U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)

Permanent Workforce: 89,853

Total Reported Workforce: 112,843

USDA's permanent workforce participation rate for women was 42.85%; for Blacks was 10.63%; for Hispanics was 5.42%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.44%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 2.46%.
USDA's top three major occupations were reported as General Business and Industry, Loan Specialist, and Soil Conservation.
- In the General Business and Industry occupation, the participation rate for women was 83.87%; for Blacks was 11.96%; for Hispanics was 5.84%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.1%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 2.24%.
- In the Loan Specialist occupation, the participation rate for women was 44.39%; for Blacks was 7.46%; for Hispanics was 5.04%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 1.05%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 1.52%.
- In the Soil Conservation occupation, the participation rate for women was 22.55%; for Blacks was 7.26%; for Hispanics was 3.92%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 0.95%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 2.6%.
USDA's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 27.05%; for Blacks was 8.8%; for Hispanics was 3.14%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 4.09%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.97%.
USDA's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 22.32%; for Blacks was 9.79%; for Hispanics was 3.87%; for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 2.51%; and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.68%.
Government-wide, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% of the total workforce in FY 2003. At USDA, employees with targeted disabilities represented 1.05% 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.
USDA completed 276 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint stage, of which 105 resulted in a settlement.
There were 1,356 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). 605 individuals filed 686 EEO complaints.
USDA completed 44 ADR efforts during the complaint stage, of which 30 resulted in a settlement.
USDA settled 250 complaints.
USDA paid $2,552,452 in monetary benefits: $29,131 for front and/or back pay awards; $1,619,811 for lump sum payments; $292,150 for compensatory damages; and $611,359 for attorney's fees.
USDA issued 269 decisions on the merits. There were 5 findings of discrimination issued.
USDA took an average of 808 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 1,113 days.

U.S. Department of Agriculture EEO Indicators		FY 2002	FY 2003	Change
Pre-Complaint Counseling*	Instances of EEO Counselor Counseling	1,113	1,313	18.0%
Pre-Complaint Counseling*	% Counseled within regulatory time frame	91%	81.7%	-10.2%
ADR Measures	% of Instances of Counseling where ADR Offered	67.8%	79.7%	17.6%
	ADR Election Rate	24.7%	28.3%	14.6%
	ADR Participation Rate	16.7%	22.6%	35.3%
Complaints Filed/Complainants	Complaints Filed	773	686	-11.3%
	Total Workforce	114,978	112,843	-1.9%
	Total Complainants	721	605	-16.1%
	% of Complainants Filing Single Complaint	93%	88%	-5.4%
	% of Workforce who are EEO Complainants	0.6%	0.5%	-14.5%
Investigations	Total Completed	2,875	452	-84.3%
	Average Processing Time for Investigation (Days)	329	464	41.0%
	Amount Spent on In-House Investigations	$695	$0	-100.0%
	Amount Spent on Contract Investigations	$0	$1,698,546	NA
Type of Closures	Total Closures	695	610	-12.2%
	Agency Dismissals	121	48	-60.3%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	3	0	-100.0%
	Withdrawals	78	43	-44.9%
	Settlements	326	250	-23.3%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	146	269	84.2%
Average Processing Days (from date complaint filed)	All Closures	478	808	69.0%
	Agency Dismissals	513	426	-17.0%
	Administrative Judge Dismissals	780	0	-100.0%
	Withdrawals	569	463	-18.6%
	Settlements	708	613	-13.4%
	Final Agency Decisions (with no AJ decision)	718	958	33.4%
	Merit Decisions (with and without an AJ decision)	582	1,113	91.2%
Merit Decisions	Total Number	146	269	84.2%
	Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	7	5	-28.6%
	% of Decisions with Finding of Discrimination	4.8%	1.9%	-61.2%
Corrective Actions/Benefits	Total Number	333	255	-23.4%
	Amount of Frontpay/Backpay Benefits	$3,338	$29,131	772.7%
	Amount of Lump Sum Payments	$189,256	$1,619,811	755.9%
	Amount of Compensatory Damages	$405,408	$292,150	-27.9%
	Amount of Attorneys' Fees	$120,763	$611,359	406.2%
Appeals	Cases Received For Review	157	140	-10.8%
Appeals	Number of Cases Closed	284	145	-48.9%

NOTE: NA = Not Applicable

*The FY 2003 counseling percentages do not total 100% because the agency did not provide counseling times for all FY 2003 counselings.

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PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)

PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)