U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Permanent Workforce: 57,731

Total Reported Workforce: 58,842

DOT's permanent workforce participation rate for women was 26.48%; for Blacks was 10.86%; for Hispanics was 5.5%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.39%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.52%.
DOT's top three major occupations were reported as Air Traffic Control, Transportation Specialist, and Aviation Safety Officer.
- In the Air Traffic Control occupation, the participation rate for women was 15.42%; for Blacks was 5.46%; for Hispanics was 4.15%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.39%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.14%.
- In the Transportation Specialist occupation, the participation rate for women was 12.25%; for Blacks was 10.45%; for Hispanics was 7.51%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4.2%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 2.23%.
- In the Aviation Safety Officer occupation, the participation rate for women was 7.2%; for Blacks was 4.66%; for Hispanics was 5.24%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.85%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.7%.
DOT's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 21.56%; for Blacks was 9.01%; for Hispanics was 4.2%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.97%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.07%.
DOT's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 27.25%; for Blacks was 10.85%; for Hispanics was 3.23%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4.62%; 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 DOT, employees with targeted disabilities represented 0.52% 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.
DOT completed 203 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage, of which 74 resulted in a settlement.
There were 607 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 361 individuals filed 361 EEO complaints.
DOT completed 60 ADR efforts during the complaint stage, of which 45 resulted in a settlement.
DOT settled 180 complaints.
DOT paid $1,905,863 in monetary benefits: $296,203 for front and/or back pay awards; $531,481 for lump sum payments; $716,275 for compensatory damages; and $361,904 for attorney's fees.
DOT issued 194 decisions on the merits. There were 4 findings of discrimination issued.
DOT took an average of 425 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 824 days.

U.S. Department of Transportation EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	1,409	590	-58.1%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	90.6%	95.4%	5.3%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	41.7%	76.1%	82.5%
	ADR Election Rate	40.8%	39.9%	-2.2%
	ADR Participation Rate	17%	30.3%	78.2%
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	585	361	-38.3%
	Total Workforce	102,652	58,842	-42.7%
	Total Complainants	552	361	-34.6%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	94.4%	100%	5.9%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.5%	0.6%	14.1%
Investigations	Total Completed	375	321	-14.4%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	225	223	-0.9%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$1,107,000	$694,160	-37.3%
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$2,850	$140,352	4824.6%
Type of Closures	Total Closures	633	547	-13.6%
	Agency Dismissals	148	106	-28.4%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	42	32	-23.8%
	Withdrawals	35	35	0.0%
	Settlements	187	180	-3.7%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	221	194	-12.2%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	577	425	-26.3%
	Agency Dismissals	131	107	-18.3%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	1,213	760	-37.3%
	Withdrawals	264	547	107.2%
	Settlements	657	100	-84.8%
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	271	303	11.8%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	736	824	12.0%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	221	194	-12.2%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	8	4	-50.0%
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	3.6%	2.1%	-43.0%
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	195	184	-5.6%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$196,176	$296,203	51.0%
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$451,141	$531,481	17.8%
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$1,581,556	$716,275	-54.7%
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$759,536	$361,904	-52.4%
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	196	175	-10.7%
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	339	183	-46.0%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)