The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Government-Wide

Permanent Workforce: 2,437,338
Temporary Work Force:
173,582
Total Work Force:
2,610,920

Workforce Composition

Employee Pool Total # Men Women Hispanics Whites Blacks Asian Americans/ Pacific Islanders American Indians/ Alaskan Natives Individuals with Targeted Disabilities
Total Work Force* 2,610,920 57.01% 42.99% 7.61% 66.49% 18.29% 5.94% 1.67% 0.96%
Permanent Work Force 2,437,338 57.37% 42.63% 7.61% 66.33% 18.65% 5.90% 1.51% 0.99%
GS-14 and GS-15** 167,340 68.20% 31.80% 4.01% 80.05% 9.33% 5.68% 0.92% 0.51%
Senior Pay Level** 19,268 73.72% 26.28% 3.54% 85.66% 6.62% 3.39% 0.78% 0.46%

*Includes data for those agencies which are provided by CPDF plus AAFES, TVA, and USPS; does not include data for intelligence-gathering agencies.

**Includes data only for those agencies which are provided by CPDF; does not include pay-banded employees or data for intelligence-gathering agencies.

EEO Complaint Processing

  1. Counseling

    Of the 41,046 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2005, the Government timely processed 80.7%.

  2. Issues and Bases of Complaints Filed

    Of the 18,017 complaints filed at the Government, the top 3 issues of alleged discrimination were: (1) Harassment - Non-Sexual; (2) Promotion/Non-Selection; and (3) Terms/Conditions of Employment. The top 3 bases of alleged discrimination were: (1) Reprisal; (2) Age; and (3) Race - Black.

  3. Complaint Processing Times

    The Government's average time for completing an investigation was 237 days.

    The Government's average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 469 days in FY 2004 to 411 days in FY 2005.

  4. Pending Inventory

    The Government had a total of 20,178 complaints pending at the end of FY 2005, with 698 pending acknowledgment; 7,056 pending investigation for an average of 162 days; and 3,586 pending the issuance of final decisions for an average of 560 days.

  5. Costs

    The Government agreed to pay $1,703,627 for 7,652 pre-complaint settlements, of which 585 were monetary settlements averaging $2,912. The Government expended a total of $37,221,231 for 13,707 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $2,715.

    The Government agreed to pay a total of $51,662,617 for 4,525 complaint closures through settlement agreement, final agency decisions, and final agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions. For complaint closures with benefits, the average award was $11,417.

Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY 2005

Pre-Complaint Counseling Outcomes Completed by EEO Counselor Completed Using ADR All Completed Counselings
# % # % # %
Pre-Complaint Counselings: 22,393 18,677 41,070
Settlements 1,589 7.1% 6,063 32.5% 7,652 18.6%
No Complaints Filed 11,015 49.2% 3,371 18% 14,386 35%
Complaints Filed* 17,348 42.2%
Decision to File Complaint Pending at End of Fiscal Year 1,684 4.1%

*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2005 where counseling was also completed during FY 2005.

Agency Use of ADR for EEO Dispute Resolution

Counselings / Complaints ADR Offers* ADR Participation*
# # % # %
FY 2004 Completed/Ended Counselings 42,412 33,735 79.5% 18,381 43.3%
FY 2005 Completed/Ended Counselings 41,070 31,217 76% 18,634 45.4%
Percentage Change from FY 2004 to FY 2005 -3.2% -7.5% 1.4%
FY 2004 Complaint Workload ** 48,555 3,572 7.4% 1,347 2.8%
FY 2005 Complaint Workload ** 43,176 3,212 7.4% 1,113 2.6%
Percentage Change from FY 2004 to FY 2005 -11.1% -10.1% -17.4%

*Using newly collected data, EEOC revised the formula for calculating the ADR offer and participation rates in FYs 2004-2005.

**Includes all complaints filed in the fiscal year, including those where the counseling was completed in the prior fiscal year.

Timeliness

Total # # Timely % Timely FY 2004 APD* FY 2005 APD % Change
All Completed/Ended Counselings 41,046 33,126 33,126
All Investigations 13,707 7,523 54.9% 280.4 237.4 -15.3%
All Complaint Closures 22,974 468.8 410.8 -12.4%
Merit Decisions (no AJ) 6,381 3,770 59.1% 597.9 479.2 -19.9%
Dismissal Decisions (no AJ) 5,238 125 94.44 -24.5%

*APD = Average Processing Days

Outcomes of Complaints in FY 2005

Complaint Closures Final Agency Decision (no AJ Decision) Final Order (AJ Decision Fully Implemented) Final Order (AJ Decision Not Fully Implemented)
Total Complaints Filed # % # % # % # %
Total Complaints Filed 18,017
Total Closures 22,974
Settlements 4,264 18.6%
Withdrawals 1,997 8.7%
Total Final Agency Actions 16,713 72.7% 11,619 69.5% 5,017 30% 87 0.5%
Dismissals 5,510 33% 5,238 95.1% 268 4.9% 4 0.1%
Merit Decisions 11,213 67.1% 6,381 56.9% 4,749 42.4% 83 0.7%
Finding Discrimination 345 3.1% 84 24.3% 182 52.8% 79 22.9%
Finding No Discrimination 10,868 96.9% 6,297 57.9% 4,567 42% 4 0%


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