U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)

Permanent Workforce: 52,938

Total Reported Workforce: 60,014

HHS' permanent workforce participation rate for women was 64.1%; for Blacks was 18.79%; for Hispanics was 3.52%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 5.42%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 17.6%.
HHS' top three major occupations were reported as Nurse, Information Technology Management, and Medical Officer.
- In the Nurse occupation, the participation rate for women was 89.73%; for Blacks was 3.71%; for Hispanics was 3.05%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.12%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 35.74%.
- In the Information Technology Management occupation, the participation rate for women was 42.32%; for Blacks was 17.31%; for Hispanics was 2.69%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 7.85%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 6.5%.
- In the Medical Officer occupation, the participation rate for women was 39.63%; for Blacks was 5.72%; for Hispanics was 5.84%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 8.29%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 3.98%.
HHS' GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 47%; for Blacks was 9.89%; for Hispanics was 3.01%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 6.65%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 2.55%.
HHS' Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 32.06%; for Blacks was 8.05%; for Hispanics was 2.05%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4.98%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 2.34%.
Government-wide, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce in FY 2003. At HHS, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.12% 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.
HHS completed 110 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage, of which 49 resulted in a settlement.
There were 541 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 250 individuals filed 257 EEO complaints.
HHS completed 34 ADR efforts during the complaint stage, of which 13 resulted in a settlement.
HHS settled 98 complaints.
HHS paid $2,423,700 in monetary benefits: $256,427 for front and/or back pay awards; $1,166,351 for lump sum payments; $310,826 for compensatory damages; and $690,097 for attorney's fees.
HHS issued 131 decisions on the merits. There were 8 findings of discrimination issued.
HHS took an average of 564 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 840 days.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	488	374	-23.4%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	85.7%	92.8%	8.3%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	68.1%	57.1%	-16.2%
	ADR Election Rate	22.3%	40.8%	83.0%
	ADR Participation Rate	15.2%	23.3%	53.3%
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	274	257	-6.2%
	Total Workforce	66,723	60,014	-10.1%
	Total Complainants	248	250	0.8%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	90.5%	97.3%	7.5%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.4%	0.4%	12.1%
Investigations	Total Completed	199	224	12.6%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	177	178	0.6%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$66,500	$0	-100.0%
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$887,813	$675,439	-23.9%
Type of Closures	Total Closures	416	302	-27.4%
	Agency Dismissals	132	55	-58.3%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	2	NA
	Withdrawals	50	16	-68.0%
	Settlements	105	98	-6.7%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	129	131	1.6%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	544	564	3.7%
	Agency Dismissals	266	171	-35.7%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	611	NA
	Withdrawals	113	303	168.1%
	Settlements	585	456	-22.1%
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	435	509	17.0%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	917	840	-8.4%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	129	131	1.6%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	8	8	0.0%
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	6.2%	6.1%	-1.5%
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	113	106	-6.2%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$13,164	$256,427	1847.9%
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$666,487	$1,166,351	75.0%
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$7,870	$310,826	3849.5%
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$435,697	$690,097	58.4%
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	103	88	-14.6%
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	163	121	-25.8%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)