U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE (USAF)

Permanent Workforce: 132,948

Total Reported Workforce: 170,434

USAF's permanent workforce participation rate for women was 32.41%; for Blacks was 10.81%; for Hispanics was 6.81%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.25%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.2%.
USAF's top three major occupations were reported as General Engineering, Electronics Engineering, and Management and Program Analyst.
- In the General Engineering occupation, the participation rate for women was 11.63%; for Blacks was 3.33%; for Hispanics was 4.05%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4.82%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.65%.
- In the Electronics Engineering occupation, the participation rate for women was 8.63%; for Blacks was 5.48%; for Hispanics was 2.97%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 9.2%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.92%.
- In the Management and Program Analyst occupation, the participation rate for women was 56.15%; for Blacks was 10.87%; for Hispanics was 4.43%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.36%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.33%.
USAF's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 18.95%; for Blacks was 3.72%; for Hispanics was 2.56%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.73%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.51%.
USAF's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 16.31%; for Blacks was 2.15%; for Hispanics was 1.29%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.86%.
Government-wide, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce in FY 2003. At USAF, employees with targeted disabilities represented 0.87% 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.
USAF completed 518 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage, of which 196 resulted in a settlement.
There were 1,748 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 475 individuals filed 540 EEO complaints.
USAF completed 145 ADR efforts during the complaint stage, of which 122 resulted in a settlement.
USAF settled 151 complaints.,/li>
USAF paid $549,976 in monetary benefits: $123,745 for front and/or back pay awards; $242,299 for lump sum payments; $63,000 for compensatory damages; and $120,932 for attorney's fees.
USAF issued 321 decisions on the merits. There were 13 findings of discrimination issued.
USAF took an average of 440 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 698 days.

U.S. Department of the Air Force EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	1,758	1,587	-9.7%
Pre-Complaint Counseling	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	87.2%	88.9%	2.0%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	68.3%	62.1%	-9.1%
	ADR Election Rate	33.4%	47.0%	40.7%
	ADR Participation Rate	22.8%	29.1%	27.6%
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	540	540	0.0%
	Total Workforce	139,782	170,434	21.9%
	Total Complainants	478	475	-0.6%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	88.5%	88%	-0.6%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.3%	0.3%	-18.5%
Investigations	Total Completed	405	276	-31.9%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	199	205	3.0%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$0	$0	NA
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$103,361	$69,000	-33.2%
Type of Closures	Total Closures	557	624	12.0%
	Agency Dismissals	86	77	-10.5%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	3	13	333.3%
	Withdrawals	80	62	-22.5%
	Settlements	178	151	-15.2%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	209	321	53.6%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	466	440	-5.6%
	Agency Dismissals	224	136	-39.3%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	432	814	88.4%
	Withdrawals	359	274	-23.7%
	Settlements	246	82	-66.7%
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	376	444	18.1%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	794	698	-12.1%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	209	321	53.6%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	14	13	-7.1%
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	6.7%	4.1%	-39.5%
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	192	161	-16.1%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$124,444	$123,745	-0.6%
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$731,540	$242,299	-66.9%
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$446,600	$63,000	-85.9%
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$192,182	$120,932	-37.1%
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	232	227	-2.2%
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	333	278	-16.5%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

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PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE (USAF)

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE (USAF)