Employment and Trends - March 2009

TABLE 17 -- SUMMARY OF TURNOVER DATA

	ALL AREAS			UNITED STATES			WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA			OVERSEAS
TURNOVER CATEGORIES	MARCH 2009*	FEBRUARY 2009**	MARCH 2008*	MARCH 2009*	FEBRUARY 2009**	MARCH 2008*	MARCH 2009*	FEBRUARY 2009**	MARCH 2008*	MARCH 2009*	FEBRUARY 2009**	MARCH 2008*
TOTAL ACCESSIONS A/
NUMBER	88,390	37,428	41,650	87,618	36,443	40,586	3,563	3,351	3,934	772	985	1,064
RATE	3.22	1.38	1.56	3.30	1.39	1.58	1.10	1.04	1.26	.88	1.12	1.22
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	16,371	18,041	18,886	16,220	17,909	18,721	1,585	1,594	1,941	151	132	165
RATE	1.20	1.34	1.43	1.21	1.35	1.44	.73	.73	.92	.59	.52	.66
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	72,019	19,387	22,764	71,398	18,534	21,865	1,978	1,757	1,993	621	853	899
RATE	5.22	1.43	1.70	5.42	1.43	1.71	1.86	1.65	1.94	1.00	1.37	1.44
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER	80,895	27,476	32,140	80,362	26,709	31,294	2,988	2,838	3,174	533	767	846
RATE	2.95	1.02	1.21	3.03	1.02	1.21	.92	.88	1.01	.61	.87	.97
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	10,327	9,586	10,865	10,233	9,506	10,750	1,110	1,141	1,299	94	80	115
RATE	.76	.71	.82	.77	.72	.83	.51	.52	.62	.37	.31	.46
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	70,568	17,890	21,275	70,129	17,203	20,544	1,878	1,697	1,875	439	687	731
RATE	5.11	1.32	1.59	5.32	1.33	1.61	1.76	1.60	1.83	.70	1.10	1.17
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER	6,332	8,877	7,944	6,125	8,691	7,750	192	161	211	207	186	194
RATE	.23	.33	.30	.23	.33	.30	.06	.05	.07	.24	.21	.22
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	87,930	37,034	41,274	87,384	36,329	40,429	3,501	3,292	3,826	546	705	845
RATE	3.25	1.38	1.57	3.30	1.39	1.57	1.09	1.03	1.23	.87	1.12	1.35
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	460	394	376	234	114	157	62	59	108	226	280	219
RATE	1.40	1.22	1.19	3.16	1.55	2.27	1.95	1.86	3.61	.89	1.12	.89
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	1,163	1,075	1,566	1,131	1,043	1,542	383	352	549	32	32	24
RATE	.04	.04	.06	.04	.04	.06	.12	.11	.18	.04	.04	.03
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	87,227	36,353	40,084	86,487	35,400	39,044	3,180	2,999	3,385	740	953	1,040
RATE	3.18	1.34	1.51	3.26	1.35	1.52	.98	.93	1.08	.84	1.09	1.19
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
NUMBER	25,930	26,190	33,567	25,277	25,301	32,791	1,844	2,625	3,015	653	889	776
RATE	.95	.97	1.26	.95	.97	1.27	.57	.81	.96	.74	1.01	.89
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	1,250	1,403	2,009	1,201	1,361	1,986	278	328	602	49	42	23
RATE	.05	.05	.08	.05	.05	.08	.09	.10	.19	.06	.05	.03
QUITS
NUMBER	4,588	4,696	7,544	4,487	4,605	7,387	349	719	808	101	91	157
RATE	.17	.17	.28	.17	.18	.29	.11	.22	.26	.11	.10	.18
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	20,092	20,091	24,014	19,589	19,335	23,418	1,217	1,578	1,605	503	756	596
RATE	.73	.74	.90	.74	.74	.91	.37	.49	.51	.57	.86	.68
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	25,755	25,811	33,345	25,233	25,105	32,727	1,825	2,470	2,983	522	706	618
RATE	.95	.97	1.27	.95	.96	1.27	.57	.77	.96	.84	1.12	.99
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	175	379	222	44	196	64	19	155	32	131	183	158
RATE	.53	1.17	.71	.59	2.67	.93	.60	4.89	1.07	.52	.73	.64
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	24,680	24,787	31,558	24,076	23,940	30,805	1,566	2,297	2,413	604	847	753
RATE	.90	.92	1.19	.91	.91	1.20	.48	.71	.77	.69	.96	.86
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ACCESSIONS B/
NUMBER	51	49	61	51	49	61	46	44	49	...	...	...
RATE	.41	.40	.50	.41	.40	.50	.41	.39	.44	...	...	...
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	6	6	25	6	6	25	4	4	15	...	...	...
RATE	.25	.25	1.06	.25	.25	1.06	.18	.18	.68	...	...	...
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	45	43	36	45	43	36	42	40	34	...	...	...
RATE	.45	.43	.37	.45	.43	.37	.46	.44	.38	...	...	...
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER	47	45	57	47	45	57	42	40	46	...	...	...
RATE	.38	.36	.47	.38	.36	.47	.37	.36	.41	...	...	...
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	4	4	23	4	4	23	2	2	13	...	...	...
RATE	.17	.16	.97	.17	.16	.97	.09	.09	.59	...	...	...
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	43	41	34	43	41	34	40	38	33	...	...	...
RATE	.43	.41	.35	.43	.41	.35	.44	.42	.37	...	...	...
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	2	...	...	...
RATE	.03	.03	.02	.03	.03	.02	.04	.04	.02	...	...	...
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	51	49	60	51	49	60	46	44	48	...	...	...
