United States General Accounting Office 

Washington, DC 20548 

September 15, 2003 

The Honorable Henry A. Waxman 

Ranking Minority Member 

Committee on Government Reform 

House of Representatives 

The Honorable Danny K. Davis 

Ranking Minority Member 

Subcommittee on Civil Service 

and Agency Organization 

Committee on Government Reform 

House of Representatives 

Subject: U.S. Postal Service: Data on Career Employee Diversity 

Over the years, Committees and members of Congress have requested information 

about employee equal opportunity and diversity issues at the U.S. Postal Service 

(USPS). This report follows up on our past reports concerning diversity issues at the 

USPS and responds to your request for more current information on the 

representation of minorities and women at the USPS.1 As agreed with your offices, 

our objective was to provide data on the makeup (numbers and percentages) for each 

equal employment opportunity (EEO) group—white, black, Hispanic, Asian-American 

and Pacific Islander (AAPI), American Indian and Alaskan Native (AIAN), and Native 

Hawaiian (Hawaiian)—and gender group of USPS career employees2 for USPS fiscal 

years 2000 through 2002. These data are provided for (a) all employees, (b) 

employees who were promoted, (c) employees who voluntarily retired, and (d) 

employees who received monetary performance awards. Also, these data are 

provided for all employee levels, including craft employees, technicians, officials and 

managers, and senior executive service employees. Information contained in this 

report was obtained from USPS databases, which we deemed sufficiently reliable for 

the informational purpose of this engagement. 

1

See U.S. General Accounting Office, U.S. Postal Service: Information About Selected Promotions of Women and Minorities to 

EAS Management-Level Positions, GAO/GGD-98-200R (Washington, D.C.: Sept. 21, 1998). U.S. General Accounting Office, U.S. 

Postal Service: Diversity in High-Level EAS Positions, GAO/GGD-99-26 (Washington, D.C.: Feb. 26, 1999). U.S. General 

Accounting Office, U.S. Postal Service: Diversity in the Postal Career Executive Service, GAO/GGD-00-76 (Washington, D.C.: 

Mar. 30, 2000). U.S. General Accounting Office, U.S. Postal Service: Diversity in District Management-Level Positions, 

GAO/GGD-00-142 (Washington, D.C.: June 30, 2000). 

2

Generally, USPS has defined career employees as persons who have permanent work appointments and include such 

employees as clerks, postmasters, mail handlers, and city and rural letter carriers. Noncareer employees are those persons who 

have limited term work appointments and include such employees as some data conversion operators who work at postal 

remote encoding centers and substitutes for rural carriers. 

GAO-03-745R Data on Career Employee Diversity in the Postal Service 
Results in Brief 

According to the USPS data, the USPS career employee workforce has declined over 

the course of the last three fiscal years from 786,446 in fiscal year 2000 to 751,650 in 

fiscal year 2002. Although the number of minorities and women also declined over 

this 3-year period, their representation in the workforce remained fairly constant, 

about 36 and 38 percent, respectively. Table 1 provides a breakdown of the 

workforce by race/ethnicity and gender for each of the three years. Relative to the 

Current Population Survey (CPS),3

 black and AAPI men and women in the USPS were 

fully represented, while Hispanic and AIAN men and women and white women were 

underrepresented in the USPS workforce. Overall, the representation of minorities in 

the USPS workforce exceeded their representation in the U.S. workforce each year, 

while the representation of women was less than their representation in the U.S. 

workforce each year. 

Table 1: USPS Career Employee Workforce Representation by Race/Ethnicity 

and Gender, Fiscal Years 2000 through 2002 

CPSa 

percentage 

Fiscal year 

2000 

percentage 

Fiscal year 

2001 

percentage 

Fiscal year 

2002 

percentage 

Race/ethnicity Gender 

White Men 34.6 41.8 41.4 41.1 

Women 36.9 22.3 22.4 22.6 

Black Men 5.0 11.3 11.3 11.2 

Women 6.3 10.1 10.1 10.1 

Hispanic Men 6.0 5.0 5.1 5.1 

Women 5.8 2.3 2.3 2.4 

AAPIb Men 2.1 4.2 4.3 4.5 

Women 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 

AIANc Men 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 

Women 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 

Hawaiian Men N/Ad

 0.02 0.02 0.02 

Women N/Ad

 0.02 0.02 0.02 

Total (minorities) 28.4 35.9 36.2 36.4 

Total (women) 51.8 37.4 37.5 37.9 

Source: GAO analysis of USPS data. 


Note: Percentages may not add due to rounding. 
 a

CPS = Current Population Survey as of March 2001. b

AAPI = Asian American and Pacific Islander. c

AIAN = American Indian and Alaskan Natives. d

CPS does not specifically breakout data for Hawaiians. Data for Hawaiians are included in AAPI. 

The percentage representation of minorities and women at higher-grade levels was 

generally less for each of the three years than their representation in the USPS 

workforce. The percentage representation of white males at higher-grade levels was 

generally greater than their representation in the USPS workforce for each of the 

three years. For example, at the Executive and Administrative Schedule (EAS) levels 

19–26, the average representation of white males for the three fiscal years was 55.5 

3

The CPS is a primary source of information on the labor force characteristics of the U.S. population for persons aged 16 years 

or older who are employed or seeking employment. (See background section of this report for additional information about the 

CPS.) 

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percent, compared with their overall average representation in the workforce of 41 

percent. 

The number of USPS workforce promotions steadily declined over the three fiscal 

years decreasing from 7,114 in fiscal year 2000 to 5,320 in fiscal year 2002—a 

decrease of about 26 percent. On the other hand, the proportion of USPS workforce 

promotions received by minorities and women remained relatively constant over the 

three fiscal years. For example, blacks accounted for 17.6 percent of promotions in 

fiscal year 2000, 18.7 percent in fiscal year 2001, and 17.8 percent in fiscal year 2002. 

Their average representation in the workforce for the three years was 21 percent, 

greater than their rates of promotion in each of those years. For the three fiscal 

years, minorities received an average of about 30 percent of the promotions while 

representing, on average, about 36 percent of the workforce for the same period; 

whereas, the average representation of women promoted exceeded their average 

representation in the USPS workforce by almost 10 percent at about 46 percent for 

the same period. 

Promotions by grade levels varied among EEO groups. As two examples show: first, 

white men showed increases in their share of promotions as grade levels increased. 

In grade levels 11–14, they received an average of about 20 percent of promotions for 

the three years. At higher-grade levels, 15–18 and 19–26, their shares of promotions 

increased to averages of 39.5 percent and 49 percent, respectively, for the three years. 

Second, black women’s share of promotions fluctuated from grade level to grade 

level. Black women in grade levels 11–14 received an average of 8.2 percent of 

promotions for the three years. At higher-grade levels, 15–18 and 19–26, their average 

shares of promotions were 11.4 percent and 9 percent, respectively, for the three 

years. 

Regarding the three stages of the promotion process—applications submitted, 

considered best qualified, and promoted—the average representation of minorities 

and women as they passed through these stages showed no differences for each of 

the three years. For all grade levels combined, minorities and women on average 

constituted about 61 percent of all applications submitted for promotion, about 61 

percent were considered best qualified, and about 61 percent were promoted. At 

higher-grade levels, 15–18 and 19–26, white males represented the largest EEO group 

at all three promotion process stages for each of the three years. For example, in 

fiscal year 2002, for grade levels 19–26, white males constituted about 50 percent at 

each stage. 

According to the USPS data, the number of career employees retiring increased in 

fiscal year 2002 to 18,288 after experiencing a slight decrease from fiscal years 2000 

to 2001, going from 15,692 to 15,504, respectively. The representation of minorities 

and women retiring remained constant—averaging about 27 and 28 percent of 

retirees, respectively, for fiscal years 2000 through 2002. The representation of 

minorities and women retiring each year was generally less than each group’s average 

overall representation in the USPS workforce. 

The number of monetary performance awards fluctuated over the three fiscal years 

with 61,129 given in fiscal year 2000, 54,604 in fiscal year 2001, and 59,830 in fiscal 

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year 2002. Overall, the 3-year average representation of such awards received by 

minorities and women—38 and 40 percent, respectively—exceeded their average 

representation in the USPS workforce of 36 and 38 percent, respectively. Blacks 

received about one-half of the total number of awards received by minorities for each 

of the three fiscal years—averaging 19 percent of all awards. This is less than their 

average representation in the USPS workforce. Awards for other minority groups 

either equaled or exceeded their average representation in the USPS workforce. 

