Employment and Trends - January 2009

TABLE 17 -- SUMMARY OF TURNOVER DATA

	ALL AREAS			UNITED STATES			WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA			OVERSEAS
TURNOVER CATEGORIES	JANUARY 2009*	DECEMBER 2008*	JANUARY 2008**	JANUARY 2009*	DECEMBER 2008*	JANUARY 2008**	JANUARY 2009*	DECEMBER 2008*	JANUARY 2008**	JANUARY 2009*	DECEMBER 2008*	JANUARY 2008**
TOTAL ACCESSIONS A/
NUMBER	36,281	35,374	35,021	35,218	34,568	34,022	4,153	3,564	2,913	1,063	806	999
RATE	1.34	1.32	1.32	1.35	1.33	1.32	1.28	1.12	.93	1.21	.92	1.15
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	12,067	9,222	15,163	11,917	9,084	15,035	1,723	1,446	1,392	150	138	128
RATE	.90	.70	1.15	.90	.70	1.17	.79	.68	.66	.59	.54	.52
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	24,214	26,152	19,858	23,301	25,484	18,987	2,430	2,118	1,521	913	668	871
RATE	1.78	1.92	1.47	1.79	1.96	1.48	2.28	1.98	1.48	1.46	1.07	1.40
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER	29,794	30,008	26,415	28,990	29,407	25,641	3,372	2,714	2,313	804	601	774
RATE	1.10	1.12	.99	1.11	1.13	1.00	1.04	.85	.74	.91	.68	.89
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	7,343	6,045	7,868	7,260	5,963	7,783	1,160	983	941	83	82	85
RATE	.55	.46	.60	.55	.46	.60	.53	.46	.45	.33	.32	.34
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	22,451	23,963	18,547	21,730	23,444	17,858	2,212	1,731	1,372	721	519	689
RATE	1.65	1.76	1.38	1.67	1.80	1.39	2.07	1.62	1.34	1.15	.83	1.10
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER	5,146	4,301	7,523	4,912	4,115	7,316	326	486	246	234	186	207
RATE	.19	.16	.28	.19	.16	.28	.10	.15	.08	.27	.21	.24
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	35,887	35,104	34,599	35,092	34,444	33,837	4,088	3,487	2,826	795	660	762
RATE	1.34	1.32	1.32	1.34	1.33	1.32	1.27	1.10	.91	1.26	1.05	1.22
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	394	270	422	126	124	185	65	77	87	268	146	237
RATE	1.22	.84	1.35	1.75	1.72	2.74	2.04	2.41	3.02	1.07	.59	.97
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	1,341	1,065	1,083	1,316	1,046	1,065	455	364	354	25	19	18
RATE	.05	.04	.04	.05	.04	.04	.14	.11	.11	.03	.02	.02
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	34,940	34,309	33,938	33,902	33,522	32,957	3,698	3,200	2,559	1,038	787	981
RATE	1.29	1.28	1.28	1.30	1.29	1.28	1.14	1.00	.82	1.18	.90	1.13
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
NUMBER	53,637	28,288	56,540	52,522	27,564	55,343	6,021	1,867	4,637	1,115	724	1,197
RATE	1.98	1.05	2.12	2.01	1.06	2.15	1.86	.59	1.48	1.27	.82	1.38
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	1,337	1,178	1,201	1,305	1,149	1,164	371	281	306	32	29	37
RATE	.05	.04	.05	.05	.04	.05	.11	.09	.10	.04	.03	.04
QUITS
NUMBER	6,597	4,106	5,338	6,464	3,989	5,198	2,253	510	713	133	117	140
RATE	.24	.15	.20	.25	.15	.20	.70	.16	.23	.15	.13	.16
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	45,703	23,004	50,001	44,753	22,426	48,981	3,397	1,076	3,618	950	578	1,020
RATE	1.69	.86	1.88	1.71	.86	1.90	1.05	.34	1.15	1.08	.66	1.17
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	53,271	28,053	56,132	52,306	27,498	55,208	5,860	1,832	4,542	965	555	924
RATE	1.99	1.06	2.13	2.00	1.06	2.15	1.83	.58	1.46	1.53	.88	1.48
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	366	235	408	216	66	135	161	35	95	150	169	273
RATE	1.14	.73	1.31	3.00	.92	2.00	5.04	1.10	3.29	.60	.68	1.12
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	52,300	27,110	55,339	51,217	26,415	54,179	5,650	1,586	4,331	1,083	695	1,160
RATE	1.93	1.01	2.08	1.96	1.02	2.10	1.74	.50	1.38	1.23	.79	1.33
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ACCESSIONS B/
NUMBER	55	53	49	55	53	49	53	50	44	...	...	...
