U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (ARMY)

Permanent Workforce: 205,878

Total Reported Workforce: 220,863

Army's permanent workforce participation rate for women was 37.17%; for Blacks was 15.25%; for Hispanics was 6.58%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.98%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.08%.
Army's top three major occupations were reported as Civil Engineering, General Engineering, and Management and Program Analyst.
- In the Civil Engineering occupation, the participation rate for women was 13.51%; for Blacks was 3.9%; for Hispanics was 4.5%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 8.23%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.55%.
- In the General Engineering occupation, the participation rate for women was 10.56%; for Blacks was 4.35%; for Hispanics was 5.43%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 8.3%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.01%.
- In the Management and Program Analyst occupation, the participation rate for women was 65.14%; for Blacks was 13.79%; for Hispanics was 4.96%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.67%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.23%.
Army's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 20.54%; for Blacks was 5.89%; for Hispanics was 2.84%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.7%.
Army's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 15.95%; for Blacks was 4.29%; for Hispanics was 0.92%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.07%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.92%.
Government-wide, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce in FY 2003. At Army, employees with targeted disabilities represented 0.82% of the total workforce. In FY 2003, of agencies with a permanent workforce of 500 or more employees, the Social Security Administration, at 2.27%, had the highest percentage of employees with targeted disabilities.
Army completed 326 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage, of which 165 resulted in a settlement.
There were 2,058 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 1,003 individuals filed 1,069 EEO complaints.
Army completed 266 ADR efforts during the complaint stage, of which 170 resulted in a settlement. Army settled 458 complaints.
Army paid $3,995,743 in monetary benefits: $222,118 for front and/or back pay awards; $1,483,409 for lump sum payments; $1,399,352 for compensatory damages; and $890,864 for attorney's fees.,/li>
Army issued 370 decisions on the merits. There were 18 findings of discrimination issued.
Army took an average of 352 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 621 days.

U.S. Department of the Army EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	1,963	1,790	-8.8%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	87%	87.3%	0.3%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	48.8%	66.1%	35.5%
	ADR Election Rate	24.9%	24.8%	-0.4%
	ADR Participation Rate	12.2%	16.4%	34.4%
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	1,124	1,069	-4.9%
	Total Workforce	203,563	220,863	8.5%
	Total Complainants	1,073	1,003	-6.5%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	95.5%	93.8%	-1.8%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.5%	0.5%	-13.8%
Investigations	Total Completed	571	468	-18.0%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	259	248	-4.2%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$629,115	$550,084	-12.6%
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$0	$0	NA
Type of Closures	Total Closures	1,362	1,114	-18.2%
	Agency Dismissals	251	145	-42.2%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	27	28	3.7%
	Withdrawals	142	113	-20.4%
	Settlements	483	458	-5.2%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	454	370	-18.5%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	386	352	-8.8%
	Agency Dismissals	122	74	-39.3%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	652	409	-37.3%
	Withdrawals	198	203	2.5%
	Settlements	304	256	-15.8%
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	329	280	-14.9%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	655	621	-5.2%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	454	370	-18.5%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	25	18	-28.0%
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	5.5%	4.9%	-11.7%
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	508	476	-6.3%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$183,874	$222,118	20.8%
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$1,710,781	$1,483,409	-13.3%
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$500,386	$1,399,352	179.7%
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$554,202	$890,864	60.7%
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	473	424	-10.4%
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	595	532	-10.6%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (ARMY)

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (ARMY)