Department of Labor

Mission: To foster and to promote the welfare of job seekers, wage earners and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment and protecting benefits. The Department of Labor also administers unemployment insurance, regulates pension funds and collects and analyzes relevant economic data.

Scores and Rankings

• 2009
• Previous Years

• Previous Years

Best in Class Scores	2007 Score	2005 Score	2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match	77.9	76.6	77.8
Strategic Management	58.7	59.5	61.1
Teamwork	71.5	70.6	68.3
Effective Leadership	51.1	49.5	48.0
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement	46.2	43.1	41.9
Training and Development	55.8	56.4	55.1
Support for Diversity	56.7	55.9	58.3
Pay and Benefits	64.4
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits	44.9
Work/Life Balance	61.9	63.6	64.0

• 2009

• Previous Years

Scores by Demographic	2007 Score	2005 Score	2003 Score
Female
Male
40 and over
Under 40
Asian
Black or African-American
Hispanic or Latino
Multi-racial
White
American Indian or Native American

Year	Department of Labor Index Score	Large Agency High Performing Average	Large Agency Average Index Score	Large Agency Low Performing Average
2003	60.1	65.0	60.8	55.9
2005	61.4	72.4	62.4	51.4
2007	61.9	71.8	61.7	50.6
2009	63.2	73.8	64.1	55.5

Comparative Data — Large Agency Averages

High Performing Average Scores	2003	2005	2007	2009
High Performing Average - Employee Skills	80.7	80.6	80.7	83.0
High Performing Average - Management	62.1	63.9	62.4	64.0
High Performing Average - Teamwork	71.6	76.5	75.9	77.6
High Performing Average - Leadership	54.1	58.3	58.2	60.7
High Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement	50.5	53.5	53.3	56.3
High Performing Average - Training and Development	63.7	68.2	66.7	68.8
High Performing Average - Support for Diversity	67.0	67.4	66.7	68.8
High Performing Average - Pay and Benefits			74.3	72.9
High Performing Average - Family Friendly			56.4	57.6
High Performing Average - Work/Life Balance	69.5	70.0	69.5	69.4

Average Index Scores	2003	2005	2007	2009
Average for Employee Skills	78.1	77.4	77.5	78.9
Average for Management	58.1	56.8	56.1	57.8
Average for Teamwork	68.3	71.3	70.7	71.7
Average for Leadership	49.1	50.2	50.3	52.1
Average for Rewards and Advancement	44.4	44.7	45.1	46.8
Average for Training and Development	57.5	59.9	58.6	60.7
Average for Support for Diversity	61.3	59.1	58.3	60.7
Average for Pay and Benefits			66.2	66.8
Average for Family Friendly			45.7	47.2
Average for Work/Life Balance	64.4	63.7	64.4	62.7

Low Performing Average Score	2003	2005	2007	2009
Low Performing Average - Employee Skills	74.9	73.3	72.8	75.7
Low Performing Average - Management	53.9	49.4	49.1	50.9
Low Performing Average - Teamwork	65.4	66.9	66.0	67.2
Low Performing Average - Leadership	45.6	42.7	42.5	45.4
Low Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement	39.3	36.6	36.6	40.1
Low Performing Average - Training and Development	51.4	50.3	49.0	53.4
Low Performing Average - Support for Diversity	57.6	52.5	51.1	54.4
Low Performing Average - Pay and Benefits			58.8	60.5
Low Performing Average - Family Friendly			36.4	38.2
Low Performing Average - Work/Life Balance	59.7	56.3	59.7	55.6

Workforce Size and Trends

Number of Employees

Number of Employees in 2001: 15,395

Number of Employees in 2002: 15,303

Number of Employees in 2003: 15,329

Number of Employees in 2004: 14,931

Number of Employees in 2005: 14,519

Number of Employees in 2006: 14,323

Number of Employees in 2007: 14,406

Number of Employees in 2008: 14,322

Employees joined (2008): 1,077

Percentage joined (2008): 7.30%

Average joined (2004-2008): 947

Employees left (2008): 1,269

Percentage left (2008): 9.00%

Average left (2004-2008): 1,101

Rookie ratio (percentage of workforce with less than three years of service): 12.00%

More About the Agency

Headquartered in Washington, D.C.
Other Locations: ETA, BLS, OSHA and ESA offices nationwide, including Boston, MA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Chicago, IL; and San Francisco, CA. MSHA in 11 district offices.

http://www.dol.gov/

Demographics source: FedScope, OPM

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