Employment and Trends - March 2010

TABLE 17 -- SUMMARY OF TURNOVER DATA

	ALL AREAS			UNITED STATES			WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA			OVERSEAS
TURNOVER CATEGORIES	MARCH 2010*	DECEMBER 2009**	MARCH 2009**	MARCH 2010*	DECEMBER 2009**	MARCH 2009**	MARCH 2010*	DECEMBER 2009**	MARCH 2009**	MARCH 2010*	DECEMBER 2009**	MARCH 2009**
TOTAL ACCESSIONS A/
NUMBER	288,382	122,062	162,099	285,852	118,374	159,279	20,844	11,658	11,067	2,530	3,688	2,820
RATE	10.09	4.40	5.92	10.33	4.41	6.01	6.06	3.46	3.40	2.80	4.13	3.20
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	52,452	41,909	46,479	51,980	40,964	46,046	4,784	5,264	4,902	472	945	433
RATE	3.69	2.98	3.43	3.73	2.97	3.46	2.11	2.34	2.25	1.73	3.49	1.69
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	235,930	80,153	115,620	233,872	77,410	113,233	16,060	6,394	6,165	2,058	2,743	2,387
RATE	16.41	5.86	8.35	17.02	5.93	8.56	13.69	5.71	5.75	3.26	4.41	3.82
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER	258,109	96,623	138,165	256,219	94,157	136,061	18,797	9,329	9,198	1,890	2,466	2,104
RATE	9.03	3.48	5.04	9.26	3.51	5.13	5.46	2.77	2.83	2.09	2.76	2.39
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	27,801	25,975	27,256	27,481	25,572	26,999	3,209	3,658	3,411	320	403	257
RATE	1.96	1.85	2.01	1.97	1.85	2.03	1.42	1.63	1.57	1.17	1.49	1.01
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	230,308	70,648	110,909	228,738	68,585	109,062	15,588	5,671	5,787	1,570	2,063	1,847
RATE	16.02	5.17	8.01	16.64	5.25	8.24	13.29	5.06	5.40	2.49	3.32	2.96
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER	25,638	20,043	20,355	25,091	19,219	19,728	771	995	679	547	824	627
RATE	.90	.72	.74	.91	.72	.74	.22	.30	.21	.61	.92	.71
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	286,777	121,081	160,851	284,886	117,877	158,805	20,692	11,461	10,881	1,891	3,204	2,046
RATE	10.16	4.42	5.94	10.32	4.40	6.00	6.07	3.43	3.38	2.94	5.07	3.26
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	1,605	981	1,248	966	497	474	152	197	186	639	484	774
RATE	4.78	2.95	3.83	12.68	6.92	6.53	4.65	6.06	5.81	2.46	1.85	3.05
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	4,635	5,396	3,579	4,542	4,998	3,490	1,276	1,334	1,190	93	398	89
RATE	.16	.19	.13	.16	.19	.13	.37	.40	.37	.10	.45	.10
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	283,747	116,666	158,520	281,310	113,376	155,789	19,568	10,324	9,877	2,437	3,290	2,731
RATE	9.93	4.20	5.79	10.17	4.22	5.87	5.69	3.06	3.04	2.70	3.68	3.10
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
NUMBER	109,707	133,701	105,757	107,779	131,548	103,100	8,457	7,129	10,490	1,928	2,153	2,657
RATE	3.84	4.82	3.86	3.90	4.90	3.89	2.46	2.12	3.23	2.13	2.41	3.02
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	4,607	5,845	3,990	4,509	5,720	3,867	1,164	1,242	977	98	125	123
RATE	.16	.21	.15	.16	.21	.15	.34	.37	.30	.11	.14	.14
QUITS
NUMBER	39,919	40,500	15,881	39,567	40,129	15,556	1,849	1,638	3,321	352	371	325
RATE	1.40	1.46	.58	1.43	1.49	.59	.54	.49	1.02	.39	.42	.37
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	65,181	87,356	85,886	63,703	85,699	83,677	5,444	4,249	6,192	1,478	1,657	2,209
RATE	2.28	3.15	3.13	2.30	3.19	3.16	1.58	1.26	1.90	1.64	1.86	2.51
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	106,823	133,040	104,837	105,478	131,208	102,644	8,187	7,009	10,155	1,345	1,832	2,193
RATE	3.78	4.85	3.87	3.82	4.90	3.88	2.40	2.10	3.16	2.09	2.90	3.50
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	2,884	661	920	2,301	340	456	270	120	335	583	321	464
RATE	8.59	1.99	2.82	30.21	4.74	6.28	8.26	3.69	10.46	2.25	1.23	1.83
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	105,100	127,856	101,767	103,270	125,828	99,233	7,293	5,887	9,513	1,830	2,028	2,534
RATE	3.68	4.61	3.71	3.73	4.68	3.74	2.12	1.75	2.93	2.03	2.27	2.88
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ACCESSIONS B/
NUMBER	153	153	155	153	153	155	138	135	143	...	...	...
