U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (OPM)

Permanent Workforce: 3,456

Total Reported Workforce: 3,618

OPM's permanent workforce participation rate for women was 63.34%; for Blacks was 29.63%; for Hispanics was 4.17%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.91%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.52%.
OPM's top three major occupations were reported as Human Resource Management, Information Technology Management, and Contact Representative.
- In the Human Resource Management occupation, the participation rate for women was 63.96%; for Blacks was 27.66%; for Hispanics was 6.6%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.54%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.51%.
- In the Information Technology Management occupation, the participation rate for women was 44%; for Blacks was 23.43%; for Hispanics was 2.86%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 6.29%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.57%.
- In the Contact Representative occupation, the participation rate for women was 80.08%; for Blacks was 33.05%; for Hispanics was 1.27%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.27%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
OPM's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 45.18%; for Blacks was 15.74%; for Hispanics was 4.31%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.03%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.51%.
OPM's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 35.29%; for Blacks was 9.8%; for Hispanics was 7.84%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 0%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
Government-wide, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce in FY 2003. At OPM, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.04% 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.
OPM did not report any completed ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage.
There were 56 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 28 individuals filed 28 EEO complaints.
OPM did not report any completed ADR efforts during the formal complaint stage.
OPM settled 1 complaint.
OPM reported paying no monetary benefits.
OPM issued 3 decisions on the merits. There were no findings of discrimination issued.
OPM took an average of 775 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 1,474 days.

Office of Personnel Management EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	27	43	59.3%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	100%	100%	0.0%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	3.7%	23.2%	527.0%
	ADR Election Rate	100%	15.4%	-84.6%
	ADR Participation Rate	3.7%	3.8%	2.7%
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	19	28	47.4%
	Total Workforce	3,684	3,618	-1.8%
	Total Complainants	18	28	55.6%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	94.7%	100%	5.6%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.5%	0.8%	58.4%
Investigations	Total Completed	10	17	70.0%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	378	295	-22.0%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$0	$0	NA
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$21,044	$40,500	92.5%
Type of Closures	Total Closures	24	18	-25.0%
	Agency Dismissals	3	13	333.3%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	0	NA
	Withdrawals	4	1	-75.0%
	Settlements	5	1	-80.0%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	12	3	-75.0%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	774	775	0.1%
	Agency Dismissals	302	667	120.9%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	0	NA
	Withdrawals	738	764	3.5%
	Settlements	674	91	-86.5%
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	642	667	3.9%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	945	1,474	56.0%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	12	3	-75.0%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0	0	NA
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0.0%	0.0%	NA
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	5	1	-80.0%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$0	$0	NA
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$9,750	$0	-100.0%
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$0	$0	NA
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$16,800	$0	-100.0%
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	16	15	-6.3%
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	21	22	4.8%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (OPM)

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (OPM)