Peace Corps (PC)

Permanent Workforce: 8 Temporary Workforce: 840 Total Workforce: 848

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	8	25.00%	75.00%	0.00%	37.50%	62.50%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Major Occupations:
MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATION AND PRO	315	35.24%	64.76%	0.95%	85.40%	9.21%	3.49%	0.00%	0.95%	0.00%	0.00%
Program Management	92	59.78%	40.22%	2.17%	89.13%	8.70%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
GS-14 and GS-15*	1	0.00%	100.00%	0.00%	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Senior Pay Level*	40	42.50%	57.50%	0.00%	82.50%	12.50%	2.50%	0.00%	2.50%	0.00%	0.00%
First-Level Officials/ Managers	22	50.00%	50.00%	0.00%	86.36%	4.55%	4.55%	0.00%	4.55%	0.00%	0.00%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers	121	42.98%	57.02%	1.65%	85.12%	7.44%	4.96%	0.00%	0.83%	0.00%	0.00%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers	92	63.04%	36.96%	2.17%	84.78%	11.96%	1.09%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

Temporary work force numbers include all term employees and are included in all statistics reported above.

*Does not include pay-banded employees

Targeted Disabilities

As of September 30, 2009, PC employed 1 (0.12%) Individuals with Targeted Disabilities (IWTD). In order to have met the federal 2% participation rate goal, 17 IWTD were needed. This represents a decrease of 2 employees from FY 2008 and a decrease of 2 employees since FY 2005. The participation rate for FY 2008 was 0.36% and for FY 2005 was 0.35%. Over the 5-year period PC had a net decrease of 0.23% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I. Counseling

PC timely processed 100% of the 8 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) Race (Black/African American); and (3) Race (White). Of the 2 complaints filed at PC, 2 contained allegations of race (Black/African American) discrimination, 1 contained an allegation of race (White) discrimination, 1 contained an allegation of color discrimination and no complaints contained allegations of disability discrimination.

III. Complaint Processing Times

Of the 3 completed investigations, 100% were timely. PC's average time for completing an investigation was 130 days. Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Tennessee Valley Authority had the lowest average of 100 days.

PC's average processing time for all complaint closures increased from 149 days in FY 2008 to 356 days in FY 2009. The government-wide average was 344 days.

IV. Costs

PC reported paying no monetary benefits for 2 pre-complaint settlements. PC expended a total of $9,783 for 3 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $3,261.

PC reported no complaint closures through settlement agreement, final agency decision, or final agency order fully implementing an AJ decision in FY 2009.