Among women, white women had the most representation, receiving about 23 

percent of all such awards in each of the three fiscal years. This is proportional to 

their average representation in the USPS workforce for those years. 

Background 

According to USPS workforce profile statistics, the USPS had 751,650 career 

employees at the end of fiscal year 2002. This number represents all EEO groups for 

men and women. It also includes all employees beginning with Level 00 and going up 

through the Postal Career Executive Service (PCES). Level 00 through Level 14 

primarily includes letter carriers and clerks that are considered craft employees and 

laborers, both skilled and unskilled. In addition, this group also includes some entrylevel EAS managers. Positions at Level 15 and higher are mid- and high-level EAS 

managers, which are postmasters, managers of customer services, and managers of 

postal operations. PCES includes senior-level officers and executives in positions 

such as area vice presidents. (See enc. I for a more detailed explanation of employee 

grade levels.) 

According to USPS, one of its corporate goals is a commitment to employees, which 

includes an effort to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees, take 

advantage of its diverse workforce, and provide universal postal services to the 

American people. The USPS defines diversity as a mixture of differences and 

similarities of its employees, customers, and suppliers. 

USPS measures its diversity by comparing the percentage an EEO group is 

represented in its workforce to the percentage the group is represented in the U.S. 

labor force. For two of the three years that we reviewed, USPS used civilian labor 

force (CLF) data, which is collected by the Bureau of the Census for its most recent 

census, for this comparison. For the third year, fiscal year 2002, USPS used CLF data 

reported in the FY 2000 Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program Annual 

Report (FEORP) to the Congress, prepared by the Office of Personnel Management. 

The CLF data in the FEORP are derived from the Bureau of Labor Statistics 

September 2000 Current Population Survey (CPS) and the 1990 Decennial Census. 

Because CLF data from the year 2000 census will not be available until the fall of 

2003, we used the latest available CPS data (March 2001) for comparison. CPS is 

based on a monthly survey of about 50,000 households conducted by the Bureau of 

the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The survey has been conducted for 

more than 50 years. The CPS is a primary source of information on the 

characteristics of the civilian labor force in the U.S. The survey uses a scientific 

sampling design to generate a representative sample of the civilian noninstitutional 

population and to provide a variety of demographic characteristics including gender, 

race, and occupation. 

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We do not believe that it is appropriate to compare the representation of women and 

minorities or EEO group representation in EAS levels 11 through 26, which are 

generally management-level positions, in the USPS with the CPS because CPS data 

are not broken down into an appropriate pool of employees for such comparisons. 

USPS career employees generally participate in one of the three federal retirement 

programs available to most federal civilian employees. These programs are: (1) the 

Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), (2) the Federal Employees Retirement 

System (FERS), and (3) the CSRS Offset Plan.4 

USPS has several performance awards and recognition programs for its employees. 

Some of these awards and recognition programs are monetary and others are nonmonetary. The monetary awards can range in value from $50 to $7,500 and include 

spot awards, Vice President’s awards, team awards, exceptional performance awards, 

special achievement awards, quality step increases, meritorious service awards, and 

distinguished service awards. The nonmonetary awards include informal awards, 

team awards, and some spot awards, such as gifts and letters of appreciation. 

Total Workforce and Representation of Minorities and Women 

According to USPS data, over the course of the last three fiscal years, the number of 

career employees at USPS decreased from 786,446 in fiscal year 2000, to 774,601 in 

fiscal year 2001, and to 751,650 in fiscal year 2002. White males represented the 

largest EEO group in the USPS workforce—averaging about 41 percent for the 3-year 

period. The number of minorities and women career employees in the USPS 

workforce also decreased over this 3-year time period. On average, minorities 

represented about 36 percent of the total workforce for the three fiscal years and 

women represented about 38 percent. When compared with CPS data, black and 

AAPI men and women in the USPS were fully represented, while Hispanic and AIAN 

men and women and white women were underrepresented in the USPS workforce for 

each of the three years. Overall, the representation of minorities in the USPS 

workforce exceeded their representation in the U.S. workforce each year. As shown 

in figure 1, on average for the three fiscal years, blacks represented about 21 percent; 

Hispanics about 7 percent; and AAPI about 7 percent. The remaining groups—AIAN 

and Hawaiians—on average represented .6 and .04 percent, respectively. 

4

See U.S. General Accounting Office, United States Postal Service: Information on Retirement Plans, GAO-02-170 (Washington, 

D.C.: Dec. 31, 2001). Federal employees hired after December 31, 1983, are not eligible to participate in CSRS, but they 

participate in either FERS or the CSRS Offset Plan. 

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Figure 1: USPS Career Employee Workforce Representation by 

Race/Ethnicity as a Percentage of Total Workforce for Fiscal Years 2000 

through 2002 

As previously stated, women represented, on average, 38 percent of the total USPS 

workforce for the three fiscal years. For these years, white women represented an 

average of about 22 percent of the workforce; black women an average of about 10 

percent; Hispanic women an average of about 2 percent; AAPI women an average of 

about 2 percent; AIAN women an average of about .26 percent; and Hawaiian women 

an average of .02 percent. Overall, the representation of women was less than their 

representation in the U.S. workforce each year. Figure 2 shows a breakout of the 

representation of women employees by race/ethnicity. 

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Figure 2: USPS Career Employee Workforce Representation of Women by 

Race/Ethnicity as a Percentage of Total Workforce for Fiscal Years 2000 

through 2002 

The majority of USPS employees, including minorities and women, were in grade 

levels 00–10 (craft employees and laborers, both skilled and unskilled) in fiscal years 

2000 through 2002. At higher-level management positions, EAS grade levels 19–26, 

the average representation of minorities and women was generally lower than their 

average representation in the USPS workforce. USPS data showed that minorities’ 

average representation at EAS levels 19–26 was about 27 percent—less than their 

average representation in the USPS workforce of 36 percent. Representation in these 

EAS levels compared with their representation in the USPS workforce was lower for 

each individual EEO group, with the exception of AIAN where they slightly exceeded 

their average representation in the USPS workforce of .6 percent. Additionally, 

women represented on average 28.6 percent in EAS levels 19–26 for the three years, 

but represented, on average, 38 percent of the USPS workforce. White males average 

representation in EAS levels 19–26 was 55.6 percent compared with their overall 

average representation in the USPS workforce of about 41 percent over the 3-year 

period. (See enc. II for additional data.) 

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Promotions: Total and Representation of Minorities and Women 

According to USPS applicant flow tracking reports5 for fiscal years 2000 through 

2002, total employee promotions decreased by 26 percent over this time period. 

There were 7,114 promotions in fiscal year 2000; 6,821 in fiscal year 2001; and 5,320 in 

fiscal year 2002. White males received the largest share of promotions for the three 

fiscal years—averaging about 39 percent. For the three fiscal years, minority 

employees’ average share of promotions—about 30 percent—was less than their 

average representation in the USPS workforce—about 36 percent. Relative to 

individual EEO groups, promotions were as follows: 

• 	 Blacks accounted for 17.6 percent of all promotions in fiscal year 2000, 18.7 

percent in fiscal year 2001, and 17.8 percent in fiscal year 2002. These 

percentages are less than their average representation in the USPS 

workforce—about 21 percent for the 3-year period. 

• 	 Hispanics and AAPI ethnic groups experienced slight increases in promotions 

in each of the three fiscal years. Hispanics received 6.4 percent of all 

promotions in fiscal year 2000, about 7 percent in fiscal year 2001, and 7.5 

percent in fiscal year 2002. Compared with Hispanics average representation 

in the USPS workforce, 7.4 percent, their shares of promotions for fiscal years 

2000 and 2001 were less and, for 2002, slightly more. AAPI received 3.6 

percent of all promotions in fiscal year 2000, 3.9 percent in fiscal year 2001, 

and 4.3 percent in fiscal year 2002. Their shares of promotions are less than 

their 3-year average representation in the USPS workforce—about 6.7 percent. 

