Employment and Trends - December 2011

TABLE 17 -- SUMMARY OF TURNOVER DATA

	ALL AREAS			UNITED STATES			WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA			OVERSEAS
TURNOVER CATEGORIES	DECEMBER 2011*	SEPTEMBER 2011*	DECEMBER 2010**	DECEMBER 2011*	SEPTEMBER 2011*	DECEMBER 2010**	DECEMBER 2011*	SEPTEMBER 2011*	DECEMBER 2010**	DECEMBER 2011*	SEPTEMBER 2011*	DECEMBER 2010**
TOTAL ACCESSIONS A/
NUMBER	73,278	88,760	93,227	71,007	83,818	86,130	10,046	13,075	13,339	2,271	4,942	7,097
RATE	2.66	3.18	3.34	2.67	3.10	3.19	2.85	3.70	3.82	2.49	5.33	7.78
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	28,531	35,018	45,738	27,913	34,027	43,517	4,545	6,280	6,127	618	991	2,221
RATE	1.90	2.30	3.12	1.90	2.28	3.03	1.91	2.65	2.62	2.12	3.41	7.87
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	44,747	53,742	47,489	43,094	49,791	42,613	5,501	6,795	7,212	1,653	3,951	4,876
RATE	3.56	4.23	3.58	3.61	4.12	3.37	4.80	5.81	6.23	2.66	6.21	7.74
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER	53,991	68,110	63,049	52,381	64,211	59,165	7,423	9,327	10,414	1,610	3,899	3,884
RATE	1.96	2.44	2.26	1.97	2.38	2.19	2.11	2.64	2.98	1.76	4.21	4.26
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	15,793	20,445	24,252	15,299	19,757	23,632	2,817	3,095	4,196	494	688	620
RATE	1.05	1.34	1.66	1.04	1.32	1.65	1.18	1.31	1.80	1.70	2.37	2.20
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	38,198	47,665	38,797	37,082	44,454	35,533	4,606	6,232	6,218	1,116	3,211	3,264
RATE	3.04	3.75	2.93	3.11	3.68	2.81	4.02	5.33	5.37	1.79	5.05	5.18
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER	15,113	15,607	23,602	14,547	14,739	20,639	1,313	1,002	1,245	566	868	2,963
RATE	.55	.56	.85	.55	.55	.76	.37	.28	.36	.62	.94	3.25
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	72,400	87,402	92,310	70,693	83,377	85,752	9,902	12,789	13,098	1,707	4,025	6,558
RATE	2.66	3.17	3.35	2.66	3.10	3.19	2.83	3.65	3.79	2.65	6.11	10.14
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	878	1,358	917	314	441	378	144	286	241	564	917	539
RATE	2.57	3.97	2.71	4.32	6.01	5.16	5.04	8.21	7.24	2.09	3.42	2.03
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	4,174	5,043	6,576	4,079	4,868	6,326	1,310	2,746	1,680	95	175	250
RATE	.15	.18	.24	.15	.18	.23	.37	.78	.48	.10	.19	.27
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	69,104	83,717	86,651	66,928	78,950	79,804	8,736	10,329	11,659	2,176	4,767	6,847
RATE	2.51	3.00	3.11	2.51	2.92	2.96	2.48	2.92	3.34	2.38	5.14	7.51
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
NUMBER	90,835	114,583	102,831	88,814	109,978	98,419	9,457	14,753	8,371	2,021	4,605	4,412
RATE	3.30	4.10	3.68	3.33	4.07	3.65	2.68	4.17	2.40	2.21	4.97	4.84
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	4,799	7,161	7,214	4,663	6,970	6,922	1,279	4,005	1,073	136	191	292
RATE	.17	.26	.26	.18	.26	.26	.36	1.13	.31	.15	.21	.32
QUITS
NUMBER	16,890	26,097	19,852	16,475	25,342	19,417	2,369	3,720	1,896	415	755	435
RATE	.61	.93	.71	.62	.94	.72	.67	1.05	.54	.45	.81	.48
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	69,146	81,325	75,765	67,676	77,666	72,080	5,809	7,028	5,402	1,470	3,659	3,685
RATE	2.51	2.91	2.71	2.54	2.88	2.67	1.65	1.99	1.55	1.61	3.95	4.04
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	90,059	113,474	96,981	88,416	109,524	92,989	9,306	14,514	7,839	1,643	3,950	3,992
RATE	3.31	4.11	3.52	3.33	4.07	3.45	2.66	4.14	2.27	2.55	6.00	6.17
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	776	1,109	5,850	398	454	5,430	151	239	532	378	655	420
RATE	2.27	3.25	17.30	5.48	6.18	74.17	5.29	6.86	15.99	1.40	2.44	1.59
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	86,036	107,422	95,617	84,151	103,008	91,497	8,178	10,748	7,298	1,885	4,414	4,120
RATE	3.12	3.85	3.43	3.16	3.81	3.39	2.32	3.04	2.09	2.06	4.76	4.52
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ACCESSIONS B/
NUMBER	156	266	257	156	266	257	141	250	242	...	...	...
