Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Permanent Workforce: 57,062 Temporary Workforce: 22,365 Total Workforce: 79,427

Workforce Composition

	Total #	Men	Women	Hispanic or Latino	White	Black or African American	Asian	Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	American Indian / Alaska Native	Two or More Races	Individuals with Targeted Disabilities
Permanent Workforce	57,062	35.19%	64.81%	3.31%	51.11%	19.89%	7.19%	0.06%	18.27%	0.17%	0.89%
Major Occupations:
MEDICAL OFFICER	6,075	65.42%	34.58%	3.34%	78.40%	4.99%	11.51%	0.08%	1.47%	0.21%	0.43%
NURSE	5,424	15.39%	84.61%	3.12%	68.51%	4.96%	3.08%	0.11%	20.17%	0.06%	0.41%
GEN HEALTH SCIENCE	4,987	42.01%	57.99%	3.21%	72.45%	8.76%	13.27%	0.04%	2.13%	0.14%	0.38%
GS-14 and GS-15*	13,340	46.30%	53.70%	2.93%	72.79%	12.58%	9.38%	0.04%	2.21%	0.07%	0.61%
Senior Pay Level*	734	61.85%	38.15%	1.36%	81.74%	9.13%	5.31%	0.00%	2.45%	0.00%	0.82%
SES	406	53.20%	46.80%	1.23%	79.06%	12.81%	2.46%	0.00%	4.43%	0.00%	0.99%
First-Level Officials/ Mgrs	1,057	28.48%	71.52%	1.61%	26.68%	10.12%	0.57%	0.09%	60.83%	0.09%	0.19%
Mid-Level Officials/ Mgrs	2,239	45.02%	54.98%	3.13%	64.18%	19.38%	5.18%	0.00%	8.04%	0.09%	0.67%
Senior-Level Officials/ Mgrs	3,114	51.80%	48.20%	2.15%	79.70%	10.66%	4.72%	0.03%	2.73%	0.00%	0.55%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

Targeted Disabilities

As of September 30, 2009, HHS employed 592 (0.75%) Individuals with Targeted Disabilities (IWTD). In order to have met the federal 2% participation rate goal, 1,589 IWTD were needed. This represents a decrease of 4 employees from FY 2008 and a decrease of 32 employees since FY 2005. The participation rate for FY 2008 was 0.79% and for FY 2005 was 0.97%. Over the 5-year period HHS had a net decrease of 0.22% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I. Counseling

HHS timely processed 81.8% of the 664 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2009.

II. Bases of Complaints Filed

The bases of alleged discrimination most often raised were: (1) Reprisal; (2) Age; and (3) Race (Black/African American). Of the 348 complaints filed at HHS, 112 contained allegations of race (Black/African American) discrimination, 20 contained allegations of race (White) discrimination, 18 contained allegations of race (Asian) discrimination, 25 contained allegations of race (American Indian/Alaska Native) discrimination, 50 contained allegations of color discrimination and 108 contained allegations of disability discrimination.

III. Complaint Processing Times

Of the 215 completed investigations, 79.5% were timely. HHS' average time for completing an investigation was 198 days. Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Tennessee Valley Authority had the lowest average of 100 days.

HHS' average processing time for all complaint closures increased from 297 days in FY 2008 to 316 days in FY 2009. The government-wide average was 344 days.

IV. Costs

HHS agreed to pay $35,240 for 29 pre-complaint settlements, of which 6 were monetary settlements averaging $5,873. HHS expended a total of $970,013 for 215 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $4,512.

HHS agreed to pay a total of $2,117,994 plus other benefits for 114 complaint closures through settlement agreements, final agency decisions, and final agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions. For complaint closures with monetary benefits, the average award was $18,579.