• 	 AIAN represented, on average, about .6 percent of the USPS workforce. They 

accounted for .63 percent of all promotions in fiscal year 2000, .72 percent in 

fiscal year 2001, and .7 percent in fiscal year 2002. 

• 	 Hawaiians represented, on average, about .04 percent of the USPS workforce, 

while accounting for about .02 percent of promotions in each of the three 

fiscal years. 

Figure 3 shows the shares of promotions by EEO groups. (See enc. III for additional 

data.) 

5

Applicant flow tracking reports provide data on the number of applicants for a vacancy, the number considered best qualified, 

and the number promoted. 

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Figure 3: USPS Career Employee Workforce Promotions by Race/Ethnicity as 

a Percentage of Total Promotions for Fiscal Years 2000 through 2002 

According to the USPS data, women accounted for about 46 percent of all 

promotions in fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and about 47 percent in fiscal year 2002. 

This exceeds their overall average representation in the USPS workforce of 38 

percent for the three years. The shares of promotions of women across ethnic groups 

were relatively stable. The following shows the breakout of promotions for women: 

• White women accounted for 31.6 percent of all promotions in fiscal year 2000, 

• 	 30.5 percent in fiscal year 2001, and 31.7 percent in fiscal year 2002. Their 

shares of promotions exceed their average representation in the USPS 

workforce of about 22 percent. 

• 	 Black women represented, on average, about 10.1 percent of the USPS 

workforce. They accounted for 10.1 percent of all promotions in fiscal year 

2000, 10.6 percent in fiscal year 2001, and 10.4 percent in fiscal year 2002. 

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• 	 Hispanic and AIAN women experienced increases in their shares of 

promotions in each of the three fiscal years. Hispanic women received 2.4 

percent of all promotions in fiscal year 2000, 2.8 percent in fiscal year 2001, 

and 3 percent in fiscal year 2002. Compared with their average representation 

in the USPS workforce, 2.3 percent, their shares of promotions were greater in 

each of the three years. AIAN women received .35 percent of all promotions in 

fiscal year 2000, .37 percent in fiscal year 2001, and .39 percent in fiscal year 

2002. Their shares of promotions are slightly greater than their 3-year average 

representation in the USPS workforce—about .3 percent. 

• 	 AAPI women accounted for 1.6 percent of all promotions in fiscal years 2000 

and 2001 and 1.7 percent in fiscal year 2002. Their shares of promotions are 

less than their average representation in the USPS workforce of about 2.4 

percent for the three years. 

• 	 Hawaiian women represented, on average, about .02 percent of the USPS 

workforce for the three years. They accounted for no promotions in fiscal 

years 2000 and 2001 and .02 percent in fiscal year 2002. 

Figure 4 shows the shares of promotions of women by ethnicity for the three fiscal 

years. (See enc. III for additional data.) 

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Figure 4: USPS Career Employee Workforce Promotions by Race/Ethnicity 

for Women as a Percentage of Total Promotions for Fiscal Years 2000 

through 2002 

Promotions by Grade Levels 

Promotions by grade levels varied among EEO groups. In grade levels 11–14, the 

entry-level EAS positions, white males accounted for an average of about 20 percent 

of the promotions for the three fiscal years compared with their average 

representation in these grade levels—about 23 percent. White women at this level 

received, on average, about 64 percent of the promotions for the three fiscal years, 

which exceeded their average representation in these grade levels of about 62 

percent for the three years. Shares of promotions for minority groups and other 

women at these grade levels were generally greater than their average representation 

at these grade levels. Blacks represented, on average, about 9.6 percent of 

promotions in these levels for the three fiscal years, which is above their 9.1 percent 

average representation in these levels. Hispanics and AAPI followed with averages of 

3.6 percent and 1.7 percent, respectively, for the three years, while their 

representation, on average, was about 3 and 1.5 percent, respectively, in these grade 

levels. AIAN received, on average, about .83 percent of the promotions for the three 

years in these grade levels. This is less than their average representation in these 

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levels—about 1.4 percent. Hawaiians did not receive any promotions in these grade 

levels, but represented .023 of the workforce. 

For other women in these grade levels for the three fiscal years, black women 

accounted for an average of 8.2 percent of promotions, Hispanic women an average 

of 2.7 percent, AAPI women an average of 1.1 percent, AIAN women an average of .73 

percent, and Hawaiian women were not represented. Promotion of black, Hispanic, 

and AAPI women exceeded their average representation in these grade levels for the 

3-year period while the promotion of women in other minority groups fell short of 

their average representation. 

Table 2 provides a breakdown of promotions by race/ethnicity and gender for grade 

levels 11–14 for the three fiscal years. 

Table 2: Promotions in Grade Levels 11–14 by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, 

Fiscal Years 2000 through 2002 

Race/ethnicity Gender Average 

representation 

in USPS 

workforce for 

grade levels 

11–14 

Fiscal year 

2000 

representation 

Fiscal year 

2001 

representation 

Fiscal year 

2002 

representation 

Average 

representation 

of promotions 

for grade levels 

11–14 

White Men 22.52 19.1 21.7 20.6 20.47 

Women 62.47 64.4 64.0 62.8 63.73 

Black Men 1.64 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.37 

Women 7.47 8.6 8.0 8.1 8.23 

Hispanic Men 0.79 0.8 0.4 1.4 0.87 

Women 2.18 2.3 2.3 3.6 2.73 

AAPIb Men 0.41 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.57 

Women 1.09 1.5 1.4 0.6 1.17 

AIANc Men 0.33 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.10 

Women 1.06 1.0 0.2 1.0 0.73 

Hawaiian Men 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 

Women 0.023 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 

Total (minorities) 14.98 16.5 14.3 16.5 15.77 

Total (women) 74.29 77.8 75.9 76.1 76.60 

Source: GAO analysis of USPS data. 

At midlevel management positions, EAS levels 15–18, white males accounted for an 

average of 39.5 percent of promotions for the three fiscal years, which is below their 

average representation in these grade levels—about 43 percent for those years. 

Minorities share of promotions in these levels, on average, about 33 percent was 

proportional to their average representation in these grade levels of about 33 percent 

for the three years. More specifically, blacks accounted for, on average, about 20.5 

percent for the three years, which is lower than their average representation in these 

grade levels of 22 percent. Hispanics followed at an average of 7.6 percent for the 

three years, which is greater than their average representation in the grade levels of 

6.2 percent for those years. AAPI represented, on average, about 3.3 percent for 

these grade levels, while their average percentage of promotions in these grades was 

greater—about 4.5 percent—for the three years. AIAN average promotions in these 

grades were about .7 percent, which is greater than their average representation in 

these grade levels of .6 for the same time period. Hawaiians average share of 

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promotions in these levels—.03 percent—for the three years was less than their 

average representation in these grade levels of .06 percent 

Women promoted in grade levels 15–18 exceeded their average representation in the 

workforce for these levels for the three fiscal years except for black and Hawaiian 

women. Among women, whites represented the largest share of these promotions— 

averaging 27.3 percent—while representing, on average, about 25 percent of the 

USPS workforce in these grade levels for the three years. Black women followed 

with an average of 11.4 percent for the three years, which was slightly less than their 

average representation in these grade levels of 11.9 percent. Hispanic women 

accounted for an average of 3 percent of these promotions for the three fiscal years, 

which is greater than their average representation in these grade levels of 2.2 percent. 

AAPI women’s average share of promotions—1.7 percent—was also greater than 

their average representation in the grade levels of 1.3 percent for the 3-year period. 

AIAN women promotions in these grade levels averaged about .3 percent, which was 

equal to their average representation in these grade levels for the three years. The 

average promotions for Hawaiian women—.01 percent—were less than their average 

representation in these grade levels of .04 for the three years. Table 3 provides a 

breakdown of promotions by race/ethnicity and gender for grade levels 15–18 for the 

three fiscal years. 

