U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION (CFTC)

Permanent Workforce: 490

Total Reported Workforce: 536

CFTC's permanent workforce participation rate for women was 48.98%; for Blacks was 28.16%; for Hispanics was 2.24%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4.69%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 2.24%.
CFTC's top two major occupations were reported as General Inspection, Investigation, and Compliance, and General Attorney.
- In the General Inspection, Investigation, and Compliance occupation, the participation rate for women was 41.27%; for Blacks was 19.05%; for Hispanics was 1.59%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.59%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
- In the General Attorney occupation, the participation rate for women was 41.52%; for Blacks was 6.43%; for Hispanics was 2.92%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 5.26%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
CFTC's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 36.65%; for Blacks was 11.52%; for Hispanics was 1.05%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 6.81%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
CFTC's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 27.27%; for Blacks was 0%; for Hispanics was 0%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 0%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
Government-wide, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce in FY 2003. At CFTC, employees with targeted disabilities represented 0.2% of the total workforce. In FY 2003, of agencies with a permanent workforce of 500 or more employees, the Social Security Administration, at 2.27%, had the highest percentage of employees with targeted disabilities.
CFTC completed 4 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage, none of which resulted in a settlement.
There were 65 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 9 individuals filed 9 EEO complaints.
CFTC completed 1 ADR effort during the complaint stage, and it resulted in a settlement.
CFTC settled 2 complaints.
CFTC reported paying no monetary benefits.
CFTC issued 2 decisions on the merits. There were no findings of discrimination issued.
CFTC took an average of 391 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 607 days.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	28	60	114.3%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	100%	100%	0.0%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	0%	7.7%	NA
	ADR Election Rate	0%	100%	NA
	ADR Participation Rate	0%	7.7%	NA
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	4	9	125.0%
	Total Workforce	527	536	1.7%
	Total Complainants	4	9	125.0%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	100%	100%	0.0%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.8%	1.7%	121.2%
Investigations	Total Completed	6	7	16.7%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	158	81	-48.7%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$0	$0	NA
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$15,595	$19,755	26.7%
Type of Closures	Total Closures	4	4	0.0%
	Agency Dismissals	0	0	NA
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	0	NA
	Withdrawals	0	0	NA
	Settlements	2	2	0.0%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	2	2	0.0%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	307	391	27.4%
	Agency Dismissals	0	0	NA
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	0	NA
	Withdrawals	0	0	NA
	Settlements	350	175	-50.0%
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	123	607	393.5%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	123	607	393.5%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	2	2	0.0%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0	0	NA
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0.0%	0.0%	NA
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	2	2	0.0%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$16,412	$0	-100.0%
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$0	$0	NA
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$0	$0	NA
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$0	$0	NA
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	0	0	NA
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	1	0	-100.0%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION (CFTC)

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION (CFTC)