RATE	.41	.40	.49	.41	.40	.49	.41	.39	.43	...	...	...
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	...	...	1	...	...	1	...	...	1	...	...	...
RATE	...	...	1.42	...	...	1.42	...	...	1.42	...	...	...
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	...	...	1	...	...	1	...	...	1	...	...	...
RATE	...	...	.01	...	...	.01	...	...	.01	...	...	...
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	51	49	60	51	49	60	46	44	48	...	...	...
RATE	.41	.40	.49	.41	.40	.49	.41	.39	.43	...	...	...
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SEPARATIONS B/
NUMBER	99	100	101	99	100	101	94	95	99	...	...	...
RATE	.80	.81	.83	.80	.81	.83	.83	.84	.89	...	...	...
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	...	...	...
RATE	.01	.01	.01	.01	.01	.01	.01	.01	.01	...	...	...
QUITS
NUMBER	4	5	9	4	5	9	3	4	8	...	...	...
RATE	.03	.04	.07	.03	.04	.07	.03	.04	.07	...	...	...
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	94	94	91	94	94	91	90	90	90	...	...	...
RATE	.76	.76	.75	.76	.76	.75	.80	.80	.81	...	...	...
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	99	100	101	99	100	101	94	95	99	...	...	...
RATE	.80	.81	.83	.80	.81	.83	.84	.85	.89	...	...	...
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
RATE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	98	99	100	98	99	100	93	94	98	...	...	...
RATE	.79	.80	.82	.79	.80	.82	.82	.84	.88	...	...	...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH ACCESSIONS
NUMBER	88,339	37,379	41,589	87,567	36,394	40,525	3,517	3,307	3,885	772	985	1,064
RATE	3.24	1.39	1.57	3.32	1.40	1.58	1.12	1.06	1.29	.88	1.12	1.22
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	16,365	18,035	18,861	16,214	17,903	18,696	1,581	1,590	1,926	151	132	165
RATE	1.20	1.34	1.43	1.22	1.36	1.44	.73	.74	.92	.59	.52	.66
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	71,974	19,344	22,728	71,353	18,491	21,829	1,936	1,717	1,959	621	853	899
RATE	5.25	1.44	1.71	5.46	1.44	1.72	1.99	1.77	2.09	1.00	1.37	1.44
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER	80,848	27,431	32,083	80,315	26,664	31,237	2,946	2,798	3,128	533	767	846
RATE	2.96	1.02	1.21	3.04	1.02	1.22	.94	.90	1.03	.61	.87	.97
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	10,323	9,582	10,842	10,229	9,502	10,727	1,108	1,139	1,286	94	80	115
RATE	.76	.71	.82	.77	.72	.83	.51	.53	.62	.37	.31	.46
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	70,525	17,849	21,241	70,086	17,162	20,510	1,838	1,659	1,842	439	687	731
RATE	5.15	1.32	1.60	5.36	1.34	1.62	1.88	1.71	1.97	.70	1.10	1.17
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER	6,328	8,873	7,941	6,121	8,687	7,747	188	157	209	207	186	194
RATE	.23	.33	.30	.23	.33	.30	.06	.05	.07	.24	.21	.22
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	87,879	36,985	41,214	87,333	36,280	40,369	3,455	3,248	3,778	546	705	845
RATE	3.26	1.39	1.57	3.32	1.40	1.58	1.11	1.05	1.26	.87	1.12	1.35
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	460	394	375	234	114	156	62	59	107	226	280	219
RATE	1.41	1.22	1.19	3.19	1.57	2.28	2.00	1.90	3.66	.89	1.12	.89
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	1,163	1,075	1,565	1,131	1,043	1,541	383	352	548	32	32	24
RATE	.04	.04	.06	.04	.04	.06	.12	.11	.18	.04	.04	.03
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	87,176	36,304	40,024	86,436	35,351	38,984	3,134	2,955	3,337	740	953	1,040
RATE	3.19	1.35	1.51	3.27	1.36	1.52	1.00	.95	1.10	.84	1.09	1.19
EXECUTIVE BRANCH SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	25,831	26,090	33,466	25,178	25,201	32,690	1,750	2,530	2,916	653	889	776
RATE	.95	.97	1.26	.95	.97	1.28	.56	.81	.96	.74	1.01	.89
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	1,249	1,402	2,008	1,200	1,360	1,985	277	327	601	49	42	23
RATE	.05	.05	.08	.05	.05	.08	.09	.10	.20	.06	.05	.03
QUITS
NUMBER	4,584	4,691	7,535	4,483	4,600	7,378	346	715	800	101	91	157
RATE	.17	.17	.28	.17	.18	.29	.11	.23	.26	.11	.10	.18
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	19,998	19,997	23,923	19,495	19,241	23,327	1,127	1,488	1,515	503	756	596
RATE	.73	.74	.90	.74	.74	.91	.36	.48	.50	.57	.86	.68
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	25,656	25,711	33,244	25,134	25,005	32,626	1,731	2,375	2,884	522	706	618
RATE	.95	.97	1.27	.95	.96	1.28	.56	.77	.96	.84	1.12	.99
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	175	379	222	44	196	64	19	155	32	131	183	158
RATE	.53	1.17	.71	.60	2.70	.93	.61	5.00	1.10	.52	.73	.64
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	24,582	24,688	31,458	23,978	23,841	30,705	1,473	2,203	2,315	604	847	753
RATE	.90	.92	1.19	.91	.91	1.20	.47	.71	.77	.69	.96	.86

* 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.