PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Permanent Work Force: 90,858

Total Work Force: 114,978

• Agriculture's permanent work force participation rate for women was 42.39%, for Blacks was 10.64%, for Hispanics was 5.76%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.54%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 2.46%.
• Agriculture's top three major occupational areas are General Business and Industry, Loan Specialist, and Soil Conservation.
• • In the General Business and Industry occupation, the participation rate for women was 84.08%, for Blacks was 12.06%, for Hispanics was 5.49%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 0.98%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 2.32%.
  • In the Loan Specialist occupation, the participation rate for women was 43.34%, for Blacks was 7.65%, for Hispanics was 4.86%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Islanders was 1.33%.
  • In the Soil Conservation occupation, the participation rate for women was 21.26%, for Blacks was 7.36%, for Hispanics was 3.85%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 0.84%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 2.53%.
• Agriculture's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 26.14%, for Blacks was 8.40%, for Hispanics was 2.91%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.68%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.99%.
• Agriculture's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 23.79%, for Blacks was 10.62%, for Hispanics was 3.93%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.08%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.69%.
• People with targeted disabilities were 1.09% of the total work force. The estimated availability for people with targeted disabilities is 5.95%.
• Agriculture completed 185 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint process; 32 resulted in a settlement.
• There were 928 instances of pre-complaint counseling. Seven hundred and twenty-one individuals filed 773 discrimination complaints.
• Agriculture completed 153 ADR efforts during the complaint process; 66 resulted in a settlement.
• Agriculture settled 326 complaints.
• Agriculture paid $718,765 for corrective actions: $3,338 for front or back pay awards, $189,256 for lump sum payments, $405,408 for compensatory damages, and $120,763 for attorney's fees.
• Agriculture issued 146 decisions on the merits. Seven findings of discrimination were issued.
• Agriculture took an average of 478 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 582 days.

Table of EEO Indicators

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