U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED)

Permanent Workforce: 4,225

Total Reported Workforce: 4,702

ED's permanent workforce participation rate for women was 62.49%; for Blacks was 38.06%; for Hispanics was 4.31%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.43%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.71%.
ED's top three major occupations were reported as Education Programs, Equal Opportunity Compliance, and Management Program Analyst.
- In the Education Programs occupation, the participation rate for women was 66.49%; for Blacks was 32.7%; for Hispanics was 5.68%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.35%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 2.97%.
- In the Equal Opportunity Compliance occupation, the participation rate for women was 59.33%; for Blacks was 40.67%; for Hispanics was 8.87%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.06%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.61%.
- In the Management Program Analyst occupation, the participation rate for women was 69.45%; for Blacks was 40.7%; for Hispanics was 2.69%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.79%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.3%.
ED's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 49.46%; for Blacks was 21.75%; for Hispanics was 3.06%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.68%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.69%.
ED's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 36.7%; for Blacks was 12.84%; for Hispanics was 2.75%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.75%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.92%.
Government-wide, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce in FY 2003. At ED, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.66% 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.
ED did not report any completed ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage.
There were 45 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 27 individuals filed 27 EEO complaints.
ED did not report any completed ADR efforts during the formal complaint stage.
ED settled 7 complaints.
ED paid $253,992 in monetary benefits: $0 for front and/or back pay awards; $160,884 for lump sum payments; $0 for compensatory damages; and $93,108 for attorney's fees.
ED issued 18 decisions on the merits. There were no findings of discrimination issued.
ED took an average of 706 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 1,113 days.

U.S. Department of Education EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	58	45	-22.4%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	91.4%	95.6%	4.6%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	0%	0%	??
	ADR Election Rate	0%	0%	??
	ADR Participation Rate	0%	0%	??
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	29	27	-6.9%
	Total Workforce	4,845	4,702	-3.0%
	Total Complainants	29	27	-6.9%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	100%	100%	0.0%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.6%	0.6%	-4.1%
Investigations	Total Completed	13	27	107.7%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	234	197	-15.8%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$0	$0	NA
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$33,255	$74,195	123.1%
Type of Closures	Total Closures	33	37	12.1%
	Agency Dismissals	6	6	0.0%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	0	NA
	Withdrawals	6	6	0.0%
	Settlements	7	7	0.0%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	14	18	28.6%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	683	706	3.4%
	Agency Dismissals	696	350	-49.7%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	0	NA
	Withdrawals	568	272	-52.1%
	Settlements	490	263	-46.3%
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	785	360	-54.1%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	823	1,113	35.2%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	14	18	28.6%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0	0	NA
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0.0%	0.0%	??
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	7	7	0.0%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$660	$0	-100.0%
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$26,500	$160,884	507.1%
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$0	$0	NA
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$7,500	$93,108	1141.4%
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	11	14	27.3%
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	24	18	-25.0%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED)

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED)