U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The Federal Government

Permanent Workforce: 2,428,330

Total Reported Workforce: 2,867,837

The Federal Government's permanent workforce participation rate for women was 42.57%; for Blacks was 18.56%; for Hispanics was 7.22%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 5.54%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.5%.
The Federal Government's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 30.36%; for Blacks was 8.78%; for Hispanics was 3.89%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 5.24%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.96%.
The Federal Government's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 25.25%; for Blacks was 7.09%; for Hispanics was 3.43%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.51%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.78%.
Government-wide, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce in FY 2003. 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.
Federal agencies completed 19,382 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage, of which 11,629 resulted in a settlement.
There were 45,030 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 18,077 individuals filed 20,226 EEO complaints.
Federal agencies completed 3,652 ADR efforts during the formal complaint stage, of which 1,546 resulted in a settlement.
Federal agencies settled 5,573 complaints.
Federal agencies paid $40,328,925 for corrective actions: $4,313,643 for front and/or back pay awards; $15,120,528 for lump sum payments; $11,559,078 for compensatory damages; and $9,335,676 for attorney's fees.
Federal agencies issued 9,180 decisions on the merits. There were 264 findings of discrimination issued.
Federal agencies took an average of 541 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 854 days.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	56,275	45,030	-20.0%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	n/a	88%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	46.5%	73%
	ADR Election Rate	48.9%	58%
	ADR Participation Rate	22.8%	42.4%
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	21,945	20,226	-7.8%
	Total Workforce	2,768,213	2,867,837	3.6%
	Total Complainants	17,319	18,077	4.4%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	79%	89.3%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.6%	0.6%
Investigations	Total Completed	13,753	13,248	-3.7%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	267	267	0.0%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$24,418,155	$21,175,550	-13.3%
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$11,795,940	$11,437,504	-3.0%
Type of Closures	Total Closures	22,769	19,772	-13.2%
	Agency Dismissals	5,325	2,429	-54.4%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	325	294	-9.5%
	Withdrawals	2,205	2,296	4.1%
	Settlements	5,606	5,573	-0.6%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	9,308	9,180	-1.4%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	418	541	29.4%
	Agency Dismissals	n/a	207	??
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	n/a	622	??
	Withdrawals	309	380	23.0%
	Settlements	482	507	5.2%
	Merit Decisions (with no AJ decision)	326	475	45.7%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	470	854	81.7%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	9,308	11,903	27.9%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	248	264	6.5%
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	2.7%	2.2%
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	5,854	5,823	-0.5%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	5,266,637	4,313,643	-18.1%
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	11,612,063	15,120,528	30.2%
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	8,505,452	11,559,078	35.9%
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	8,144,603	9,335,676	14.6%
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	6,725	7,040	4.7%
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	9,452	8,013	-15.2%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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