Return to Home Page| Permanent Workforce: 88,697 | Temporary Workforce: 20,647 | Total Workforce: 109,344 |
| Employee Pool | Total # | Men | Women | Hispanics | Whites | Blacks | Asian Americans/ Pacific Islanders | American Indians/ Alaskan Natives | Individuals with Targeted Disabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Work Force | 88,697 | 56.64% | 43.36% | 5.78% | 78.55% | 10.76% | 2.56% | 2.35% | 1.00% |
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| Soil Conservation | 4,495 | 74.39% | 25.61% | 3.94% | 85.34% | 7.01% | 1.05% | 2.67% | 0.67% |
| General Business and Industry | 4,257 | 16.02% | 83.98% | 5.97% | 78.01% | 12.61% | 1.34% | 2.07% | 0.89% |
| Loan Specialist | 4,172 | 53.36% | 46.64% | 5.25% | 84.11% | 7.69% | 1.25% | 1.70% | 0.74% |
| GS-14 and GS-15* | 6,138 | 70.66% | 29.34% | 3.42% | 82.21% | 9.03% | 4.33% | 1.01% | 0.59% |
| Senior Pay Level* | 467 | 75.80% | 24.20% | 3.21% | 82.01% | 10.06% | 3.85% | 0.86% | 0.21% |
| First-Level Officials/Managers | 6,097 | 75.77% | 24.23% | 6.27% | 81.48% | 5.64% | 3.02% | 3.59% | 0.44% |
| Mid-Level Officials/Managers | 4,776 | 70.27% | 29.73% | 4.86% | 81.30% | 9.25% | 3.06% | 1.53% | 0.57% |
| Senior-Level Officials/Managers | 1,694 | 75.44% | 24.56% | 3.60% | 84.53% | 8.38% | 2.60% | 0.89% | 0.41% |
| Unclassified Managers | 189 | 84.66% | 15.34% | 4.23% | 87.83% | 6.35% | 1.06% | 0.53% | 0.00% |
*Does not include pay-banded employees
Of the 1,239 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2005, USDA timely processed 46.1%.
Of the 628 complaints filed at USDA, the top 3 issues of alleged discrimination were: (1) Harassment - Non-Sexual; (2) Promotion/Non-Selection; and (3) Assignment of Duties. The top 3 bases of alleged discrimination were: (1) Reprisal; (2) Age; and (3) Race - Black.
USDA's average time for completing an investigation was 246 days. The government-wide average was 237 days in FY 2005.
USDA's average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 815 days in FY 2004 to 703 days in FY 2005. The government-wide average was 411 days.
USDA had a total of 1,395 complaints pending at the end of FY 2005, with 198 pending acknowledgment; 239 pending investigation for an average of 296 days; and 458 pending the issuance of final decisions for an average of 831 days.
USDA agreed to pay $141,788 for 129 pre-complaint settlements, of which 29 were monetary settlements averaging $4,889. USDA expended a total of $1,271,867 for 502 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $2,534.
USDA agreed to pay a total of $5,081,582 for 223 complaint closures through settlement agreement, final agency decisions, and final agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions. For complaint closures with benefits, the average award was $22,787.
| Counseling Outcomes | Completed by EEO Counselor | Completed Using ADR | All Completed Counselings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Pre-Complaint Counselings: | 852 | 387 | 1,239 | |||
| Settlements | 72 | 8.5% | 57 | 14.7% | 129 | 10.4% |
| No Complaints Filed | 469 | 55% | 28 | 7.2% | 497 | 40.1% |
| Complaints Filed* | 563 | 45.4% | ||||
| Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year | 50 | 4% | ||||
*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2005 where counseling was also completed during FY 2005.
| Counselings / Complaints |
ADR Offers* |
ADR Participation* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | # | % | # | % | |
| FY 2004 Completed/Ended Counselings | 1,234 | 1,013 | 82.1% | 375 | 30.4% |
| FY 2005 Completed/Ended Counselings | 1,239 | 788 | 63.6% | 372 | 30% |
| Percentage Change from FY 2004 to FY 2005 | 0.4% | -22.2% | -0.8% | ||
| FY 2004 Complaint Workload ** | 2,590 | 274 | 10.6% | 96 | 3.7% |
| FY 2005 Complaint Workload ** | 1,970 | 65 | 3.3% | 30 | 1.5% |
| Percentage Change from FY 2004 to FY 2005 | -23.9% | -76.3% | -68.8% | ||
*Using newly collected data, EEOC revised the formula for calculating the ADR offer and participation rates in FYs 2004-2005.
**Includes all complaints filed in the fiscal year, including those where the counseling was completed in the prior fiscal year.
| Total # | # Timely | % Timely | FY 2004 APD* | FY 2005 APD | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Completed/Ended Counselings (minus remands) | 1,239 | 571 | 46.1% | |||
| All Investigations | 502 | 239 | 47.6% | 364.2 | 245.9 | -32.5% |
| All Complaint Closures | 575 | 814.5 | 703.2 | -13.7% | ||
| Merit Decisions (no AJ) | 95 | 12 | 12.6% | 1,093.9 | 736.2 | -32.7% |
| Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) | 47 | 326.7 | 394.13 | 20.6% |
*APD = Average Processing Days
| Complaint Outcomes | Complaint Closures | Final Agency Decision (no AJ decision) | Final Order (AJ Decision Fully Implemented) | Final Order (AJ Decision Not Fully Implemented) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Total Complaints Filed | 628 | |||||||
| Total Closures | 575 | |||||||
| Settlements | 214 | 37.2% | ||||||
| Withdrawals | 61 | 10.6% | ||||||
| Total Final Agency Actions | 300 | 52.2% | 142 | 47.3% | 158 | 52.7% | 0 | 0% |
| Dismissals | 123 | 41% | 47 | 38.2% | 76 | 61.8% | 0 | 0% |
| Merit Decisions | 177 | 59% | 95 | 53.7% | 82 | 46.3% | 0 | 0% |
| Finding Discrimination | 9 | 5.1% | 1 | 11.1% | 8 | 88.9% | 0 | 0% |
| Finding No Discrimination | 168 | 94.9% | 94 | 56% | 74 | 44% | 0 | 0% |
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