RATE	1.21	1.20	1.25	1.21	1.21	1.25	1.19	1.17	1.27	...	...	...
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	18	18	19	18	18	19	12	12	13	...	...	...
RATE	.74	.74	.78	.74	.74	.78	.54	.54	.58	...	...	...
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	135	135	136	135	135	136	126	123	130	...	...	...
RATE	1.31	1.31	1.37	1.32	1.31	1.37	1.35	1.32	1.44	...	...	...
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER	141	141	142	141	141	142	126	123	130	...	...	...
RATE	1.11	1.11	1.15	1.11	1.11	1.15	1.09	1.06	1.16	...	...	...
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	12	12	12	12	12	12	6	6	6	...	...	...
RATE	.50	.50	.49	.50	.50	.49	.27	.27	.27	...	...	...
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	129	129	130	129	129	130	120	117	124	...	...	...
RATE	1.26	1.26	1.31	1.26	1.26	1.31	1.28	1.25	1.37	...	...	...
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	...	...	...
RATE	.09	.09	.10	.09	.09	.10	.10	.10	.11	...	...	...
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	153	153	155	153	153	155	138	135	143	...	...	...
RATE	1.21	1.21	1.26	1.21	1.21	1.26	1.20	1.17	1.28	...	...	...
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
RATE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	...	...	1	...	...	1	...	...	1	...	...	...
RATE	...	...	.01	...	...	.01	...	...	.01	...	...	...
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	153	153	154	153	153	154	138	135	142	...	...	...
RATE	1.21	1.20	1.24	1.21	1.21	1.25	1.19	1.17	1.26	...	...	...
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SEPARATIONS B/
NUMBER	317	320	292	317	320	292	305	308	276	...	...	...
RATE	2.50	2.52	2.36	2.50	2.52	2.36	2.64	2.66	2.45	...	...	...
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	3	4	2	3	4	2	3	4	2	...	...	...
RATE	.02	.03	.02	.02	.03	.02	.03	.03	.02	...	...	...
QUITS
NUMBER	24	24	17	24	24	17	24	24	14	...	...	...
RATE	.19	.19	.14	.19	.19	.14	.21	.21	.12	...	...	...
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	290	292	273	290	292	273	278	280	260	...	...	...
RATE	2.28	2.30	2.21	2.29	2.30	2.21	2.40	2.42	2.31	...	...	...
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	317	320	292	317	320	292	305	308	276	...	...	...
RATE	2.51	2.53	2.37	2.51	2.53	2.38	2.65	2.67	2.47	...	...	...
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
RATE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	314	316	290	314	316	290	302	304	274	...	...	...