Table 3: Promotions in Grade Levels 15–18 by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, 

Fiscal Years 2000 through 2002 

Race/ethnicity Gender Average 

representation 

in USPS 

workforce for 

grade levels 

15–18 

Fiscal year 

2000 

representation 

Fiscal year 

2001 

representation 

Fiscal year 

2002 

representation 

Average 

representation 

of promotions 

for grade 

levels 

15–18 

White Men 42.59 41.2 39.4 37.8 39.47 

Women 24.81 27.9 26.9 27.1 27.30 

Black Men 10.45 8.9 9.5 9.0 9.13 

Women 11.89 10.8 11.5 11.9 11.40 

Hispanic Men 4.08 4.1 4.8 4.9 4.60 

Women 2.16 2.5 3.1 3.3 2.97 

AAPIb Men 2.02 2.4 2.6 3.3 2.77 

Women 1.33 1.7 1.4 2.0 1.70 

AIANc Men 0.34 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.33 

Women 0.27 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.33 

Hawaiian Men 0.02 0.05 0.0 0.0 0.02 

Women 0.04 0.0 0.0 0.03 0.01 

Total (minorities) 32.61 30.95 33.8 35.03 33.26 

Total (women) 40.48 43.1 43.4 44.63 43.71 

Source: GAO analysis of USPS data. 

For the higher-level management positions, EAS grade levels 19–26, white males 

received on average about 49 percent of the promotions for the 3-year period. This is 

less than their average representation in these grade levels of about 56 percent over 

the same period. Minorities share of promotions at these grade levels averaged about 

29 percent for the three years compared with their average representation at these 

grade levels of 27 percent over the same period. Blacks accounted for an average of 

16.9 percent of the promotions for the three years, which is proportional to their 

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average representation in these grade levels for the three years. Hispanics followed 

with an average of 7.4 percent for the three years, which is greater than their average 

representation in these grade levels of 5.9 percent. AAPI represented, on average, 

about 3.4 percent of the USPS workforce at these grade levels. Their average share of 

these promotions was greater at about 3.9 percent for the three years. AIAN 

promotions averaged about .7 percent, which was equal to their average 

representation in these levels for the three years. Hawaiians average share of 

promotions for the three years—.02—equaled their average representation in these 

grade levels of .02 percent. 

Promotions of all women EEO groups at the higher-grade levels (EAS 19–26) 

exceeded their representation in these grade levels except for Hawaiian women. 

White women received most of the promotions averaging 22 percent for the three 

fiscal years, while representing an average of 17.5 percent of the USPS workforce at 

these levels for the same period. Black women followed with an average of 9 percent 

for the three years, which is greater than their average representation in these levels 

of 8.2 percent. Hispanic women accounted for an average of 2.2 percent of 

promotions for the three years. This is greater than their average representation at 

these levels of 1.5 percent for the same period. AAPI women’s average share of these 

promotions—1.7 percent—was also greater than their average representation of 1.2 

percent for the three years. AIAN women promotions at these levels averaged about 

.3 percent, which was greater than their average representation of about .2 percent 

for the three years. Furthermore, Hawaiian women represented, on average, about 

.003 percent of the workforce in these grade levels for the three years; however, they 

received no promotions for the three years. Table 4 provides a breakdown of 

promotions by race/ethnicity and gender for grade levels 19–26 for the three fiscal 

years. 

Table 4: Promotions in Grade Levels 19–26 by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, Fiscal 

Years 2000 through 2002 

Race/ethnicity Gender Average 

representation 

in USPS 

workforce for 

grade levels 

19–26 

Fiscal year 

2000 

representation 

Fiscal year 

2001 

representation 

Fiscal year 

2002 

representation 

Average 

representation 

of promotions 

for grade 

levels 

19–26 

White Men 55.55 50.6 47.8 47.5 48.63 

Women 17.46 20.6 21.9 24.8 22.43 

Black Men 8.68 8.0 8.4 7.4 7.93 

Women 8.22 8.7 9.9 8.3 8.97 

Hispanic Men 4.36 5.6 4.7 5.4 5.23 

Women 1.54 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.20 

AAPIb Men 2.28 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.20 

Women 1.16 1.5 2.0 1.7 1.73 

AIANc Men .50 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.40 

Women .18 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.27 

Hawaiian Men .02 0.0 0.06 0.0 0.02 

Women .003 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 

Total (minorities) 26.95 28.8 30.36 27.7 28.95 

Total (women) 28.57 33.4 36.3 37.1 35.60 

Source: GAO analysis of USPS data. 

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Promotion Process Stages 

According to USPS data, over the three fiscal years, there were no differences in the 

average representation of minorities and women as they passed through the three 

promotion process stages—applications submitted, considered best qualified, and 

promoted. Table 5 provides a breakdown of the three promotion process stages for 

minorities and women for fiscal years 2000 through 2002. 

Table 5: Minorities’ and Women’s Progress by Promotion Process Stage for 

Fiscal Years 2000 through 2002 

Three promotion process stages 

Fiscal years Share of total 

applications 

submitted by 

minorities and 

women 

Share of best 

qualified minority 

and women 

applicants 

Share of 

promotions to 

minority and 

women applicants 

2000 60% 60% 60% 

2001 61% 61% 61% 

2002 62% 62% 62% 

Average for the 

three years 

61% 61% 61% 

Source: GAO analysis of USPS data. 

Throughout the three stages of the promotion process for each of the three years, 

among minorities and women, the largest representation of all promotion 

applications came from white women; this same pattern was also found at the best 

qualified and promotion stages. Black women constituted the next largest 

representation throughout the three stages, followed by black men, Hispanic men and 

women, AAPI men and women, AIAN women and men, and Hawaiian men and 

women. 

For grade levels 00–10, white women represented the largest group of employees who 

submitted applications; who were considered best qualified; and who were promoted 

for each of the three years. The same holds true for grade levels 11–14. For the 

higher-grade levels, 15–18 and 19–26, white males represented the largest distribution 

for a specific EEO group for all three promotion process stages for the three years. 

For example, in grade levels 19–26 for fiscal year 2002, white males accounted for 

over 50 percent of the total applications submitted for promotions; about 49 percent 

of the total considered best qualified; and about 48 percent of the total promoted. 

Retirements: Total and Representation of Minorities and Women 

USPS retirement data show that the number of retirements decreased slightly from 

fiscal year 2000 to fiscal year 2001, but increased in fiscal year 2002. Specifically, 

retirements went from 15,692 in fiscal year 2000, to 15,504 in fiscal year 2001, and to 

18,288 in fiscal year 2002. 

The average representation of minorities and women retirements over the 3-year 

period was below their average representation in the workforce. Minorities 

accounted for an average of about 27 percent and women 28 percent of all 

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retirements for the three years, while their average representation in the USPS 

workforce was about 36 and 38 percent, respectively. Blacks accounted for an 

average of approximately 19 percent of all retirements for the three years. This is 

less than their average representation in the USPS workforce of 21 percent. Hispanic 

retirements averaged 5 percent for the three fiscal years, which is less than their 

average representation in the workforce—7.4 percent. AAPI retirements for the three 

fiscal years averaged 2 percent, less than their average representation in the USPS 

workforce of about 7 percent. The remaining groups—AIAN and Hawaiian— 

retirements represented averages of .4 and .04 percent, respectively. AIAN 

retirements were less than their average representation in the workforce and 

Hawaiian retirements equaled their average representation in the workforce. 

For women, whites represented about 19 percent of all retirements, followed by an 

average representation for blacks at about 8 percent, Hispanics at .74 percent, AAPI 

at .41 percent, AIAN at .15 percent, and Hawaiians at .02 percent for the three years. 

The shares of retirements for each woman EEO group, except Hawaiians, were less 

than their average representation in the USPS workforce. Hawaiians equaled their 

average representation in the workforce. Figures 5 and 6, respectively, provide a 

detailed breakout of the retirement representation by ethnicity for minorities and 

women. (See enc. IV for additional data.) 

Figure 5: USPS Career Employee Workforce Retirements by Race/Ethnicity 

as a Percentage of Total Retirements for Fiscal Years 2000 through 2002 

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Figure 6: USPS Career Employee Workforce Retirements by Race/Ethnicity 

for Women as a Percentage of Total Retirements for Fiscal Years 2000 

through 2002 

Monetary Performance Awards: Total and Representation of Minorities and 

Women 

According to the USPS data, the number of monetary performance awards has 

fluctuated over the course of the last three fiscal years. Specifically, the numbers 

were 61,190 for fiscal year 2000, 54,604 for fiscal year 2001, and 59,909 for fiscal year 

2002. Overall, the average percentage of such awards received by minorities and 

women—-38 and 40 percent, respectively, were slightly higher than their average 

representation in the workforce of 36 percent for minorities and 38 percent for 

women. Among minorities, blacks received about one-half of the awards for each of 

the three fiscal years—averaging 19 percent of all awards. This is less than their 

average representation in the USPS workforce of 21 percent for the three years. 

