Department of State (STATE)

Permanent Workforce: 21,952 Temporary Workforce: 5,619 Total Workforce: 27,571

Workforce Composition

	Total #	Men	Women	Hispanic or Latino	White	Black or African American	Asian	Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	American Indian / Alaska Native	Two or More Races	Individuals with Targeted Disabilities
Permanent Workforce	21,952	55.49%	44.51%	5.09%	71.08%	16.12%	5.67%	0.20%	0.33%	1.51%	0.32%
Major Occupations:
FOREIGN AFFAIRS	2,080	56.92%	43.08%	3.46%	84.47%	5.67%	4.28%	0.05%	0.38%	1.68%	0.53%
PASSPORT & VISA EXAMINING	1,533	36.01%	63.99%	10.44%	47.88%	23.61%	4.76%	0.78%	0.39%	12.13%	0.26%
MGT PGM ANALYSIS	646	35.45%	64.55%	5.11%	61.46%	27.86%	4.33%	0.00%	0.46%	0.77%	0.46%
GS-14 and GS-15*	2,983	61.55%	38.45%	2.82%	80.39%	11.03%	4.19%	0.20%	0.30%	1.07%	0.37%
Senior Pay Level*	1,099	89.54%	7.73%	4.19%	84.44%	7.64%	2.82%	0.00%	0.36%	0.55%	0.18%
SES	152	65.13%	34.87%	2.63%	87.50%	5.26%	0.66%	0.00%	0.00%	3.95%	0.66%
First-Level Officials/ Mgrs	195	31.28%	68.72%	6.15%	57.44%	26.15%	5.64%	0.51%	2.05%	2.05%	0.51%
Mid-Level Officials/ Mgrs	468	49.79%	50.21%	3.21%	67.09%	26.92%	2.56%	0.00%	0.43%	1.28%	0.21%
Senior-Level Officials/ Mgrs	730	66.71%	33.29%	3.84%	84.25%	7.53%	3.01%	0.00%	0.55%	0.82%	0.00%

*Does not include pay-banded employees

Targeted Disabilities

As of September 30, 2009, STATE employed 79 (0.31%) Individuals with Targeted Disabilities (IWTD). In order to have met the federal 2% participation rate goal, 551 IWTD were needed. This represents a decrease of 5 employees from FY 2008 and a decrease of 11 employees since FY 2005. The participation rate for FY 2008 was 0.34% and for FY 2005 was 0.37%. Over the 5-year period STATE had a net decrease of 0.06% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I. Counseling

STATE timely processed 79.1% of the 210 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2009.

II. Bases of Complaints Filed

The bases of alleged discrimination most often raised were: (1) Reprisal; (2) Sex (Female); and (3) Age. Of the 118 complaints filed at STATE, 27 contained allegations of race (Black/African American) discrimination, 9 contained allegations of race (White) discrimination, 3 contained allegations of race (Asian) discrimination, 13 contained allegations of color discrimination and 29 contained allegations of disability discrimination.

III. Complaint Processing Times

Of the 71 completed investigations, 42.3% were timely. STATE's average time for completing an investigation was 254 days. Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Tennessee Valley Authority had the lowest average of 100 days.

STATE's average processing time for all complaint closures increased from 348 days in FY 2008 to 395 days in FY 2009. The government-wide average was 344 days.

IV. Costs

STATE agreed to pay $554 for 4 pre-complaint settlements, of which 1 was a monetary settlement averaging $554. STATE expended a total of $128,838 for 71 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $1,815.

STATE agreed to pay a total of $247,314 plus other benefits for 20 complaint closures through settlement agreements, final agency decisions, and final agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions. For complaint closures with monetary benefits, the average award was $12,366.