

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

277

0.76

23

0.06

38

0.10

216

0.59

254

0.70

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

31,227

28.17

4,890

4.95

     NOVEMBER 2008

3,234

3.27

4

...

271

0.27

2,959

2.99

3,230

3.27

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

1,656

1.54

7

0.01

375

0.35

1,274

1.18

1,649

1.53

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

98,327

14.31

14,642

2.10

     NOVEMBER 2008

5,246

0.75

647

0.09

749

0.11

3,850

0.55

4,599

0.66

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

9,396

1.35

1,788

0.26

1,107

0.16

6,501

0.94

7,608

1.09

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

34,795

13.53

5,412

2.05

     NOVEMBER 2008

2,013

0.76

130

0.05

130

0.05

1,753

0.66

1,883

0.71

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

3,399

1.30

458

0.17

246

0.09

2,695

1.03

2,941

1.12

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

21,637

12.07

3,889

2.14

     NOVEMBER 2008

1,136

0.62

255

0.14

261

0.14

620

0.34

881

0.48

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

2,753

1.51

781

0.43

419

0.23

1,553

0.85

1,972

1.08

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

27,239

17.60

3,420

2.21

     NOVEMBER 2008

1,248

0.81

225

0.15

123

0.08

900

0.58

1,023

0.66

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

2,172

1.41

497

0.32

184

0.12

1,491

0.97

1,675

1.09

 

 

 

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

1,729

7.89

220

0.98

     NOVEMBER 2008

83

0.37

5

0.02

11

0.05

67

0.30

78

0.35

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

137

0.61

12

0.05

14

0.06

111

0.50

125

0.56

 

 

 

OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (EXCLUDING DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)

12,927

17.52

1,701

2.27

     NOVEMBER 2008

766

1.02

32

0.04

224

0.30

510

0.68

734

0.98

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

935

1.26

40

0.05

244

0.33

651

0.87

895

1.20

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

5,860

5.40

742

0.68

     NOVEMBER 2008

328

0.30

69

0.06

90

0.08

169

0.15

259

0.24

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

414

0.38

83

0.08

129

0.12

202

0.18

331

0.30

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

13,933

19.69

3,788

5.53

     NOVEMBER 2008

1,537

2.24

19

0.03

744

1.09

774

1.13

1,518

2.21

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

2,251

3.16

25

0.04

1,122

1.58

1,104

1.55

2,226

3.13

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

21,902

22.49

5,277

5.73

     NOVEMBER 2008

2,870

3.12

38

0.04

813

0.88

2,019

2.19

2,832

3.08

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

2,407

2.34

39

0.04

569

0.55

1,799

1.75

2,368

2.30

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

5,528

13.34

610

1.49

     NOVEMBER 2008

275

0.67

4

0.01

147

0.36

124

0.30

271

0.66

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

335

0.79

8

0.02

148

0.35

179

0.42

327

0.77

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

1,773

10.91

244

1.50

     NOVEMBER 2008

92

0.57

16

0.10

36

0.22

40

0.25

76

0.47

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

152

0.94

24

0.15

32

0.20

96

0.59

128

0.79

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

6,060

9.63

869

1.36

     NOVEMBER 2008

279

0.44

16

0.03

58

0.09

205

0.32

263

0.41

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

590

0.92

24

0.04

104

0.16

462

0.72

566

0.88

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

916

9.59

130

1.40

     NOVEMBER 2008

38

0.41

...

...

9

0.10

29

0.31

38

0.41

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

92

0.94

...

...

9

0.09

83

0.85

92

0.94

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

3,466

6.31

412

0.74

     NOVEMBER 2008

183

0.33

15

0.03

37

0.07

131

0.23

168

0.30

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

229

0.41

17

0.03

49

0.09

163

0.29

212

0.38

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

1,253

8.38

145

0.95

     NOVEMBER 2008

56

0.37

8

0.05

21

0.14

27

0.18

48

0.31

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

89

0.58

11

0.07

33

0.22

45

0.29

78

0.51

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

329

7.83

42

1.01

     NOVEMBER 2008

15

0.36

6

0.14

3

0.07

6

0.14

9

0.22

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

27

0.64

6

0.14

5

0.12

16

0.38

21

0.50

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

30,884

11.39

4,238

1.50

     NOVEMBER 2008

2,025

0.72

99

0.04

1

...

1,925

0.68

1,926

0.68

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

2,213

0.79

110

0.04

1

...

2,102

0.75

2,103

0.75

 

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

22,960

13.58

3,352

1.92

     NOVEMBER 2008

1,506

0.86

231

0.13

325

0.19

950

0.54

1,275

0.73

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

1,846

1.06

180

0.10

365

0.21

1,301

0.75

1,666

0.96

 

 

 

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

124,258

13.54

17,231

1.90

     NOVEMBER 2008

7,871

**

0.87

100

**

0.01

1,347

**

0.15

6,424

**

0.71

7,771

**

0.86

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

9,360

1.03

135

0.01

1,554

0.17

7,671

0.84

9,225

1.01

 

 

 

FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

99

5.29

18

0.96

     NOVEMBER 2008

9

*

0.48

...