RATE	1.22	2.07	2.01	1.22	2.07	2.01	1.21	2.13	2.08	...	...	...
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	18	18	19	18	18	19	12	12	13	...	...	...
RATE	.78	.76	.78	.78	.76	.78	.56	.55	.58	...	...	...
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	138	248	238	138	248	238	129	238	229	...	...	...
RATE	1.32	2.37	2.30	1.32	2.37	2.30	1.36	2.50	2.43	...	...	...
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER	140	252	243	140	252	243	125	236	228	...	...	...
RATE	1.10	1.96	1.90	1.10	1.97	1.90	1.07	2.02	1.96	...	...	...
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	12	12	12	12	12	12	6	6	6	...	...	...
RATE	.52	.51	.49	.52	.51	.49	.28	.28	.27	...	...	...
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	128	240	231	128	240	231	119	230	222	...	...	...
RATE	1.23	2.29	2.23	1.23	2.30	2.23	1.25	2.41	2.36	...	...	...
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER	16	12	13	16	12	13	16	12	13	...	...	...
RATE	.13	.09	.10	.13	.09	.10	.14	.10	.11	...	...	...
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	156	266	257	156	266	257	141	250	242	...	...	...
RATE	1.23	2.08	2.02	1.23	2.08	2.02	1.22	2.15	2.09	...	...	...
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
RATE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	...	2	1	...	2	1	...	2	1	...	...	...
RATE	...	.02	.01	...	.02	.01	...	.02	.01	...	...	...
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	156	264	256	156	264	256	141	248	241	...	...	...
RATE	1.22	2.06	2.01	1.22	2.06	2.01	1.21	2.12	2.07	...	...	...
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SEPARATIONS B/
NUMBER	433	328	325	433	328	325	421	316	312	...	...	...
RATE	3.39	2.56	2.55	3.39	2.56	2.55	3.61	2.70	2.68	...	...	...
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	...	...	...
RATE	.02	.02	.02	.02	.02	.02	.03	.02	.03	...	...	...
QUITS
NUMBER	114	57	55	114	57	55	114	57	54	...	...	...
RATE	.89	.44	.43	.89	.44	.43	.98	.49	.46	...	...	...
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	316	269	267	316	269	267	304	257	255	...	...	...
RATE	2.47	2.10	2.09	2.48	2.10	2.09	2.61	2.19	2.19	...	...	...
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	431	328	325	431	328	325	419	316	312	...	...	...
RATE	3.39	2.57	2.56	3.39	2.57	2.56	3.61	2.71	2.69	...	...	...
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	2	...	...	2	...	...	2	...	...	...	...	...
RATE	3.45	...	...	3.45	...	...	3.45	...	...	...	...	...
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	430	326	322	430	326	322	418	314	309	...	...	...
