U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)

Permanent Workforce: 15,838

Total Reported Workforce: 16,154

DOL's permanent workforce participation rate for women was 50.27%; for Blacks was 23.67%; for Hispanics was 7.01%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.96%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.71%.
DOL's top three major occupations were reported as Economist, Auditing, and Industrial Hygienist.
- In the Economist occupation, the participation rate for women was 37.4%; for Blacks was 12.28%; for Hispanics was 3.25%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4.52%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.21%.
- In the Auditing occupation, the participation rate for women was 40.6%; for Blacks was 31.64%; for Hispanics was 5.67%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 9.85%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.3%.
- In the Industrial Hygienist occupation, the participation rate for women was 38.24%; for Blacks was 11.66%; for Hispanics was 6.5%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.82%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.38%.
DOL's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 38.82%; for Blacks was 14.15%; for Hispanics was 4.24%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.92%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.71%.
DOL's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 26.39%; for Blacks was 9.72%; for Hispanics was 3.7%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.39%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.93%.
Government-wide, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce in FY 2003. At DOL, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.34% 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.
DOL completed 55 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage, of which 15 resulted in a settlement.
There were 229 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 137 individuals filed 165 EEO complaints.
DOL completed 32 ADR efforts during the complaint stage, all of which resulted in a settlement.
DOL settled 32 complaints.
DOL paid $182,607 in monetary benefits: $20,767 for front and/or back pay awards; $141,101 for lump sum payments; $2,500 for compensatory damages; and $18,239 for attorney's fees.
DOL issued 114 decisions on the merits. There were 3 findings of discrimination issued.
DOL took an average of 775 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 1,014 days.

U.S. Department of Labor EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	176	229	30.1%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	94.3%	100%	6.0%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	100%	100%	0.0%
	ADR Election Rate	19.3%	24.9%	29.0%
	ADR Participation Rate	19.3%	24.9%	29.0%
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	156	165	5.8%
	Total Workforce	17,079	16,154	-5.4%
	Total Complainants	130	137	5.4%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	83.3%	83%	-0.4%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.8%	0.8%	11.4%
Investigations	Total Completed	108	105	-2.8%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	263	294	11.8%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$36,000	$143,500	298.6%
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$279,137	$215,009	-23.0%
Type of Closures	Total Closures	170	202	18.8%
	Agency Dismissals	21	43	104.8%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	2	1	-50.0%
	Withdrawals	8	12	50.0%
	Settlements	36	32	-11.1%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	102	114	11.8%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	946	775	-18.1%
	Agency Dismissals	594	366	-38.4%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	1,848	717	-61.2%
	Withdrawals	394	609	54.6%
	Settlements	938	537	-42.8%
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	1,017	747	-26.5%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	1,063	1,014	-4.6%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	102	114	11.8%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	2	3	50.0%
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	2.0%	2.6%	34.2%
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	38	35	-7.9%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$6,500	$20,767	219.5%
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$171,101	$141,101	-17.5%
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$86,399	$2,500	-97.1%
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$32,338	$18,239	-43.6%
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	58	79	36.2%
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	85	76	-10.6%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL)