U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Permanent Work Force: 751,711
Total Work Force: 854,376
- Postal Service's permanent work force participation rate for
women was 37.78%, for Blacks was 21.25%, for Hispanics was 7.48%,
for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 7%, and for American
Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.56%.
- Postal Service's top four major occupational areas are
Postmaster, Postmaster/ Supervisor/Administrator, Clerk, and City
Carrier.
- In the Postmaster occupation, the participation rate for women
was 55.24%, for Blacks was 3.81%, for Hispanics was 2.95%, for
Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.66%, and for American
Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.38%.
- In the Supervisor occupation, the participation rate for women
was 33.64%, for Blacks was 28.37%, for Hispanics was 7.30%, for
Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.89%, and for American
Indians/Alaskan Natives was 4.91%.
- In the Clerk occupation, the participation rate for women was
54.24%, for Blacks was 24.85%, for Hispanics was 7.16%, for
Asians/Pacific Islanders was 9.77%, and for American
Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.58%.
- In the City Carrier occupation, the participation rate for
women was 24.52%, for Blacks was 17.11%, for Hispanics was 9.65%,
for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 7.17%, and for American
Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.47%.
- Postal Service's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate
for women was 29.06%, for Blacks was 16.76%, for Hispanics was
5.97%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.49%, and for American
Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.02%.
- Postal Service's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women
was 26.39%, for Blacks was 13.13%, for Hispanics was 5.68%, for
Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.77%, and for American
Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.51%.
- People with targeted disabilities were 0.93% of the total work
force. The estimated availability for people with targeted
disabilities is 5.95%.
- Postal Service completed 9,340 ADR efforts during the
pre-complaint process; 5,956 resulted in settlements or with no
formal complaint being filed.
- There were 20,394 instances of pre-complaint counseling. Six
thousand three hundred and sixty-three individuals filed 9,931
complaints.
- Postal Service completed 654 ADR efforts during the complaint
process; 335 resulted in settlements or withdrawals.
- Postal Service settled 2,007 complaints.
- Postal Service paid $5,238,803 for corrective actions:
$2,129,005 for front or back pay awards, $1,933,626 for
compensatory damages, and $860,408 for attorney's fees.
- Postal Service issued 4,081 decisions on the merits. Eighty-six
findings of discrimination were issued.
- Postal Service took an average of 350 days to process a
complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a
merit decision was 549 days.
Table of EEO Indicators
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