RATE	2.47	2.49	2.34	2.48	2.49	2.35	2.61	2.63	2.43	...	...	...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH ACCESSIONS
NUMBER	288,222	121,902	161,944	285,692	118,214	159,124	20,699	11,516	10,924	2,530	3,688	2,820
RATE	10.13	4.41	5.94	10.37	4.42	6.03	6.23	3.54	3.48	2.80	4.13	3.20
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	52,434	41,891	46,460	51,962	40,946	46,027	4,772	5,252	4,889	472	945	433
RATE	3.70	2.98	3.44	3.74	2.97	3.47	2.13	2.36	2.27	1.73	3.49	1.69
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	235,788	80,011	115,484	233,730	77,268	113,097	15,927	6,264	6,035	2,058	2,743	2,387
RATE	16.52	5.89	8.40	17.14	5.97	8.61	14.75	6.10	6.15	3.26	4.41	3.82
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER	257,961	96,475	138,023	256,071	94,009	135,919	18,664	9,199	9,068	1,890	2,466	2,104
RATE	9.07	3.49	5.06	9.30	3.52	5.15	5.61	2.83	2.89	2.09	2.76	2.39
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	27,789	25,963	27,244	27,469	25,560	26,987	3,203	3,652	3,405	320	403	257
RATE	1.96	1.85	2.01	1.98	1.85	2.03	1.43	1.64	1.58	1.17	1.49	1.01
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	230,172	70,512	110,779	228,602	68,449	108,932	15,461	5,547	5,663	1,570	2,063	1,847
RATE	16.13	5.19	8.05	16.76	5.28	8.30	14.32	5.40	5.77	2.49	3.32	2.96
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER	25,626	20,031	20,343	25,079	19,207	19,716	759	983	667	547	824	627
RATE	.90	.73	.75	.91	.72	.75	.23	.30	.21	.61	.92	.71
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	286,617	120,921	160,696	284,726	117,717	158,650	20,547	11,319	10,738	1,891	3,204	2,046
RATE	10.20	4.43	5.96	10.37	4.41	6.03	6.24	3.51	3.46	2.94	5.07	3.26
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	1,605	981	1,248	966	497	474	152	197	186	639	484	774
RATE	4.79	2.95	3.83	12.78	6.98	6.59	4.74	6.17	5.94	2.46	1.85	3.05
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	4,635	5,396	3,578	4,542	4,998	3,489	1,276	1,334	1,189	93	398	89
RATE	.16	.20	.13	.16	.19	.13	.38	.41	.38	.10	.45	.10
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	283,587	116,506	158,366	281,150	113,216	155,635	19,423	10,182	9,735	2,437	3,290	2,731
RATE	9.97	4.22	5.81	10.21	4.23	5.90	5.84	3.13	3.10	2.70	3.68	3.10
EXECUTIVE BRANCH SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	109,380	133,371	105,465	107,452	131,218	102,808	8,142	6,811	10,214	1,928	2,153	2,657
RATE	3.85	4.83	3.87	3.90	4.91	3.89	2.45	2.09	3.25	2.13	2.41	3.02
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	4,601	5,838	3,988	4,503	5,713	3,865	1,158	1,235	975	98	125	123
RATE	.16	.21	.15	.16	.21	.15	.35	.38	.31	.11	.14	.14
QUITS
NUMBER	39,895	40,476	15,864	39,543	40,105	15,539	1,825	1,614	3,307	352	371	325
RATE	1.40	1.47	.58	1.44	1.50	.59	.55	.50	1.05	.39	.42	.37
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	64,884	87,057	85,613	63,406	85,400	83,404	5,159	3,962	5,932	1,478	1,657	2,209
RATE	2.28	3.15	3.14	2.30	3.19	3.16	1.55	1.22	1.89	1.64	1.86	2.51
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	106,496	132,710	104,545	105,151	130,878	102,352	7,872	6,691	9,879	1,345	1,832	2,193
RATE	3.79	4.86	3.88	3.83	4.91	3.89	2.39	2.08	3.18	2.09	2.90	3.50
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	2,884	661	920	2,301	340	456	270	120	335	583	321	464
RATE	8.60	1.99	2.83	30.44	4.78	6.34	8.42	3.76	10.70	2.25	1.23	1.83
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	104,779	127,533	101,477	102,949	125,505	98,943	6,984	5,576	9,239	1,830	2,028	2,534
RATE	3.68	4.62	3.72	3.74	4.69	3.75	2.10	1.71	2.94	2.03	2.27	2.88

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

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