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Table 17

Employment and Trends - September 2009

TABLE 17 -- SUMMARY OF TURNOVER DATA
	ALL AREAS			UNITED STATES			WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA			OVERSEAS

TURNOVER CATEGORIES	SEPTEMBER 2009*	AUGUST 2009*	SEPTEMBER 2008**	SEPTEMBER 2009*	AUGUST 2009*	SEPTEMBER 2008**	SEPTEMBER 2009*	AUGUST 2009*	SEPTEMBER 2008**	SEPTEMBER 2009*	AUGUST 2009*	SEPTEMBER 2008**
TOTAL ACCESSIONS A/
NUMBER	55,581	38,124	32,317	54,246	37,022	30,605	5,011	4,981	4,274	1,335	1,102	1,712
RATE	2.00	1.38	1.19	2.02	1.38	1.17	1.50	1.49	1.33	1.52	1.26	1.97
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	15,368	15,033	13,101	15,136	14,842	12,783	2,031	2,346	1,989	232	191	318
RATE	1.10	1.08	.98	1.10	1.08	.97	.91	1.06	.93	.88	.73	1.27
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	40,213	23,091	19,216	39,110	22,180	17,822	2,980	2,635	2,285	1,103	911	1,394
RATE	2.93	1.69	1.41	2.99	1.70	1.37	2.67	2.35	2.13	1.79	1.48	2.25
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER	49,933	32,239	26,877	48,929	31,453	25,637	4,421	4,308	3,644	1,004	786	1,240
RATE	1.80	1.17	.99	1.82	1.17	.98	1.32	1.29	1.13	1.14	.90	1.42
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	11,405	10,893	9,291	11,244	10,768	9,038	1,528	1,754	1,443	161	125	253
RATE	.81	.78	.69	.82	.79	.69	.68	.79	.67	.61	.48	1.01
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	38,528	21,346	17,586	37,685	20,685	16,599	2,893	2,554	2,201	843	661	987
RATE	2.81	1.56	1.29	2.88	1.58	1.27	2.60	2.27	2.05	1.37	1.07	1.59
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER	4,511	4,636	4,107	4,233	4,351	3,669	200	207	229	278	285	438
RATE	.16	.17	.15	.16	.16	.14	.06	.06	.07	.32	.32	.50
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	55,048	37,707	31,802	54,027	36,834	30,415	4,939	4,891	4,178	1,021	873	1,387
RATE	2.01	1.38	1.19	2.02	1.38	1.16	1.49	1.48	1.31	1.65	1.40	2.23
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	533	417	515	219	188	190	72	90	96	314	229	325
RATE	1.60	1.26	1.60	3.01	2.49	2.55	2.20	2.65	3.03	1.21	.89	1.31
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	1,137	1,249	1,333	1,084	1,218	1,299	390	466	401	53	31	34
RATE	.04	.05	.05	.04	.05	.05	.12	.14	.12	.06	.04	.04
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	54,444	36,875	30,984	53,162	35,804	29,306	4,621	4,515	3,873	1,282	1,071	1,678
RATE	1.96	1.33	1.15	1.98	1.34	1.12	1.38	1.35	1.20	1.46	1.22	1.93
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
NUMBER	32,519	62,821	32,638	31,661	60,406	31,736	3,069	5,136	3,205	858	2,415	902
RATE	1.17	2.27	1.21	1.18	2.25	1.21	.92	1.54	1.00	.97	2.75	1.04
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	1,216	1,352	1,831	1,176	1,283	1,777	297	372	376	40	69	54
RATE	.04	.05	.07	.04	.05	.07	.09	.11	.12	.05	.08	.06
QUITS
NUMBER	8,019	26,080	7,032	7,905	25,912	6,920	938	1,958	1,009	114	168	112
RATE	.29	.94	.26	.29	.97	.26	.28	.59	.31	.13	.19	.13
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	23,284	35,389	23,775	22,580	33,211	23,039	1,834	2,806	1,820	704	2,178	736
RATE	.84	1.28	.88	.84	1.24	.88	.55	.84	.57	.80	2.48	.85
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	32,246	62,378	32,410	31,556	60,119	31,631	3,006	4,935	3,161	690	2,259	779
