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Department of Labor (DOL)

FY 2011 Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part II

Permanent Workforce: 15,709 Temporary Workforce: 589 Total Workforce: 16,298

Workforce Composition #

Total # Men Women Hispanic or Latino White Black or African American Asian Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or More Races Individuals with Targeted Disabilities
Permanent Workforce 15,709 50.56% 49.44% 7.82% 63.27% 22.38% 5.55% 0.08% 0.62% 0.28% 1.20%
Major Occupations:
Mine Safety and Health 1,404 95.58% 4.42% 2.64% 95.44% 1.21% 0.14% 0.00% 0.57% 0.00% 0.21%
Wage & Hour Investigation Series 1,335 50.94% 49.06% 23.52% 49.81% 17.08% 7.87% 0.15% 0.75% 0.82% 0.75%
Economist 1,243 63.07% 36.93% 4.67% 78.84% 9.57% 6.60% 0.00% 0.24% 0.08% 0.48%
GS-14 and GS-15* 2,490 54.46% 45.54% 4.98% 71.81% 16.83% 5.90% 0.08% 0.40% 0.00% 0.84%
Senior Pay Level** 242 62.81% 37.19% 5.79% 78.51% 11.57% 3.72% 0.00% 0.41% 0.00% 0.41%
SES** 242 62.81% 37.19% 5.79% 78.51% 11.57% 3.72% 0.00% 0.41% 0.00% 0.41%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 50 12.00% 88.00% 8.00% 58.00% 30.00% 2.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.00% 0.00%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 1,779 60.82% 39.18% 8.49% 71.44% 15.85% 3.49% 0.11% 0.45% 0.17% 0.34%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers** 796 59.05% 40.95% 5.03% 75.50% 14.57% 4.40% 0.00% 0.50% 0.00% 0.50%

*This data represents only the General Schedule (GS) workforce. **Agency MD-715 reports are now the source for all FY 11 senior level positions data.

Targeted Disabilities

As of September 30, 2011, DOL employed 205 (1.26%) Individuals with Targeted Disabilities (IWTD). In order to have met the federal 2% participation rate goal, 326 IWTD were needed. This represents an increase of 17 employees over FY 2010 and an increase of 12 employees since FY 2007. The participation rate for FY 2010 was 1.13% and for FY 2007 was 1.25%. Over the 5-year period DOL had a net increase of 0.01% in employees with targeted disabilities.

FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
# %* # %* # %* # %* # %*
Reportable Disabilities 956 923 937 1,015 1,035
Targeted Disabilities 193 20.19% 188 20.37% 171 18.25% 188 18.52% 205 19.81%

*The % of Targeted Disabilities in this table represents the # of employees with reportable disabilities that are targeted disabilities.

Women in Management #

As of September 30, 2011, DOL employed 7,766 Women in permanent positions. Women occupied only 40.95% of DOL's permanent senior level management positions. This represents a decrease of 27 women in senior management positions since FY 2010 and an increase of 71 women since FY 2007.

WOMEN IN: FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011*
# % # % # % # % # %
Permanent Workforce 7,348 49.39% 7,291 49.22% 7,521 49.31% 7,853 49.39% 7,766 49.44%
Senior Level Management 255 36.43% 272 37.26% 294 38.79% 353 40.25% 326 40.95%
Mid Level Management 509 35.72% 506 35.46% 527 36.98% 702 38.53% 697 39.18%
1st Level Management 49 84.48% 43 87.76% 40 85.11% 52 85.25% 44 88%

# Numbers represent permanent employees only. *Agency MD-715 reports are now the source for all FY 2011 senior level positions data.