Regarding other minority groups, for the three fiscal years, performance awards 

received by Hispanics, on average, exceeded their average representation in the USPS 

workforce. Hispanics received 8.4 percent of awards, while representing, on average, 

7.4 percent of the USPS workforce. AAPI received an average of about 10 percent of 

monetary performance awards. This exceeds their average representation in the 

USPS workforce of 6.8 percent. Additionally, monetary performance awards received 

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by AIAN equaled their average representation in the USPS workforce—about .6 

percent. The average representation of monetary performance awards received by 

Hawaiians—.1 percent—was greater than their average representation in the USPS 

workforce—.04 percent. Figures 7 shows the shares of these awards for minorities 

by ethnicity for fiscal years 2000 through 2002. 

Figure 7: USPS Career Employee Workforce Monetary Performance Awards 

by Race/Ethnicity as a Percentage of Total Number of Monetary Performance 

Awards for Fiscal Years 2000 through 2002 

White women had the most representation among women, receiving an average of 

about 22 percent of all such awards for the three fiscal years. This is proportional to 

their average representation in the USPS workforce for those years. For the 3-year 

period, black women received, on average, about 10 percent of the monetary 

performance awards. This is also proportional to their average representation in the 

USPS workforce. Hispanic women received an average of 2.9 percent of awards, 

while representing an average of 2.3 percent of the USPS workforce. AAPI women 

represented an average of 2.4 percent of the USPS workforce for the three years. 

This group exceeded its average representation in the USPS workforce by receiving 

an average of 3.6 percent of the monetary performance awards for the three fiscal 

years. The monetary performance awards received by AIAN women were 

proportional to their average representation in the USPS workforce—.26 percent for 

the three years. Furthermore, Hawaiian women exceeded their average 

representation in the USPS workforce receiving an average of .06 percent of 

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monetary performance awards compared to their average representation of .02 

percent of the USPS workforce for the three years. Figure 8 shows the shares of 

these awards for women by ethnicity for fiscal years 2000 through 2002. (See enc. V 

for additional data.) 

Figure 8: Women in the USPS Career Employee Workforce Receiving 

Monetary Performance Awards by Race/Ethnicity as a Percentage of Total 

Number of Monetary Performance Awards for Fiscal Years 2000 through 

2002 

Agency Comments 

We requested comments on a draft of this report from the Postmaster General. The 

USPS Vice President of Diversity Development informed us orally that USPS 

concurred with the information provided in the letter. In addition, USPS provided 

several technical clarifications, which we have incorporated into this report where 

appropriate. 

Scope and Methodology 

To address our objective, we obtained, reviewed, and analyzed data and 

documentation and interviewed USPS officials concerning career employee profiles, 

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promotions, voluntary retirements, and monetary performance awards for fiscal 

years 2000, 2001, and 2002. We obtained and reviewed detailed data and information 

for each fiscal year, including actual numbers and percentages for each grade, 

including PCES, and aggregated for the entire USPS by equal employment 

opportunity group for men and women—white, black, Hispanic, AAPI, AIAN, and 

Hawaiians. To get an indication of whether the data were sufficiently reliable, we 

performed testing of electronic data for obvious errors of completeness and 

accuracy, reviewed related information from prior GAO reports, and discussed data 

reliability issues with USPS officials knowledgeable of the databases that produce 

this information. We considered the data to be sufficiently reliable for the 

informational purpose of this engagement. We performed our work from August 2002 

through June 2003 in accordance with generally accepted government auditing 

standards. 

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Enclosure I 

Description of Employee Levels within the USPS 

USPS employee levels Job description 

00 Rural route letter carriers—categorized as craft 

workers (skilled). 

01 through 04 Unskilled laborers—work in manual occupations, 

which generally require no special training. 

Includes: mail handlers, garage laborers, 

groundskeepers, and gardeners. These levels also 

include office and clerical workers. 

05 Semiskilled operatives—workers that operate 

machine or processing equipment or perform 

other factory-type duties of intermediate skill level 

which can be mastered in a few weeks and require 

only limited training. Includes: apprentices (auto 

mechanics, plumbers, carpenters, and electricians, 

among others). This level also includes office and 

clerical workers. 

06 through 10 Skilled craft employees—manual workers of 

relatively high skill level having a thorough and 

comprehensive knowledge of the processes 

involved in their work. Includes: city letter 

carriers, hourly paid supervisors and lead 

operators who are not members of management, 

typesetters, electricians, engravers, painters 

(construction and maintenance), and technicians. 

11 through 14 Executive and Administrative Schedule (EAS) 

workforce—entry management level positions. 

15 through 18 EAS workforce—middle management level 

positions. Includes: postmasters, managers of 

customer services, and managers of postal 

operations. 

19 through 26 EAS workforce—high-level management 

positions. Includes: officials, executives, plant 

managers, department managers, and 

superintendents, and salaried supervisors who are 

members of management. 

27 through 41 EAS workforce—There are approximately 31 

employees in this group, which includes attorneys, 

administrative judges, economists, rate 

commissioners and rate classification specialists, 

among others. 

51 through 55 Part-time postmasters at 4th class locations, small 

towns with populations less than 1,000. 

Postal Career Executive Service (PCES) 

levels 01, 02, and U1. 

PCES-01 comprises executives; PCES-02 are 

senior-level officers, and PCES-U1 are PCES 

employees in non-PCES positions. PCES 

executives include, among others, district 

managers and bulk mail center managers. PCES 

officers include, among others, area vice 

presidents, and the deputy postmaster general. 

Source: GAO analysis of USPS data. 

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Enclosure II 

USPS Workforce Representation by Race, Ethnicity, and Gender for Each Employee Level, In

Fiscal Years 2000–2002 

Workforce Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian H

2000 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fe

CPSc 

Percentage 48.20% 51.80% 34.60% 36.90% 5% 6.30% 6% 5.80% 2.10% 2.30% 0.40% 0.50% N/A 

Level 00 

Percentage 50.21% 49.79% 47.23% 47.45% 1.30% 1.22% 0.99% 0.61% 0.48% 0.19% 0.22% 0.30% 0.00% 

Number 28,636 28,393 26,932 27,062 741 697 565 350 272 108 126 172 0 

Level 01 

Percentage 17.89% 82.11% 11.47% 34.86% 4.59% 30.28% 0.92% 2.75% 0.92% 13.76% 0.00% 0.46% 0.00% 

Number 39 179 25 76 10 66 2 6 2 30 0 1 0 

Level 02 

Percentage 85.38% 14.62% 37.66% 5.58% 38.36% 8.25% 6.92% 0.39% 1.49% 0.31% 0.79% 0.08% 0.16% 

Number 1,086 186 479 71 488 105 88 5 19 4 10 1 2 

Level 03 

Percentage 88.26% 11.74% 45.49% 7.66% 31.50% 3.18% 7.11% 0.54% 3.70% 0.19% 0.44% 0.14% 0.02% 

Number 14,256 1,896 7,348 1,238 5,088 514 1,148 88 598 30 71 23 3 

Level 04 

Percentage 59.91% 40.09% 32.11% 15.88% 17.68% 17.89% 4.99% 2.80% 4.83% 3.25% 0.28% 0.27% 0.01% 

Number 56,089 37,535 30,063 14,865 16,555 16,750 4,674 2,623 4,523 3,040 263 254 11 

Level 05 

Percentage 62.65% 37.35% 41.54% 21.64% 10.41% 9.96% 5.57% 2.62% 4.84% 2.85% 0.26% 0.24% 0.02% 

Number 272,788 162,633 180,865 94,243 45,342 43,382 24,249 11,420 21,076 12,424 1,153 1,043 103 

Level 06 

Percentage 68.23% 31.77% 42.25% 15.37% 14.51% 11.63% 6.12% 2.03% 5.01% 2.56% 0.32% 0.16% 0.02% 

