U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)

Permanent Workforce: 98,180

Total Reported Workforce: 102,503

DOJ's permanent workforce participation rate for women was 40.51%; for Blacks was 17.95%; for Hispanics was 8.44%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.6%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.84%.
DOJ's top three major occupations were reported as Criminal Investigating, Correctional Officer, and General Attorney.
- In the Criminal Investigating occupation, the participation rate for women was 14.85%; for Blacks was 6.45%; for Hispanics was 7.83%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.8%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.55%.
- In the Correctional Officer occupation, the participation rate for women was 13.59%; for Blacks was 24.37%; for Hispanics was 12.34%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.4%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.32%.
- In the General Attorney occupation, the participation rate for women was 37.29%; for Blacks was 7.41%; for Hispanics was 4.48%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.06%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.4%.
DOJ's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 30.38%; for Blacks was 10.39%; for Hispanics was 5.99%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.88%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.62%.
DOJ's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 29.65%; for Blacks was 6.75%; for Hispanics was 4.77%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.08%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.38%.
Government-wide, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce in FY 2003. At DOJ, employees with targeted disabilities represented 0.39% of the total workforce. 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.
DOJ completed 77 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage, of which 21 resulted in a settlement.
There were 1,711 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 580 individuals filed 599 EEO complaints.
DOJ completed 53 ADR efforts during the complaint stage, of which 36 resulted in a settlement.
DOJ settled 151 complaints.
DOJ paid $1,688,532 in monetary benefits: $176,904 for front and/or back pay awards; $743,111 for lump sum payments; $262,150 for compensatory damages; and $506,367 for attorney's fees.
DOJ issued 409 decisions on the merits. There were 12 findings of discrimination issued.
DOJ took an average of 728 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 978 days.

U.S. Department of Justice EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	2,080	1,703	-18.1%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	95.6%	98.2%	2.7%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	38.7%	42.8%	10.6%
	ADR Election Rate	39.2%	11.3%	-71.2%
	ADR Participation Rate	15.2%	4.9%	-67.8%
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	1,047	599	-42.8%
	Total Workforce	13,763	102,503	644.8%
	Total Complainants	963	580	-39.8%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	92%	96.8%	5.2%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	7.0%	0.6%	-91.9%
Investigations	Total Completed	774	506	-34.6%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	281	297	5.7%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$940,396	$1,266,110	34.6%
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$2,224,960	$1,365,304	-38.6%
Type of Closures	Total Closures	1,066	829	-22.2%
	Agency Dismissals	231	175	-24.2%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	42	12	-71.4%
	Withdrawals	85	82	-3.5%
	Settlements	183	151	-17.5%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	517	409	-20.9%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	728	728	0.0%
	Agency Dismissals	707	285	-59.7%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	904	2,277	151.9%
	Withdrawals	544	442	-18.8%
	Settlements	594	599	0.8%
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	787	601	-23.6%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	986	978	-0.8%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	517	409	-20.9%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	14	12	-14.3%
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	2.7%	2.9%	8.3%
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	197	163	-17.3%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$425,466	$176,904	-58.4%
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$324,417	$743,111	129.1%
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$339,512	$262,150	-22.8%
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$687,209	$506,367	-26.3%
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	297	229	-22.9%
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	360	313	-13.1%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)