Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Fiscal Year 2007
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Permanent Workforce:  583,629 Temporary Workforce:  99,786 Total Workforce:   683,415

Workforce Composition

*Does not include pay-banded employees

Targeted Disabilities

USPS employed 5,745 Individuals with Targeted Disabilities in FY 2007, which was 0.84% of its total work force.  This represents a decrease of 227 employees from FY 2006 and a decrease of 971 employees since FY 2003.  The participation rate for FY 2006 was 0.86% and for FY 2003 was 0.92%.  Over the 5-year period USPS had a net decrease of 0.08% in employees with targeted disabilities.

EEO Complaint Processing

I.  Counseling

USPS timely processed 98.9% of the 17,277 pre-complaint counselings (without remands) completed in FY 2007.

II.  Bases of Complaints Filed

The bases of alleged discrimination most often raised were: (1) Reprisal; (2) Disability (Physical); and (3) Age.  Of the 6,090 complaints filed at USPS, 1,431 contained allegations of race (Black) discrimination, 679 contained allegations of race (White) discrimination, 109 contained allegations of race (Asian) discrimination, 31 contained allegations of race (American Indian/Alaska Native) discrimination, 839 contained allegations of color discrimination and 2,664 contained allegations of disability discrimination.

III.  Complaint Processing Times

Of the 4,669 completed investigations, 99% were timely.  USPS' average time for completing an investigation was 106 days.  Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations, the Tennessee Valley Authority had the lowest average of 93 days.

USPS' average processing time for all complaint closures decreased from 289 days in FY 2006 to 267 days in FY 2007.  The government-wide average was 355 days.

IV.  Costs

USPS agreed to pay $498,777 for 5,328 pre-complaint settlements, of which 429 were monetary settlements averaging $1,162.  USPS expended a total of $7,175,480 for 4,669 complaint investigations, for an average expenditure of $1,536.

USPS agreed to pay a total of $4,550,549 for 626 complaint closures through settlement agreements, final agency decisions, and final agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions.  For complaint closures with benefits, the average award was $7,269.

*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2007 where counseling was also completed during FY 2007.

* EEOC revised the formula for calculating the ADR offer and participation rates in FY 2006.

*APD = Average Processing Days