RATE	.45	.43	.40	.45	.43	.40	.47	.45	.39	...	...	...
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	7	7	16	7	7	16	5	5	16	...	...	...
RATE	.29	.29	.69	.29	.29	.69	.22	.22	.73	...	...	...
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	48	46	33	48	46	33	48	45	28	...	...	...
RATE	.48	.46	.33	.48	.46	.33	.53	.50	.31	...	...	...
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER	50	48	41	50	48	41	48	45	37	...	...	...
RATE	.41	.39	.34	.41	.39	.34	.43	.40	.33	...	...	...
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	4	4	15	4	4	15	2	2	15	...	...	...
RATE	.16	.16	.64	.16	.16	.64	.09	.09	.69	...	...	...
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	46	44	26	46	44	26	46	43	22	...	...	...
RATE	.46	.44	.26	.46	.44	.26	.51	.48	.24	...	...	...
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER	4	4	7	4	4	7	4	4	6	...	...	...
RATE	.03	.03	.06	.03	.03	.06	.04	.04	.05	...	...	...
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	55	53	49	55	53	49	53	50	44	...	...	...
RATE	.45	.43	.40	.45	.43	.40	.47	.45	.40	...	...	...
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
RATE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	...	...	...
RATE	.01	.01	.01	.01	.01	.01	.01	.01	.01	...	...	...
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	54	52	48	54	52	48	52	49	43	...	...	...
RATE	.44	.42	.39	.44	.42	.39	.46	.44	.38	...	...	...
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SEPARATIONS B/
NUMBER	93	93	198	93	93	198	87	88	182	...	...	...
RATE	.75	.75	1.62	.75	.75	1.62	.77	.78	1.63	...	...	...
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	...	1	...	...	1	...	...	1	...	...	...	...
RATE	...	.01	...	...	.01	...	...	.01	...	...	...	...
QUITS
NUMBER	8	7	6	8	7	6	7	7	6	...	...	...
RATE	.06	.06	.05	.06	.06	.05	.06	.06	.05	...	...	...
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	85	85	192	85	85	192	80	80	176	...	...	...
RATE	.69	.69	1.57	.69	.69	1.57	.71	.71	1.57	...	...	...
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	93	92	198	93	92	198	87	87	182	...	...	...
RATE	.76	.75	1.63	.76	.75	1.63	.78	.78	1.64	...	...	...
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	...	1	...	...	1	...	...	1	...	...	...	...
RATE	...	1.39	...	...	1.39	...	...	1.39	...	...	...	...
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	93	92	198	93	92	198	87	87	182	...	...	...
