Employment and Trends - September 2010

TABLE 17 -- SUMMARY OF TURNOVER DATA

	ALL AREAS			UNITED STATES			WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA			OVERSEAS
TURNOVER CATEGORIES	SEPTEMBER 2010*	JUNE 2010**	SEPTEMBER 2009*	SEPTEMBER 2010*	JUNE 2010**	SEPTEMBER 2009*	SEPTEMBER 2010*	JUNE 2010**	SEPTEMBER 2009*	SEPTEMBER 2010*	JUNE 2010**	SEPTEMBER 2009*
TOTAL ACCESSIONS A/
NUMBER	101,386	601,813	131,111	96,751	597,580	127,182	16,501	27,513	15,056	4,635	4,233	3,929
RATE	3.34	19.33	4.72	3.29	19.78	4.73	4.67	7.77	4.51	5.09	4.64	4.41
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	39,390	44,429	43,316	38,518	43,727	42,726	6,919	5,229	6,173	872	702	590
RATE	2.71	3.09	3.10	2.70	3.10	3.12	3.01	2.30	2.78	3.15	2.57	2.24
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	61,996	557,384	87,795	58,233	553,853	84,456	9,582	22,284	8,883	3,763	3,531	3,339
RATE	3.92	33.26	6.36	3.84	34.36	6.40	7.76	17.58	7.95	5.94	5.52	5.31
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER	84,516	582,893	114,988	80,928	579,425	111,903	14,374	24,829	13,217	3,588	3,468	3,085
RATE	2.79	18.72	4.14	2.75	19.17	4.16	4.07	7.01	3.96	3.94	3.80	3.46
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	29,253	32,935	32,111	28,632	32,464	31,716	5,252	3,544	4,614	621	471	395
RATE	2.02	2.29	2.30	2.01	2.30	2.31	2.29	1.56	2.08	2.24	1.73	1.50
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	55,263	549,958	82,877	52,296	546,961	80,187	9,122	21,285	8,603	2,967	2,997	2,690
RATE	3.50	32.81	6.00	3.45	33.93	6.08	7.38	16.79	7.70	4.68	4.68	4.28
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER	13,143	14,362	12,701	12,244	13,728	11,973	801	1,321	623	899	634	728
RATE	.43	.46	.46	.42	.45	.45	.23	.37	.19	.99	.69	.82
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	100,196	600,874	129,630	96,219	597,182	126,499	16,111	27,240	14,784	3,977	3,692	3,131
RATE	3.34	19.52	4.72	3.28	19.82	4.72	4.60	7.76	4.47	6.13	5.66	4.94
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	1,190	939	1,481	532	398	683	390	273	272	658	541	798
RATE	3.45	2.71	4.48	6.42	4.64	9.47	11.73	8.22	8.39	2.51	2.07	3.09
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	3,727	4,558	3,422	3,579	4,427	3,306	1,326	1,363	1,216	148	131	116
RATE	.12	.15	.12	.12	.15	.12	.38	.38	.36	.16	.14	.13
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	97,659	597,255	127,689	93,172	593,153	123,876	15,175	26,150	13,840	4,487	4,102	3,813
RATE	3.22	19.18	4.59	3.17	19.63	4.60	4.30	7.38	4.15	4.93	4.49	4.28
TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/
NUMBER	544,276	347,520	126,976	539,301	345,098	122,460	12,103	7,615	10,621	4,975	2,422	4,516
RATE	17.95	11.16	4.57	18.33	11.42	4.55	3.43	2.15	3.18	5.46	2.65	5.06
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	3,816	4,879	3,881	3,657	4,715	3,722	1,149	1,195	950	159	164	159
RATE	.13	.16	.14	.12	.16	.14	.33	.34	.28	.17	.18	.18
QUITS
NUMBER	469,547	284,790	41,667	468,891	284,322	41,213	4,276	1,916	3,452	656	468	454
RATE	15.48	9.15	1.50	15.94	9.41	1.53	1.21	.54	1.03	.72	.51	.51
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	70,913	57,851	81,428	66,753	56,061	77,525	6,678	4,504	6,219	4,160	1,790	3,903
RATE	2.34	1.86	2.93	2.27	1.86	2.88	1.89	1.27	1.86	4.57	1.96	4.38
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	535,179	342,407	126,001	530,807	340,530	121,920	11,709	7,473	10,304	4,372	1,877	4,081
RATE	17.85	11.12	4.59	18.10	11.30	4.54	3.35	2.13	3.12	6.74	2.88	6.44
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	9,097	5,113	975	8,494	4,568	540	394	142	317	603	545	435
RATE	26.35	14.75	2.95	102.45	53.22	7.49	11.85	4.28	9.78	2.30	2.09	1.68
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	540,460	342,641	123,095	535,644	340,383	118,738	10,954	6,420	9,671	4,816	2,258	4,357
RATE	17.82	11.01	4.43	18.21	11.26	4.41	3.10	1.81	2.90	5.29	2.47	4.89
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ACCESSIONS B/
NUMBER	157	159	158	157	159	158	142	144	140	...	...	...
