PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Permanent Work Force: 35,931

Total Work Force: 38,401

• Commerce's permanent work force participation rate for women was 46.76%, for Blacks was 17.26%, for Hispanics was 3.44%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 7.19%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.57%.
• Commerce's top three major occupational areas are Meteorology, Statistician, and Patent Examining.
  • In the Meteorology occupation, the participation rate for women was 9.42%, for Blacks was 2.43%, for Hispanics was 2.08%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.08%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.31%.
  • In the Statistician occupation, the participation rate for women was 52.30%, for Blacks was 20.08%, for Hispanics was 5.08%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4.60%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.40%.
  • In the Patent Examining occupation, the participation rate for women was 27.22%, for Blacks was 14.58%, for Hispanics was 4.04%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 31.70%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.31%.
• Commerce's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 27.29%, for Blacks was 7.81%, for Hispanics was 2.37%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 9.80%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.37%.
• Commerce's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 24.15%, for Blacks was 8.30%, for Hispanics was 2.08%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.77%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.38%.
• People with targeted disabilities were 0.87% of the total work force. The estimated availability for people with targeted disabilities is 5.95%.
• Commerce completed 16 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint process; three resulted in settlements.
• There were 276 instances of pre-complaint counseling. One hundred and fifty-seven individuals filed 177 discrimination complaints.
• Commerce completed seven ADR efforts during the complaint process.
• Commerce settled 147 complaints.
• Commerce paid $432,716 for corrective actions: $7,872 for front or backpay awards, $350,155 for lump sum payments, and $74,689 for attorney's fees.
• Commerce issued 161 decisions on the merits. No finding of discrimination was issued.
• Commerce took an average of 621 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 650 days.

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