Number 53,355 24,842 33,041 12,021 11,345 9,096 4,782 1,587 3,916 1,998 254 122 17 

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Workforce 

Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian H

2000 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fe

Level 07 

Percentage 97.87% 2.13% 72.76% 1.02% 13.83% 0.82% 5.55% 0.15% 5.33% 0.12% 0.41% 0.02% 0.00% Number 9,279 202 6,898 97 1,311 78 526 14 505 11 39 2 0 

Level 08 

Percentage 96.54% 3.46% 83.87% 1.38% 6.68% 1.38% 3.23% 0.00% 2.07% 0.69% 0.69% 0.00% 0.00% Number 419 15 364 6 29 6 14 0 9 3 3 0 0 

Level 09 

Percentage 97.37% 2.63% 76.05% 1.56% 9.82% 0.66% 4.01% 0.12% 7.10% 0.28% 0.36% 0.01% 0.03% Number 7,354 199 5,744 118 742 50 303 9 536 21 27 1 2 

Level 10 

Percentage 88.28% 11.72% 68.28% 4.83% 11.03% 3.45% 5.52% 0.69% 3.45% 2.76% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 128 17 99 7 16 5 8 1 5 4 0 0 0 

Level 11 

Percentage 19.05% 80.95% 16.36% 65.49% 1.31% 9.71% 0.64% 3.12% 0.37% 1.31% 0.37% 1.30% 0.00% 

Number 1,246 5,295 1,070 4,284 86 635 42 204 24 86 24 85 0 

Level 12 

Percentage 47.06% 52.94% 23.53% 29.41% 23.53% 23.53% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 8 9 4 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 13 

Percentage 31.31% 68.69% 29.12% 63.85% 0.82% 2.47% 0.82% 1.09% 0.17% 0.35% 0.39% 0.87% 0.00% 

Number 1,866 4,093 1,735 3,805 49 147 49 65 10 21 23 52 0 

Level 14 

Percentage 37.93% 62.07% 24.65% 29.11% 9.03% 25.86% 1.62% 2.64% 2.54% 3.96% 0.10% 0.51% 0.00% 

Number 374 612 243 287 89 255 16 26 25 39 1 5 0 

Level 15 

Percentage 45.93% 54.07% 35.87% 39.51% 5.79% 10.30% 2.60% 2.34% 1.33% 1.35% 0.33% 0.53% 0.02% 

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Workforce 

Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian H

2000 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fe

Number 5,628 6,626 4,395 4,841 709 1,262 318 287 163 165 41 65 2 

Level 16 

Percentage 65.09% 34.91% 43.67% 17.93% 13.80% 13.49% 4.89% 2.01% 2.40% 1.30% 0.30% 0.16% 0.03% 

Number 18,689 10,024 12,538 5,148 3,962 3,874 1,405 576 688 372 87 46 9 

Level 17 

Percentage 59.95% 40.05% 42.82% 22.69% 10.51% 13.70% 4.34% 2.43% 1.93% 1.10% 0.29% 0.13% 0.05% 

Number 2,293 1,532 1,638 868 402 524 166 93 74 42 11 5 2 

Level 18 

Percentage 64.83% 35.17% 55.68% 27.24% 4.79% 5.39% 2.64% 1.41% 1.08% 0.85% 0.62% 0.21% 0.00% 

Number 3,948 2,142 3,391 1,659 292 328 161 86 66 52 38 13 0 

Level 19 

Percentage 61.20% 38.80% 45.44% 21.31% 9.05% 12.94% 4.10% 2.71% 2.00% 1.69% 0.58% 0.14% 0.03% 

Number 1,806 1,145 1,341 629 267 382 121 80 59 50 17 4 1 

Level 20 

Percentage 73.93% 26.07% 59.67% 16.94% 7.51% 6.64% 4.53% 1.53% 1.56% 0.71% 0.62% 0.23% 0.05% 

Number 3,230 1,139 2,607 740 328 290 198 67 68 31 27 10 2 

Level 21 

Percentage 71.04% 28.96% 56.20% 18.36% 8.18% 8.38% 4.40% 1.44% 1.95% 0.62% 0.28% 0.17% 0.03% 

Number 2,519 1,027 1,993 651 290 297 156 51 69 22 10 6 1 

Level 22 

Percentage 76.51% 23.49% 56.51% 13.20% 11.66% 7.47% 5.23% 1.16% 2.49% 1.62% 0.58% 0.04% 0.04% 

Number 1,844 566 1,362 318 281 180 126 28 60 39 14 1 1 

Level 23 

Percentage 72.98% 27.02% 57.81% 17.38% 7.91% 7.19% 3.83% 1.06% 2.93% 1.17% 0.51% 0.21% 0.00% 

Number 2,742 1,015 2,172 653 297 270 144 40 110 44 19 8 0 

Level 24 

Percentage 80.76% 19.24% 60.50% 10.83% 11.78% 6.88% 5.49% 0.66% 2.56% 0.59% 0.44% 0.29% 0.00% 

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Workforce 

Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian H

2000 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fe

Number 1,104 263 827 148 161 94 75 9 35 8 6 4 0 

Level 25 

Percentage 73.96% 26.04% 60.79% 16.83% 8.13% 6.47% 2.23% 1.15% 2.23% 1.15% 0.58% 0.43% 0.00% 

Number 1,028 362 845 234 113 90 31 16 31 16 8 6 0 

Level 26 

Percentage 80.73% 19.27% 61.46% 10.94% 8.33% 3.65% 7.81% 1.56% 3.13% 3.13% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 155 37 118 21 16 7 15 3 6 6 0 0 0 

Level 27 

Percentage 80.00% 20.00% 60.00% 20.00% 0.00% 0.00% 20.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 28 

Percentage 70.59% 29.41% 70.59% 29.41% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 12 5 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 30 

Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Number 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 33 

Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Number 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 34 

Percentage 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Number 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 35 

Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Number 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 41 

Percentage 75.00% 25.00% 75.00% 25.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

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Workforce 

Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian H

2000 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fe

Number 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 51 

Percentage 11.84% 88.16% 10.53% 84.21% 0.00% 1.32% 1.32% 1.32% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.32% 0.00% 

Number 9 67 8 64 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 

Level 52 

Percentage 25.00% 75.00% 25.00% 75.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 2 6 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 53 

Percentage 9.49% 90.51% 8.89% 85.86% 0.20% 0.20% 0.00% 2.42% 0.00% 0.61% 0.40% 1.41% 0.00% Number 47 448 44 425 1 1 0 12 0 3 2 7 0 

Level 54 

Percentage 14.29% 85.71% 14.29% 85.71% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 2 12 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 55 

Percentage 11.28% 88.72% 10.73% 83.02% 0.14% 0.95% 0.00% 1.90% 0.00% 0.00% 0.41% 2.85% 0.00% 

Number 83 653 79 611 1 7 0 14 0 0 3 21 0 

Level P1 

Percentage 78.35% 21.65% 63.43% 15.83% 8.48% 4.80% 4.70% 0.61% 1.33% 0.41% 0.41% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 767 212 621 155 83 47 46 6 13 4 4 0 0 

Level P2 

Percentage 80.00% 20.00% 66.67% 20.00% 4.44% 0.00% 6.67% 0.00% 2.22% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 36 9 30 9 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 

Level U1 

Percentage 51.85% 48.15% 47.53% 40.74% 3.70% 4.32% 0.62% 1.85% 0.00% 0.62% 0.00% 0.62% 0.00% 

Number 84 78 77 66 6 7 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 

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Workforce 

Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian H

2000 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fe

Grand total 

(Total

employees) 786,446 

Total 492,969 293,477 329,029 175,451 89,106 79,451 39,434 17,770 32,963 18,674 2,281 1,959 156 

(% of total) 62.68% 37.32% 41.84% 22.31% 11.33% 10.10% 5.01% 2.26% 4.19% 2.37% 0.29% 0.25% 0.02% 

Grouping 

percentage 100.00% 64.15% 21.43% 7.27% 6.57% 0.54% 0.04% 

Source: USPS data. 