RATE	1.24	1.25	1.26	1.24	1.25	1.26	1.23	1.24	1.22	...	...	...
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	18	18	18	18	18	18	12	12	12	...	...	...
RATE	.74	.74	.74	.74	.74	.74	.54	.54	.54	...	...	...
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	139	141	140	139	141	140	130	132	128	...	...	...
RATE	1.35	1.37	1.38	1.35	1.37	1.38	1.39	1.41	1.39	...	...	...
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER	145	147	146	145	147	146	130	132	128	...	...	...
RATE	1.14	1.16	1.16	1.14	1.16	1.16	1.12	1.14	1.12	...	...	...
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	12	12	12	12	12	12	6	6	6	...	...	...
RATE	.50	.50	.50	.50	.50	.50	.27	.27	.27	...	...	...
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	133	135	134	133	135	134	124	126	122	...	...	...
RATE	1.30	1.31	1.32	1.30	1.32	1.32	1.33	1.35	1.33	...	...	...
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	...	...	...
RATE	.09	.09	.10	.09	.09	.10	.10	.10	.10	...	...	...
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	157	159	158	157	159	158	142	144	140	...	...	...
RATE	1.24	1.26	1.27	1.24	1.26	1.27	1.23	1.25	1.23	...	...	...
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
RATE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
RATE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	157	159	158	157	159	158	142	144	140	...	...	...
RATE	1.24	1.25	1.26	1.24	1.25	1.26	1.23	1.24	1.22	...	...	...
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SEPARATIONS B/
NUMBER	327	326	324	327	326	324	314	313	312	...	...	...
RATE	2.58	2.57	2.58	2.58	2.57	2.58	2.71	2.70	2.73	...	...	...
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	...	...	...
RATE	.03	.03	.02	.03	.03	.02	.03	.03	.03	...	...	...
QUITS
NUMBER	28	30	26	28	30	26	27	29	26	...	...	...
RATE	.22	.24	.21	.22	.24	.21	.23	.25	.23	...	...	...
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	295	292	295	295	292	295	283	280	283	...	...	...
RATE	2.32	2.30	2.35	2.33	2.30	2.35	2.45	2.42	2.47	...	...	...
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	327	326	324	327	326	324	314	313	312	...	...	...
RATE	2.59	2.58	2.59	2.59	2.58	2.60	2.73	2.72	2.74	...	...	...
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
RATE	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	323	322	321	323	322	321	310	309	309	...	...	...
RATE	2.55	2.54	2.56	2.55	2.54	2.56	2.68	2.67	2.70	...	...	...