RATE	1.18	2.28	1.21	1.18	2.25	1.21	.91	1.49	.99	1.11	3.64	1.25
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	273	443	228	105	287	105	63	201	44	168	156	123
RATE	.82	1.34	.71	1.45	3.79	1.41	1.93	5.93	1.39	.65	.61	.50
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	31,303	61,469	30,807	30,485	59,123	29,959	2,772	4,764	2,829	818	2,346	848
RATE	1.13	2.22	1.14	1.13	2.21	1.14	.83	1.43	.88	.93	2.67	.97
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ACCESSIONS B/
NUMBER	53	55	88	53	55	88	47	49	80	...	...	...
RATE	.42	.44	.71	.42	.44	.71	.41	.43	.71	...	...	...
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	6	6	31	6	6	31	4	4	27	...	...	...
RATE	.25	.25	1.27	.25	.25	1.27	.18	.18	1.20	...	...	...
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	47	49	57	47	49	57	43	45	53	...	...	...
RATE	.46	.49	.57	.46	.49	.58	.47	.50	.59	...	...	...
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER	49	51	79	49	51	79	43	45	71	...	...	...
RATE	.39	.41	.64	.39	.41	.64	.38	.40	.63	...	...	...
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	4	4	26	4	4	26	2	2	22	...	...	...
RATE	.17	.17	1.07	.17	.17	1.07	.09	.09	.98	...	...	...
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	45	47	53	45	47	53	41	43	49	...	...	...
RATE	.44	.47	.53	.44	.47	.53	.45	.48	.55	...	...	...
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	5	...	...	...
RATE	.03	.03	.04	.03	.03	.04	.03	.04	.04	...	...	...
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	53	55	88	53	55	88	47	49	80	...	...	...
RATE	.42	.45	.72	.42	.45	.72	.41	.44	.72	...	...	...
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
RATE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	...	...	4	...	...	4	...	...	4	...	...	...
RATE	...	...	.03	...	...	.03	...	...	.04	...	...	...
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	53	55	84	53	55	84	47	49	76	...	...	...
RATE	.42	.44	.68	.42	.44	.68	.41	.43	.68	...	...	...
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SEPARATIONS B/
NUMBER	120	104	256	120	104	256	116	100	211	...	...	...
RATE	.96	.84	2.07	.96	.84	2.07	1.01	.89	1.88	...	...	...
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	1	1	...	1	1	...	1	1	...	...	...	...
RATE	.01	.01	...	.01	.01	...	.01	.01	...	...	...	...
QUITS
NUMBER	17	5	9	17	5	9	17	5	8	...	...	...
RATE	.14	.04	.07	.14	.04	.07	.15	.04	.07	...	...	...
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	102	98	247	102	98	247	98	94	203	...	...	...
RATE	.81	.79	2.00	.81	.79	2.00	.86	.83	1.81	...	...	...
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	120	104	255	120	104	255	116	100	210	...	...	...
RATE	.96	.84	2.08	.96	.84	2.08	1.02	.89	1.88	...	...	...
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	...	...	1	...	...	1	...	...	1	...	...	...
RATE	...	...	1.39	...	...	1.39	...	...	1.39	...	...	...
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	119	103	256	119	103	256	115	99	211	...	...	...
RATE	.95	.83	2.07	.95	.83	2.07	1.01	.88	1.88	...	...	...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH ACCESSIONS
NUMBER	55,528	38,069	32,229	54,193	36,967	30,517	4,964	4,932	4,194	1,335	1,102	1,712
RATE	2.01	1.38	1.20	2.03	1.39	1.17	1.54	1.53	1.35	1.52	1.26	1.97
