LA2(1) Attrition

	F2003	F2004	F2005	F2006	F2007	F2008
Overall rate of attrition	5.4%	5.5%	6.5%	6.5%	6.9%	7.0%
Overall attrition (number of employees – based on regular status employees)	290	195	233	241	267	302
Percentage retired	3.0%	4.0%	4.1%	4.0%	4.0%	3.4%
Number retired	162	143	149	147	154	149
Percentage resigned voluntarily	1.2%	0.7%	1.5%	1.6%	2.1%	2.3%
Number resigned voluntarily	63	26	53	60	82	98
Percentage terminated for other reasons, were dismissed, or died	1.2%	0.7%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	1.3%
Number terminated for other reasons, were dismissed, or died	65	26	31	34	31	55
Number of new hires (regular status employees)	120	132	149	272	413	603
Number of regular status employees eligible to retire (during fiscal year)	679	570	626	652	722	760
Retirement Uptake (number)	162	143	149	147	154	149
Retirement Uptake rate (percentage)	23.9%	25.1%	24.0%	22.5%	21.3%	19.6%

All performance measures are within the expected range. Decreases to percentage of employees retiring and increases to voluntary and other attrition over the past couple of fiscal years are largely attributed to the organization's recent growth.

Above attrition and retirement figures are based on regular status active and inactive employees with full time and part time equal to one employee and do not include Powertech and Construction Business Unit staff (separate payroll, historically not included).