*

...

7

*

0.37

2

*

0.11

9

*

0.48

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

9

0.48

...

...

7

0.37

2

0.11

9

0.48

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

1,391

7.66

165

0.90

     NOVEMBER 2008

54

0.30

2

0.01

11

0.06

41

0.22

52

0.29

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

111

0.61

4

0.02

16

0.09

91

0.50

107

0.59

 

 

 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

131

5.94

16

0.73

     NOVEMBER 2008

8

0.36

2

0.09

...

...

6

0.27

6

0.27

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

8

0.36

3

0.14

1

0.05

4

0.18

5

0.23

 

 

 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

136

7.53

10

0.55

     NOVEMBER 2008

3

0.17

...

...

1

0.06

2

0.11

3

0.17

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

7

0.38

...

...

4

0.22

3

0.16

7

0.38

 

 

 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

233

4.84

39

0.77

     NOVEMBER 2008

15

0.30

...

...

8

0.16

7

0.14

15

0.30

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

24

0.48

...

...

11

0.22

13

0.26

24

0.48

 

 

 

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

967

8.12

117

0.97

     NOVEMBER 2008

47

0.39

16

0.13

7

0.06

24

0.20

31

0.26

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

70

0.58

22

0.18

14

0.12

34

0.28

48

0.40

 

 

 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

1,113

6.01

135

0.73

     NOVEMBER 2008

26

0.14

1

0.01

10

0.05

15

0.08

25

0.14

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

109

0.59

3

0.02

11

0.06

95

0.51

106

0.57

 

 

 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

489

15.73

47

1.48

     NOVEMBER 2008

14

0.44

1

0.03

7

0.22

6

0.19

13

0.41

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

33

1.05

4

0.13

8

0.25

21

0.67

29

0.92

 

 

 

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

117

7.07

9

0.55

     NOVEMBER 2008

2

0.12

...

...

1

0.06

1

0.06

2

0.12

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

7

0.43

3

0.18

...

...

4

0.24

4

0.24

 

 

 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

345

8.81

45

1.10

     NOVEMBER 2008

14

0.34

1

0.02

1

0.02

12

0.29

13

0.32

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

31

0.76

3

0.07

2

0.05

26

0.64

28

0.69

 

 

 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

611

11.37

102

1.88

     NOVEMBER 2008

45

0.83

10

0.18

19

0.35

16

0.29

35

0.64

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

57

1.05

6

0.11

14

0.26

37

0.68

51

0.94

 

 

 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

53

5.46

5

0.52

     NOVEMBER 2008

3

0.31

...

...

1

0.10

2

0.21

3

0.31

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

2

0.21

1

0.10

...

...

1

0.10

1

0.10

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

341

9.48

21

0.57

     NOVEMBER 2008

7

0.19

1

0.03

4

0.11

2

0.05

6

0.16

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

14

0.38

3

0.08

5

0.14

6

0.16

11

0.30

 

 

 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

1,254

31.71

270

5.33

     NOVEMBER 2008

125

2.47

...

...

19

0.38

106

2.09

125

2.47

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

145

3.24

...

...

62

1.39

83

1.86

145

3.24

 

 

 

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

609

12.39

84

1.77

     NOVEMBER 2008

35

*

0.74

...

*

...

11

*

0.23

24

*

0.51

35

*

0.74

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

49

0.99

...

...

13

0.26

36

0.72

49

0.99

 

 

 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

5,106

8.14

1,166

1.82

     NOVEMBER 2008

583

0.91

17

0.03

106

0.17

460

0.72

566

0.88

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

583

0.91

17

0.03

106

0.17

460

0.72

566

0.88

 

 

 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

137

6.76

24

1.22

     NOVEMBER 2008

5

**

0.25

1

**

0.05

2

**

0.10

2

**

0.10

4

**

0.20

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

19

0.96

...

...

3

0.15

16

0.81

19

0.96

 

 

 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

451

17.93

82

3.26

     NOVEMBER 2008

41

*

1.63

...

*

...

6

*

0.24

35

*

1.39

41

*

1.63

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

41

1.63

...

...

6

0.24

35

1.39

41

1.63

 

 

 

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

107,688

14.60

14,321

1.98

     NOVEMBER 2008

6,591

0.91

32

...

1,059

0.15

5,500

0.76

6,559

0.91

 

 

 

     OCTOBER 2008

7,730

1.06

52

0.01

1,187

0.16

6,491

0.89

7,678

1.06

 

 

 

*PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS MONTH'S TURNOVER TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT MONTH. **REVISED.

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