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	15,362	15,027	13,070	15,130	14,836	12,752	2,027	2,342	1,962	232	191	318
RATE	1.10	1.08	.98	1.10	1.08	.97	.92	1.07	.92	.88	.73	1.27
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	40,166	23,042	19,159	39,063	22,131	17,765	2,937	2,590	2,232	1,103	911	1,394
RATE	2.95	1.69	1.41	3.01	1.70	1.37	2.87	2.51	2.27	1.79	1.48	2.25
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER	49,884	32,188	26,798	48,880	31,402	25,558	4,378	4,263	3,573	1,004	786	1,240
RATE	1.81	1.17	.99	1.83	1.18	.98	1.35	1.32	1.15	1.14	.90	1.42
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	11,401	10,889	9,265	11,240	10,764	9,012	1,526	1,752	1,421	161	125	253
RATE	.81	.78	.69	.82	.79	.69	.69	.80	.67	.61	.48	1.01
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	38,483	21,299	17,533	37,640	20,638	16,546	2,852	2,511	2,152	843	661	987
RATE	2.83	1.57	1.29	2.90	1.59	1.28	2.79	2.43	2.19	1.37	1.07	1.59
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER	4,507	4,632	4,102	4,229	4,347	3,664	196	203	224	278	285	438
RATE	.16	.17	.15	.16	.16	.14	.06	.06	.07	.32	.32	.50
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	54,995	37,652	31,714	53,974	36,779	30,327	4,892	4,842	4,098	1,021	873	1,387
RATE	2.02	1.38	1.19	2.02	1.38	1.17	1.53	1.52	1.33	1.65	1.40	2.23
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	533	417	515	219	188	190	72	90	96	314	229	325
RATE	1.61	1.26	1.60	3.04	2.51	2.58	2.25	2.71	3.10	1.21	.89	1.31
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	1,137	1,249	1,329	1,084	1,218	1,295	390	466	397	53	31	34
RATE	.04	.05	.05	.04	.05	.05	.12	.14	.13	.06	.04	.04
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	54,391	36,820	30,900	53,109	35,749	29,222	4,574	4,466	3,797	1,282	1,071	1,678
RATE	1.97	1.34	1.15	1.99	1.34	1.12	1.41	1.38	1.22	1.46	1.22	1.93
EXECUTIVE BRANCH SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	32,399	62,717	32,382	31,541	60,302	31,480	2,953	5,036	2,994	858	2,415	902
RATE	1.17	2.28	1.20	1.18	2.26	1.21	.91	1.56	.96	.97	2.75	1.04
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	1,215	1,351	1,831	1,175	1,282	1,777	296	371	376	40	69	54
RATE	.04	.05	.07	.04	.05	.07	.09	.11	.12	.05	.08	.06
QUITS
NUMBER	8,002	26,075	7,023	7,888	25,907	6,911	921	1,953	1,001	114	168	112
RATE	.29	.95	.26	.29	.97	.27	.28	.61	.32	.13	.19	.13
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	23,182	35,291	23,528	22,478	33,113	22,792	1,736	2,712	1,617	704	2,178	736
RATE	.84	1.28	.87	.84	1.24	.87	.54	.84	.52	.80	2.48	.85
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	32,126	62,274	32,155	31,436	60,015	31,376	2,890	4,835	2,951	690	2,259	779
RATE	1.18	2.29	1.21	1.18	2.26	1.21	.90	1.51	.96	1.11	3.64	1.25
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	273	443	227	105	287	104	63	201	43	168	156	123
RATE	.82	1.34	.70	1.46	3.83	1.41	1.97	6.06	1.39	.65	.61	.50
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	31,184	61,366	30,551	30,366	59,020	29,703	2,657	4,665	2,618	818	2,346	848
RATE	1.13	2.23	1.13	1.14	2.21	1.14	.82	1.45	.84	.93	2.67	.97

* 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.

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Employment and Trends - September 2009