U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA)

Permanent Workforce: 3,145

Total Reported Workforce: 3,784

SBA's permanent workforce participation rate for women was 54.79%; for Blacks was 24.42%; for Hispanics was 9.95%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.72%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.7%.
SBA's top three major occupations were reported as Loan Specialist, General Business and Industry, and General Attorney.
- In the Loan Specialist occupation, the participation rate for women was 39.19%; for Blacks was 15.71%; for Hispanics was 10.35%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.85%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.55%.
- In the General Business and Industry occupation, the participation rate for women was 60.43%; for Blacks was 28.83%; for Hispanics was 14.48%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4.22%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.72%.
- In the General Attorney occupation, the participation rate for women was 43.4%; for Blacks was 10.38%; for Hispanics was 3.3%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4.25%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0%.
SBA's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 36.99%; for Blacks was 15.8%; for Hispanics was 6.69%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.53%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.74%.
SBA's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 30.77%; for Blacks was 17.31%; for Hispanics was 15.38%; 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 SBA, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.02% 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.
SBA completed 15 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage, of which 8 resulted in a settlement.
There were 44 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 39 individuals filed 39 EEO complaints.
SBA completed 1 ADR effort during the complaint stage, and it resulted in a settlement.
SBA settled 9 complaints.
SBA paid $193,250 in monetary benefits: $0 for front and/or back pay awards; $178,500 for lump sum payments; $0 for compensatory damages; and $14,750 for attorney's fees.
SBA issued 30 decisions on the merits. There were no findings of discrimination issued.
SBA took an average of 600 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 876 days.

Small Business Administration EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	27	44	63.0%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	100%	100%	0.0%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	46%	52.2%	13.5%
	ADR Election Rate	52.9%	56.5%	6.8%
	ADR Participation Rate	24.3%	29.6%	21.8%
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	23	39	69.6%
	Total Workforce	3,890	3,784	-2.7%
	Total Complainants	23	39	69.6%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	100%	100%	0.0%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.6%	1.0%	74.3%
Investigations	Total Completed	30	11	-63.3%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	289	212	-26.6%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$9,746	$0	-100.0%
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$76,516	$35,316	-53.8%
Type of Closures	Total Closures	50	53	6.0%
	Agency Dismissals	7	12	71.4%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	0	NA
	Withdrawals	2	2	0.0%
	Settlements	15	9	-40.0%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	26	30	15.4%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	760	600	-21.1%
	Agency Dismissals	33	81	145.5%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	0	0	NA
	Withdrawals	141	185	31.2%
	Settlements	887	466	-47.5%
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	729	352	-51.7%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	931	876	-5.9%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	26	30	15.4%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0	0	NA
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	0.0%	0.0%	NA
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	15	9	-40.0%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$0	$0	NA
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$253,945	$178,500	-29.7%
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$0	$0	NA
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$95,243	$14,750	-84.5%
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	27	25	-7.4%
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	44	34	-22.7%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA)

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA)