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FY 2011 Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part II

Permanent Workforce: 556,576 Temporary Workforce: 88,636 Total Workforce: 645,212

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 556,576 59.21% 40.79% 8.96% 60.05% 21.01% 8.57% 0.22% 0.67% 0.53% 0.78%
Major Occupations:
City Carrier 183,548 72.09% 27.91% 11.74% 58.87% 19.09% 9.15% 0.24% 0.53% 0.38% 0.38%
Clerk 141,175 43.03% 56.97% 8.19% 53.97% 24.38% 12.06% 0.25% 0.62% 0.54% 1.05%
Rural Route Carrier 66,468 43.40% 56.60% 4.19% 86.43% 5.65% 2.32% 0.09% 0.79% 0.54% 0.40%
GS-14 and GS-15* 8,418 65.15% 34.85% 7.95% 65.55% 18.85% 5.60% 0.20% 1.00% 0.86% 0.15%
Senior Pay Level** 607 71.00% 29.00% 7.58% 73.97% 13.51% 3.46% 0.49% 0.16% 0.82% 0.16%
SES* 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

*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, USPS employed 4,628 (0.72%) Individuals with Targeted Disabilities (IWTD). In order to have met the federal 2% participation rate goal, 12,904 IWTD were needed. This represents a decrease of 251 employees from FY 2010 and a decrease of 1,117 employees since FY 2007. The participation rate for FY 2010 was 0.73% and for FY 2007 was 0.84%. Over the 5-year period USPS had a net decrease of 0.12% in employees with targeted disabilities.

FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
# %* # %* # %* # %* # %*
Reportable Disabilities 34,224 41,451 38,500 35,803 33,840
Targeted Disabilities 5,745 16.79% 5,854 14.12% 5,372 13.95% 4,879 13.63% 4,628 13.68%

*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, USPS employed 227,002 Women in permanent positions. Women occupied only 29% of USPS's permanent senior level management positions. This represents a decrease of 44 women in senior management positions since FY 2010 and a decrease of 41 since FY 2007.

WOMEN IN: FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011*
# % # % # % # % # %
Permanent Workforce 208,239 35.68% 266,238 40.15% 250,311 40.24% 236,082 40.46% 227,002 40.79%
Senior Level Management 217 28.65% 236 30.33% 216 28.99% 220 29.97% 176 29.00%
Mid Level Management 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
1st Level Management 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%

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