U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC)

Permanent Workforce: 3,116

Total Reported Workforce: 3,293

SEC's permanent workforce participation rate for women was 49.97%; for Blacks was 20.74%; for Hispanics was 4.07%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 7.13%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.25%.
SEC's top three major occupations were reported as Accounting, General Attorney, and Securities Compliance Examination.
- In the Accounting occupation, the participation rate for women was 41.5%; for Blacks was 7.22%; for Hispanics was 5.26%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 9.62%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.3%.
- In the General Attorney occupation, the participation rate for women was 42.59%; for Blacks was 7.84%; for Hispanics was 3.6%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 7.41%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.36%.
- In the Securities Compliance Examination occupation, the participation rate for women was 36.2%; for Blacks was 7.98%; for Hispanics was 7.36%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 9.82%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
SEC's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 35.37%; for Blacks was 4.88%; for Hispanics was 1.22%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 0%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
Government-wide, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce in FY 2003. At SEC, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.32% 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.
SEC completed 8 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage, of which 1 resulted in a settlement.
There were 18 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 13 individuals filed 14 EEO complaints.
SEC completed 1 ADR effort during the complaint stage, and it resulted in a settlement.
SEC settled 6 complaints.
SEC paid $278,570 in monetary benefits: $207,877 for front and/or back pay awards; $70,693 for lump sum payments; $0 for compensatory damages; and $0 for attorney's fees.
SEC issued 9 decisions on the merits. There were no findings of discrimination issued.
SEC took an average of 587 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 336 days.

Securities and Exchange Commission EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	22	18	-18.2%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	90.9%	94.4%	3.9%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	100%	100%	0.0%
	ADR Election Rate	18.2%	33.3%	83.0%
	ADR Participation Rate	18.2%	33.3%	83.0%
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	13	14	7.7%
	Total Workforce	3,031	3,293	8.6%
	Total Complainants	13	13	0.0%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	100%	92.9%	-7.1%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.4%	0.4%	-8.0%
Investigations	Total Completed	7	16	128.6%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	321	267	-16.8%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$69,125	$46,460	-32.8%
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$0	$31,076	NA
Type of Closures	Total Closures	19	31	63.2%
	Agency Dismissals	1	6	500.0%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	2	1	-50.0%
	Withdrawals	3	9	200.0%
	Settlements	3	6	100.0%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	10	9	-10.0%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	1,145	587	-48.7%
	Agency Dismissals	401	88	-78.1%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	610	608	-0.3%
	Withdrawals	435	1,235	183.9%
	Settlements	656	487	-25.8%
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	444	237	-46.6%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	1,710	336	-80.4%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	10	9	-10.0%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0	0	NA
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0.0%	0.0%	NA
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	3	6	100.0%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$135,729	$207,877	53.2%
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$4,643	$70,693	1422.6%
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$0	$0	NA
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$0	$0	NA
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	7	7	0.0%
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	13	5	-61.5%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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