EXECUTIVE BRANCH ACCESSIONS
NUMBER	101,222	601,647	130,953	96,587	597,414	127,024	16,352	27,362	14,916	4,635	4,233	3,929
RATE	3.35	19.40	4.73	3.30	19.85	4.74	4.79	7.98	4.63	5.09	4.64	4.41
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	39,372	44,411	43,298	38,500	43,709	42,708	6,907	5,217	6,161	872	702	590
RATE	2.72	3.10	3.10	2.71	3.11	3.12	3.04	2.32	2.80	3.15	2.57	2.24
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	61,850	557,236	87,655	58,087	553,705	84,316	9,445	22,145	8,755	3,763	3,531	3,339
RATE	3.94	33.45	6.39	3.85	34.57	6.44	8.27	18.86	8.54	5.94	5.52	5.31
TOTAL NEW HIRES
NUMBER	84,364	582,739	114,842	80,776	579,271	111,757	14,237	24,690	13,089	3,588	3,468	3,085
RATE	2.79	18.80	4.15	2.76	19.25	4.17	4.17	7.20	4.06	3.94	3.80	3.46
TO THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE
NUMBER	29,241	32,923	32,099	28,620	32,452	31,704	5,246	3,538	4,608	621	471	395
RATE	2.02	2.29	2.30	2.01	2.31	2.32	2.31	1.57	2.10	2.24	1.73	1.50
TO THE EXCEPTED AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICES
NUMBER	55,123	549,816	82,743	52,156	546,819	80,053	8,991	21,152	8,481	2,967	2,997	2,690
RATE	3.51	33.01	6.03	3.46	34.14	6.12	7.87	18.01	8.28	4.68	4.68	4.28
RESTORATIONS AND RETURNS TO DUTY
NUMBER	13,131	14,350	12,689	12,232	13,716	11,961	789	1,309	611	899	634	728
RATE	.43	.46	.46	.42	.46	.45	.23	.38	.19	.99	.69	.82
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	100,032	600,708	129,472	96,055	597,016	126,341	15,962	27,089	14,644	3,977	3,692	3,131
RATE	3.35	19.59	4.74	3.29	19.90	4.73	4.72	7.98	4.59	6.13	5.66	4.94
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	1,190	939	1,481	532	398	683	390	273	272	658	541	798
RATE	3.45	2.71	4.49	6.46	4.67	9.56	11.94	8.37	8.57	2.51	2.07	3.09
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	3,727	4,558	3,422	3,579	4,427	3,306	1,326	1,363	1,216	148	131	116
RATE	.12	.15	.12	.12	.15	.12	.39	.40	.38	.16	.14	.13
ACCESSIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	97,495	597,089	127,531	93,008	592,987	123,718	15,026	25,999	13,700	4,487	4,102	3,813
RATE	3.23	19.26	4.61	3.18	19.71	4.62	4.40	7.59	4.25	4.93	4.49	4.28
EXECUTIVE BRANCH SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	543,939	347,184	126,652	538,964	344,762	122,136	11,779	7,292	10,309	4,975	2,422	4,516
RATE	18.01	11.20	4.58	18.40	11.46	4.56	3.45	2.13	3.20	5.46	2.65	5.07
TRANSFERS
NUMBER	3,809	4,872	3,878	3,650	4,708	3,719	1,142	1,188	947	159	164	159
RATE	.13	.16	.14	.12	.16	.14	.33	.35	.29	.17	.18	.18
QUITS
NUMBER	469,519	284,760	41,641	468,863	284,292	41,187	4,249	1,887	3,426	656	468	454
RATE	15.55	9.18	1.51	16.01	9.45	1.54	1.24	.55	1.06	.72	.51	.51
OTHER SEPARATIONS
NUMBER	70,611	57,552	81,133	66,451	55,762	77,230	6,388	4,217	5,936	4,160	1,790	3,903
RATE	2.34	1.86	2.93	2.27	1.85	2.88	1.87	1.23	1.84	4.57	1.96	4.38
U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	534,842	342,071	125,677	530,470	340,194	121,596	11,385	7,150	9,992	4,372	1,877	4,081
RATE	17.91	11.16	4.60	18.16	11.34	4.55	3.36	2.11	3.13	6.74	2.88	6.44
NON U.S. CITIZENS
NUMBER	9,097	5,113	975	8,494	4,568	540	394	142	317	603	545	435
RATE	26.39	14.78	2.96	103.18	53.59	7.56	12.07	4.36	9.98	2.30	2.09	1.68
SEPARATIONS EXCLUDING TRANSFERS
NUMBER	540,130	342,312	122,774	535,314	340,054	118,417	10,637	6,104	9,362	4,816	2,258	4,357
RATE	17.88	11.04	4.44	18.28	11.30	4.42	3.11	1.78	2.90	5.29	2.47	4.89

* 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.