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FY 2009 Annual Report on the Federal Work Force
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Figure 1 - Percent of Agencies that Issued EEO Policy Statements On an Annual Basis FY 2005 - FY 2009

FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
% Issued Annual EEO Policy Statements 50.00% 68.30% 58.72% 78.60% 61.11%



Figure 2 - Percent of EEO Directors Who Report Directly to the Agency Head FY 2005 - FY 2009

FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
% of EEO Directors Who Directly Report to Agency Head 67.71% 60.50% 60.60% 64.94% 74.20%


Figure 3 - Percent of Agency Heads Briefed on State of EEO FY 2005 - FY 2009

FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
% Briefed Agency Head 0.59 0.63 0.721 0.757 0.767



Figure 4 - Average Grade in the General Schedule and Related Positions FY 2009
Government-Wide 9.90
Men 10.40
Women 9.30
Hispanic or Latino 9.40
White 10.20
Black or African American 9.00
Asian 10.40
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 7.90
American Indian/Alaska Native 8.40
Two or More Races 8.50
Individuals with Targeted Disabilities 8.50

Figure 5 – Completed Counseling to Formal Complaints Filed/Complainants FY 2005 - FY 2009

FY 2005 FY 2006 FY2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Individuals/Complainants 16,495 15,359 15,294 15,539 15,825
Complaints Filed 18,017 16,723 16,363 16,752 16,947
Completed Counselings 41,070 38,824 37,809 38,898 39,038

Figure 6 – Average Processing Days for Investigations for FY 2005 – FY 2009

FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
APD for Investigations 237 186 176 180 185



Figure 7 – Monetary Benefits Awarded in the Formal Complaint Stage FY 2005 – FY 2009

FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Attorney's Fees $9.5 $9.2 $8.9 $11.3 $12.0
Compensatory Damages $9.5 $5.7 $5.5 $8.7 $10.2
Lump Sum Payment $29.1 $15.9 $14.9 $17.2 $15.7
Total Monetary Benefits $51.7 $32.6 $36.4 $41.2 $41.7


Figure 8 – Hearings Inventory FY 2005 – FY 2009
FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
5,896 4,912 5,505 6,488 6,997

Figure 9 – Comparison of Requests for EEOC Hearings to Complaints Filed FY 2005 – FY 2009
FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
10,286 7,802 7,869 8,036 7,277
18,017 16,723 16,363 16,752 16,947

Figure 10 - Average Processing Days for Hearings FY 2005 - FY 2009

FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Average Processing days 249 274 248 262 294
Average Age of Pending Inventory 207 202 276 332 377


Figure 11 - Monetary Benefits Awarded from Hearings (In Millions of Dollars) FY 2005 - FY 2009

FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Attorney's Fees 13.4 10.4 6.8 14.6 9.7
Compensatory Damages 12.8 8.7 9.2 10.1 11.4
Total Monetary Benefits 58.7 51.9 39.9 104.7 44.5


Figure 12 - Appellate Inventory FY 2005 - FY 2009
FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
3,610 3,887 3,496 3,275 3,733

Figure 13 – Comparison of Appeals Receipts to Complaint Closures FY 2005 - FY 2009
FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
7,490 6,743 5,226 5,082 4,745
22,974 19,119 15,805 16,654 16,134


Figure 14 - Appeal Closures FY 2005 - FY 2009
FY FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Total Closures 7,514 6,466 5,617 5,303 4,287
Title VII 5,831 5,118 3,690 3,395 2,818
Rehabilitation Act 2,040 1,703 1,303 1,283 1,104
ADEA 1,941 1,721 1,293 1,181 976
EPA 1 2 25 26 10


Figure 15 - Average Processing Days on Appeal FY 2005 - FY 2009
FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
194 220 230 278 290


Figure 16 - Monetary Benefits Awarded from Appeals FY 2005 - FY 2009 (In Millions of Dollars)

FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Attorney's Fees $2.5 $2.4 $1.6 $2.9 $1.6
Compensatory Damages $4.0 $3.2 $2.5 $2.8 $2.2
Total Monetary Benefits $15.1 $11.7 $10.7 $12.3 $8.5