U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. Department of State (State)

Permanent Workforce: 17,511

Total Reported Workforce: 17,638

State's permanent workforce participation rate for women was 44.06%; for Blacks was 17.45%; for Hispanics was 4.59%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4.47%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.36%.
State's top three major occupations were reported as Foreign Affairs, Computer Specialist, and Miscellaneous Administration and Program.
- In the Foreign Affairs occupation, the participation rate for women was 36.24%; for Blacks was 5.43%; for Hispanics was 4.16%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4.23%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.33%.
- In the Computer Specialist occupation, the participation rate for women was 17.35%; for Blacks was 8.15%; for Hispanics was 6.33%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 7.46%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.43%.
- In the Miscellaneous Administration and Program occupation, the participation rate for women was 49.97%; for Blacks was 18.55%; for Hispanics was 3.63%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.86%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.61%.
State's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 32.52%; for Blacks was 6.76%; for Hispanics was 3.91%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.62%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.35%.
State's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 26.51%; for Blacks was 7.05%; for Hispanics was 3.18%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.48%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.4%.
Government-wide, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce in FY 2003. At State, employees with targeted disabilities represented 0.42% 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.
State completed 27 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage, of which 7 resulted in a settlement.
There were 276 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 75 individuals filed 76 EEO complaints.
State completed 3 ADR efforts during the complaint stage, of which 1 resulted in a settlement.
State settled 18 complaints.
State paid $235,861 in monetary benefits: $494 for front and/or back pay awards; $204,467 for lump sum payments; $0 for compensatory damages; and $30,900 for attorney's fees.
State issued 27 decisions on the merits. There was one finding of discrimination issued.
State took an average of 407 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 787 days.

U.S. Department of State EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	212	138	-34.9%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	98.1%	79.7%	-18.8%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	39.6%	50.0%	26.3%
	ADR Election Rate	78.6%	23.1%	-70.6%
	ADR Participation Rate	31.1%	11.6%	-62.7%
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	55	76	38.2%
	Total Workforce	17,457	17,638	1.0%
	Total Complainants	55	75	36.4%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	100%	98.7%	-1.3%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.3%	0.4%	35.0%
Investigations	Total Completed	62	45	-27.4%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	391	198	-49.4%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$15,000	$7,454	-50.3%
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$232,386	$136,500	-41.3%
Type of Closures	Total Closures	69	86	24.6%
	Agency Dismissals	9	35	288.9%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	3	NA
	Withdrawals	9	3	-66.7%
	Settlements	25	18	-28.0%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	26	27	3.8%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	587	407	-30.7%
	Agency Dismissals	75	86	14.7%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	518	NA
	Withdrawals	620	106	-82.9%
	Settlements	575	494	-14.1%
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	496	211	-57.5%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	765	787	2.9%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	26	27	3.8%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0	1	NA
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0.0%	3.7%	NA
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	25	19	-24.0%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$16,793	$494	-97.1%
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$172,671	$204,467	18.4%
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$248,738	$0	-100.0%
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$104,795	$30,900	-70.5%
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	21	28	33.3%
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	19	32	68.4%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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