RATE	.75	.75	1.62	.75	.75	1.62	.77	.77	1.63	...	...	...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH ACCESSIONS
NUMBER	36,226	35,321	34,972	35,163	34,515	33,973	4,100	3,514	2,869	1,063	806	999
RATE	1.35	1.32	1.32	1.35	1.33	1.33	1.31	1.14	.95	1.21	.92	1.15
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	12,060	9,215	15,147	11,910	9,077	15,019	1,718	1,441	1,376	150	138	128
RATE	.90	.70	1.16	.91	.70	1.17	.80	.69	.66	.59	.54	.52
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	24,166	26,106	19,825	23,253	25,438	18,954	2,382	2,073	1,493	913	668	871
RATE	1.79	1.93	1.48	1.80	1.97	1.49	2.44	2.12	1.59	1.46	1.07	1.40
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER	29,744	29,960	26,374	28,940	29,359	25,600	3,324	2,669	2,276	804	601	774
RATE	1.10	1.12	1.00	1.11	1.13	1.00	1.06	.87	.75	.91	.68	.89
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	7,339	6,041	7,853	7,256	5,959	7,768	1,158	981	926	83	82	85
RATE	.55	.46	.60	.55	.46	.60	.54	.47	.44	.33	.32	.34
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	22,405	23,919	18,521	21,684	23,400	17,832	2,166	1,688	1,350	721	519	689
RATE	1.66	1.77	1.38	1.68	1.81	1.40	2.21	1.73	1.44	1.15	.83	1.10
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER	5,142	4,297	7,516	4,908	4,111	7,309	322	482	240	234	186	207
RATE	.19	.16	.28	.19	.16	.29	.10	.16	.08	.27	.21	.24
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	35,832	35,051	34,550	35,037	34,391	33,788	4,035	3,437	2,782	795	660	762
RATE	1.35	1.33	1.32	1.35	1.33	1.32	1.30	1.13	.93	1.26	1.05	1.22
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	394	270	422	126	124	185	65	77	87	268	146	237
RATE	1.23	.84	1.35	1.77	1.74	2.76	2.08	2.47	3.09	1.07	.59	.97
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	1,340	1,064	1,082	1,315	1,045	1,064	454	363	353	25	19	18
RATE	.05	.04	.04	.05	.04	.04	.15	.12	.12	.03	.02	.02
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	34,886	34,257	33,890	33,848	33,470	32,909	3,646	3,151	2,516	1,038	787	981
RATE	1.30	1.28	1.28	1.30	1.29	1.28	1.17	1.02	.83	1.18	.90	1.13
EXECUTIVE BRANCH SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	53,544	28,195	56,342	52,429	27,471	55,145	5,934	1,779	4,455	1,115	724	1,197
RATE	1.99	1.05	2.13	2.01	1.06	2.15	1.90	.58	1.47	1.27	.82	1.38
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	1,337	1,177	1,201	1,305	1,148	1,164	371	280	306	32	29	37
RATE	.05	.04	.05	.05	.04	.05	.12	.09	.10	.04	.03	.04
QUITS
NUMBER	6,589	4,099	5,332	6,456	3,982	5,192	2,246	503	707	133	117	140
RATE	.24	.15	.20	.25	.15	.20	.72	.16	.23	.15	.13	.16
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	45,618	22,919	49,809	44,668	22,341	48,789	3,317	996	3,442	950	578	1,020
RATE	1.69	.86	1.88	1.71	.86	1.90	1.06	.32	1.14	1.08	.66	1.17
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	53,178	27,961	55,934	52,213	27,406	55,010	5,773	1,745	4,360	965	555	924
RATE	2.00	1.06	2.14	2.01	1.06	2.15	1.86	.57	1.46	1.53	.88	1.48
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	366	234	408	216	65	135	161	34	95	150	169	273
RATE	1.14	.73	1.31	3.03	.91	2.02	5.16	1.09	3.38	.60	.68	1.12
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	52,207	27,018	55,141	51,124	26,323	53,981	5,563	1,499	4,149	1,083	695	1,160
RATE	1.94	1.01	2.08	1.96	1.02	2.11	1.78	.49	1.37	1.23	.79	1.33

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

A/ EXCLUDES CONGRESS AND THE JUDICIAL BRANCH FOR WHICH TURNOVER DATA IS NOT REPORTED.