RATE	3.37	2.54	2.52	3.37	2.54	2.52	3.59	2.68	2.65	...	...	...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH ACCESSIONS
NUMBER	73,076	88,448	92,954	70,805	83,506	85,857	9,859	12,779	13,081	2,271	4,942	7,097
RATE	2.66	3.18	3.35	2.67	3.11	3.20	2.89	3.74	3.87	2.49	5.33	7.78
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	28,513	35,000	45,719	27,895	34,009	43,498	4,533	6,268	6,114	618	991	2,221
RATE	1.90	2.30	3.13	1.90	2.28	3.03	1.92	2.67	2.64	2.12	3.41	7.87
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	44,563	53,448	47,235	42,910	49,497	42,359	5,326	6,511	6,967	1,653	3,951	4,876
RATE	3.58	4.24	3.59	3.63	4.13	3.38	5.07	6.07	6.55	2.66	6.21	7.74
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER	53,851	67,813	62,790	52,241	63,914	58,906	7,298	9,046	10,170	1,610	3,899	3,884
RATE	1.96	2.44	2.26	1.97	2.38	2.19	2.14	2.65	3.01	1.76	4.21	4.26
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	15,781	20,433	24,240	15,287	19,745	23,620	2,811	3,089	4,190	494	688	620
RATE	1.05	1.34	1.66	1.04	1.32	1.65	1.19	1.32	1.81	1.70	2.37	2.20
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	38,070	47,380	38,550	36,954	44,169	35,286	4,487	5,957	5,980	1,116	3,211	3,264
RATE	3.06	3.76	2.93	3.12	3.69	2.82	4.27	5.55	5.62	1.79	5.05	5.18
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER	15,097	15,595	23,589	14,531	14,727	20,626	1,297	990	1,232	566	868	2,963
RATE	.55	.56	.85	.55	.55	.77	.38	.29	.36	.62	.94	3.25
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	72,198	87,090	92,037	70,491	83,065	85,479	9,715	12,493	12,840	1,707	4,025	6,558
RATE	2.67	3.17	3.35	2.67	3.10	3.19	2.87	3.69	3.84	2.65	6.11	10.14
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	878	1,358	917	314	441	378	144	286	241	564	917	539
RATE	2.57	3.98	2.72	4.36	6.06	5.21	5.15	8.35	7.37	2.09	3.42	2.03
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	4,128	5,040	6,575	4,033	4,865	6,325	1,264	2,743	1,679	95	175	250
RATE	.15	.18	.24	.15	.18	.24	.37	.80	.50	.10	.19	.27
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	68,948	83,408	86,379	66,772	78,641	79,532	8,595	10,036	11,402	2,176	4,767	6,847
RATE	2.51	3.00	3.11	2.52	2.93	2.96	2.52	2.93	3.38	2.38	5.15	7.51
EXECUTIVE BRANCH SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	90,351	114,204	102,493	88,330	109,599	98,081	8,985	14,386	8,046	2,021	4,605	4,412
RATE	3.29	4.11	3.69	3.33	4.08	3.65	2.64	4.21	2.38	2.21	4.97	4.84
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	4,793	7,156	7,207	4,657	6,965	6,915	1,273	4,000	1,066	136	191	292
RATE	.17	.26	.26	.18	.26	.26	.37	1.17	.32	.15	.21	.32
QUITS
NUMBER	16,772	26,036	19,793	16,357	25,281	19,358	2,251	3,659	1,838	415	755	435
RATE	.61	.94	.71	.62	.94	.72	.66	1.07	.54	.45	.81	.48
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	68,786	81,012	75,493	67,316	77,353	71,808	5,461	6,727	5,142	1,470	3,659	3,685
RATE	2.51	2.91	2.72	2.54	2.88	2.67	1.60	1.97	1.52	1.61	3.95	4.04
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	89,577	113,095	96,643	87,934	109,145	92,651	8,836	14,147	7,514	1,643	3,950	3,992
RATE	3.31	4.12	3.52	3.33	4.07	3.46	2.61	4.18	2.25	2.55	6.00	6.17
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	774	1,109	5,850	396	454	5,430	149	239	532	378	655	420
RATE	2.27	3.25	17.33	5.50	6.23	74.77	5.33	6.98	16.28	1.40	2.44	1.59
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	85,558	107,048	95,286	83,673	102,634	91,166	7,712	10,386	6,980	1,885	4,414	4,120
RATE	3.12	3.85	3.43	3.16	3.82	3.39	2.26	3.04	2.07	2.06	4.76	4.52

* 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.