Note: Percentages may not add due to rounding. 

aAsian American and Pacific Islander. bAmerican Indian and Alaskan Native. cCurrent Population Survey. Page 27 GAO-03-745R Data on Career Employee Diversity 
Workforce 

Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian Hawaiian 

2001 males females male female male female male female male female male female male female 

CPSc

Percentage 48.20% 51.80% 34.60% 36.90% 5% 6.30% 6% 5.80% 2.10% 2.30% 0.40% 0.50% N/A N/A 

Level 00 Percentage 49.36% 50.64% 45.87% 47.79% 1.47% 1.51% 1.13% 0.73% 0.66% 0.27% 0.23% 0.34% 0.00% 0.01% 

Number 29,471 30,231 27,384 28,531 877 899 676 436 396 159 138 201 0 5 

Level 01 Percentage 75.65% 24.35% 51.41% 14.89% 10.91% 5.89% 7.21% 2.36% 5.78% 1.04% 0.31% 0.15% 0.03% 0.03% 

Number 159,212 51,244 108,198 31,327 22,968 12,394 15,167 4,970 12,170 2,187 648 310 61 56 

Level 02 Percentage 75.46% 24.54% 46.59% 13.58% 13.66% 7.42% 7.62% 2.15% 7.17% 1.21% 0.39% 0.16% 0.04% 0.03% 

Number 23,243 7,557 14,351 4,183 4,208 2,284 2,347 661 2,207 373 119 48 11 8 

Level 03 Percentage 87.61% 12.39% 44.61% 7.93% 31.42% 3.44% 7.18% 0.62% 3.87% 0.24% 0.50% 0.14% 0.03% 0.01% 

Number 14,328 2,026 7,295 1,297 5,139 563 1,175 102 633 39 81 23 5 2 Level 04 Percentage 59.48% 40.52% 31.67% 15.60% 17.50% 18.33% 4.96% 2.83% 5.06% 3.48% 0.28% 0.27% 0.01% 0.00% 

Number 54,381 37,048 28,955 14,266 16,000 16,757 4,535 2,590 4,628 3,186 253 247 10 2 

Level 05 Percentage 49.89% 50.11% 31.22% 28.11% 9.96% 13.85% 4.16% 3.00% 4.30% 4.78% 0.24% 0.34% 0.02% 0.03% 

Number 107,370 107,830 67,193 60,490 21,431 29,803 8,945 6,449 9,244 10,297 517 726 40 65 

Level 06 Percentage 62.14% 37.86% 36.96% 17.18% 15.91% 14.87% 5.21% 2.09% 3.76% 3.54% 0.29% 0.17% 0.01% 0.02% 

Number 27,941 17,025 16,618 7,724 7,156 6,685 2,342 938 1,689 1,590 130 77 6 11 

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Workforce 

Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian Hawaiian 

2001 males females male female male female male female male female male female male female 

Level 07 Percentage 98.12% 1.88% 72.71% 0.89% 13.46% 0.73% 6.22% 0.14% 5.25% 0.10% 0.48% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 10,728 205 7,949 97 1,472 80 680 15 574 11 53 2 0 0 Level 08 Percentage 98.17% 1.83% 80.44% 0.78% 10.43% 0.52% 4.56% 0.13% 2.35% 0.39% 0.39% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 753 14 617 6 80 4 35 1 18 3 3 0 0 0 Level 09 Percentage 97.84% 2.16% 76.11% 1.36% 9.99% 0.40% 4.06% 0.12% 7.21% 0.27% 0.44% 0.01% 0.03% 0.00% 

Number 7,567 167 5,886 105 773 31 314 9 558 21 34 1 2 0 

Level 10 Percentage 87.86% 12.14% 68.57% 3.57% 10.00% 4.29% 5.71% 1.43% 3.57% 2.86% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 123 17 96 5 14 6 8 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 Level 11 Percentage 18.57% 81.43% 16.05% 66.30% 1.29% 9.37% 0.62% 2.99% 0.26% 1.45% 0.35% 1.29% 0.00% 0.02% 

Number 1,163 5,099 1,005 4,152 81 587 39 187 16 91 22 81 0 1 Level 12 Percentage 50.00% 50.00% 25.00% 25.00% 25.00% 25.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 8 8 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 13 

Percentage 31.23% 68.77% 29.12% 63.78% 0.80% 2.56% 0.82% 1.20% 0.17% 0.33% 0.33% 0.87% 0.00% 0.03% 

Number 1,876 4,131 1,749 3,831 48 154 49 72 10 20 20 52 0 2 Level 14 Percentage 38.20% 61.80% 24.36% 28.65% 9.33% 26.72% 1.50% 2.36% 2.90% 3.54% 0.11% 0.54% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 356 576 227 267 87 249 14 22 27 33 1 5 0 0 

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Workforce 

Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian Hawaiian 

2001 males females male female male female male female male female male female male female 

Level 15 Percentage 45.77% 54.23% 35.42% 39.55% 6.02% 10.35% 2.59% 2.38% 1.44% 1.38% 0.31% 0.51% 0.01% 0.06% 

Number 5,692 6,743 4,404 4,918 748 1,287 322 296 179 171 38 64 1 7 Level 16 Percentage 64.62% 35.38% 43.13% 18.01% 13.73% 13.63% 4.99% 2.13% 2.44% 1.40% 0.30% 0.18% 0.03% 0.02% 

Number 18,475 10,115 12,330 5,150 3,926 3,898 1,426 609 699 400 85 51 9 7 Level 17 Percentage 59.95% 40.05% 43.03% 22.39% 10.07% 13.59% 4.52% 2.68% 1.98% 1.25% 0.30% 0.14% 0.05% 0.00% 

Number 2,214 1,479 1,589 827 372 502 167 99 73 46 11 5 2 0 

Level 18 Percentage 64.28% 35.72% 55.10% 27.33% 4.72% 5.60% 2.74% 1.57% 1.09% 0.87% 0.62% 0.28% 0.00% 0.08% 

Number 3,935 2,187 3,373 1,673 289 343 168 96 67 53 38 17 0 5 Level 19 Percentage 60.40% 39.60% 44.21% 21.60% 9.25% 13.33% 4.22% 2.93% 2.02% 1.61% 0.70% 0.14% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 1,731 1,135 1,267 619 265 382 121 84 58 46 20 4 0 0 Level 20 Percentage 72.61% 27.39% 58.00% 17.85% 7.61% 7.07% 4.62% 1.48% 1.73% 0.74% 0.62% 0.25% 0.02% 0.00% 

Number 3,141 1,185 2,509 772 329 306 200 64 75 32 27 11 1 0 Level 21 Percentage 70.43% 29.57% 56.08% 19.07% 7.80% 8.25% 4.30% 1.38% 1.88% 0.69% 0.30% 0.18% 0.06% 0.00% 

Number 2,356 989 1,876 638 261 276 144 46 63 23 10 6 2 0 Level 22 Percentage 76.51% 23.49% 57.53% 13.48% 11.08% 7.03% 5.05% 1.16% 2.40% 1.74% 0.41% 0.08% 0.04% 0.00% 

Number 1,850 568 1,391 326 268 170 122 28 58 42 10 2 1 0 

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Workforce 

Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian Hawaiian 

2001 males females male female male female male female male female male female male female 

Level 23 Percentage 72.49% 27.51% 57.20% 17.51% 7.84% 7.34% 4.02% 1.25% 2.99% 1.25% 0.44% 0.17% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 2,617 993 2,065 632 283 265 145 45 108 45 16 6 0 0 Level 24 Percentage 78.52% 21.48% 58.75% 12.03% 11.14% 7.53% 5.54% 0.96% 2.80% 0.66% 0.30% 0.30% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 1,064 291 796 163 151 102 75 13 38 9 4 4 0 0 Level 25 Percentage 72.84% 27.16% 59.08% 17.80% 8.44% 6.67% 2.27% 0.92% 2.48% 1.56% 0.57% 0.21% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 1,027 383 833 251 119 94 32 13 35 22 8 3 0 0 

Level 26 Percentage 80.66% 19.34% 59.67% 9.94% 9.94% 4.97% 8.29% 1.10% 2.76% 3.31% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 146 35 108 18 18 9 15 2 5 6 0 0 0 0 Level 27 Percentage 75.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00% 0.00% 0.00% 25.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 28 Percentage 72.22% 27.78% 66.67% 27.78% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 5.56% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 13 5 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Level 30 Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 33 Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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Workforce 

Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian Hawaiian 

2001 males females male female male female male female male female male female male female 

Level 34 Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 35 Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 41 Percentage 66.67% 33.33% 66.67% 33.33% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 51 Percentage 13.51% 86.49% 12.16% 82.43% 0.00% 0.00% 1.35% 2.70% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.35% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 10 64 9 61 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 

Level 52 Percentage 20.00% 80.00% 20.00% 80.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 1 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 53 Percentage 7.60% 92.40% 7.41% 86.88% 0.00% 0.57% 0.00% 2.66% 0.00% 0.38% 0.19% 1.90% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 40 486 39 457 0 3 0 14 0 2 1 10 0 0 Level 54 Percentage 14.29% 85.71% 14.29% 78.57% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 7.14% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 2 12 2 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 55 Percentage 10.60% 89.40% 10.05% 83.83% 0.14% 0.95% 0.00% 1.90% 0.00% 0.00% 0.41% 2.72% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 78 658 74 617 1 7 0 14 0 0 3 20 0 0 

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Workforce 

Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian Hawaiian 

2001 males females male female male female male female male female male female male female 

Level P1Percentage 76.99% 23.01% 61.72% 16.95% 8.47% 4.81% 4.60% 0.63% 1.57% 0.52% 0.63% 0.10% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 736 220 590 162 81 46 44 6 15 5 6 1 0 0 Level P2Percentage 77.78% 22.22% 66.67% 22.22% 2.22% 0.00% 6.67% 0.00% 2.22% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 35 10 30 10 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Level U1Percentage 50.62% 49.38% 45.68% 38.89% 4.32% 6.17% 0.62% 1.85% 0.00% 1.85% 0.00% 0.62% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 82 80 74 63 7 10 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 

Grand total (Totalemployees) 774,601 Total 483,779 290,822 320,912 173,664 87,457 78,200 39,313 17,889 33,649 18,919 2,297 1,979 151 171 

(% of total) 62.46% 37.54% 41.43% 22.42% 11.29% 10.10% 5.08% 2.31% 4.34% 2.44% 0.30% 0.26% 0.02% 0.02% 

Grouping 

percentage 100.00% 63.85% 21.39% 7.38% 6.79% 0.55% 0.04% 

Source: USPS data. 

Note: Percentages may not add due to rounding. 

aAsian American and Pacific Islander. bAmerican Indian and Alaskan Native. cCurrent Population Survey. 

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Workforce 

Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian Hawaiian 

2002 males females male female male female male female male female male female male female 

CPSc

Percentage 48.20% 51.80% 34.60% 36.90% 5% 6.30% 6% 5.80% 2.10% 2.30% 0.40% 0.50% N/A N/A 

Level 00 Percentage 48.81% 51.19% 45.04% 48.00% 1.55% 1.68% 1.20% 0.84% 0.79% 0.31% 0.23% 0.35% 0.00% 0.01% 

Number 29,646 31,090 27,356 29,152 944 1,022 726 512 479 187 141 213 0 4 

Level 01 

Percentage 75.39% 24.61% 50.98% 15.02% 10.83% 5.93% 7.25% 2.40% 5.99% 1.09% 0.31% 0.15% 0.03% 0.03% 

Number 153,887 50,244 104,063 30,662 22,102 12,099 14,797 4,897 12,235 2,222 629 309 61 55 

Level 02 Percentage 75.08% 24.92% 45.86% 13.63% 13.38% 7.52% 7.99% 2.28% 7.41% 1.29% 0.40% 0.17% 0.03% 0.03% 

Number 22,807 7,569 13,931 4,139 4,065 2,285 2,428 694 2,252 391 123 51 8 9 

Level 03 

Percentage 87.24% 12.76% 44.50% 8.10% 31.06% 3.56% 7.20% 0.68% 3.97% 0.28% 0.49% 0.12% 0.03% 0.01% 

Number 14,021 2,050 7,152 1,301 4,991 572 1,157 110 638 45 78 20 5 2 

Level 04 

Percentage 65.63% 34.37% 35.20% 12.80% 19.66% 16.16% 5.60% 2.67% 4.88% 2.54% 0.29% 0.20% 0.01% 0.00% 

Number 36,294 19,005 19,465 7,078 10,870 8,938 3,096 1,474 2,696 1,403 163 111 4 

Level 05 Percentage 49.54% 50.46% 30.11% 27.06% 10.48% 14.97% 4.14% 3.08% 4.57% 4.98% 0.23% 0.34% 0.02% 0.03% 

Number 117,439 119,598 71,362 64,134 24,838 35,495 9,819 7,295 10,824 11,797 551 814 45 63 

Level 06 

Percentage 61.58% 38.42% 36.57% 17.61% 15.62% 14.80% 5.27% 2.17% 3.83% 3.65% 0.28% 0.17% 0.01% 0.03% 

Number 27,403 17,099 16,273 7,835 6,952 6,585 2,345 966 1,703 1,626 124 75 6 12 

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Workforce 

Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian Hawaiian 

2002 males females male female male female male female male female male female male female 

Level 07 

Percentage 98.40% 1.60% 72.70% 0.80% 13.43% 0.59% 6.31% 0.11% 5.40% 0.09% 0.55% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 11,001 179 8,128 89 1,501 66 706 12 604 10 62 2 0 0 

Level 08 Percentage 96.90% 3.10% 79.59% 0.80% 9.86% 1.38% 4.47% 0.23% 2.75% 0.69% 0.23% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 845 27 694 7 86 12 39 2 24 6 2 0 0 0 

Level 09 Percentage 98.19% 1.81% 76.16% 1.17% 10.01% 0.28% 4.15% 0.10% 7.39% 0.23% 0.45% 0.03% 0.03% 0.00% 

Number 7,635 141 5,922 91 778 22 323 8 575 18 35 2 2 0 

Level 10 Percentage 85.91% 14.09% 68.46% 8.05% 8.05% 2.68% 6.04% 1.34% 3.36% 2.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 128 21 102 12 12 4 9 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 

Level 11 

Percentage 19.79% 80.21% 17.27% 66.93% 1.20% 7.85% 0.66% 2.79% 0.32% 1.20% 0.34% 1.43% 0.00% 0.02% 

Number 1,107 4,488 966 3,745 67 439 37 156 18 67 19 80 0 

0 0 

Level 12 

Percentage 3.47% 96.53% 1.98% 66.34% 0.74% 19.31% 0.74% 6.68% 0.00% 3.71% 0.00% 0.50% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 14 390 8 268 3 78 3 27 0 15 0 2 0 0 

Level 13 Percentage 30.51% 69.49% 28.47% 64.25% 0.78% 2.61% 0.83% 1.34% 0.12% 0.36% 0.30% 0.91% 0.00% 0.03% 

Number 1,802 4,105 1,682 3,795 46 154 49 79 7 21 18 54 0 2 

Level 14 

Percentage 37.83% 62.17% 23.66% 27.34% 9.60% 27.79% 1.56% 2.57% 2.90% 4.02% 0.11% 0.45% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 339 557 212 245 86 249 14 23 26 36 1 4 0 0 

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Workforce 

Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian Hawaiian 

2002 males females male female male female male female male female male female male female 

Level 15 

Percentage 44.04% 55.96% 34.25% 40.89% 5.65% 10.60% 2.34% 2.35% 1.48% 1.51% 0.32% 0.56% 0.01% 0.05% 

Number 5,195 6,600 4,040 4,823 666 1,250 276 277 174 178 38 66 1 6 

Level 16 Percentage 62.14% 37.86% 40.98% 19.10% 13.26% 14.55% 5.08% 2.43% 2.49% 1.57% 0.30% 0.19% 0.03% 0.03% 

Number 16,537 10,077 10,906 5,084 3,528 3,873 1,352 646 662 417 80 50 9 7 

Level 17 Percentage 70.67% 29.33% 50.03% 16.57% 12.61% 9.54% 4.88% 2.02% 2.82% 1.09% 0.29% 0.10% 0.04% 0.02% 

Number 3,705 1,538 2,623 869 661 500 256 106 148 57 15 5 2 

Level 18 Percentage 63.16% 36.84% 54.13% 28.05% 4.56% 5.98% 2.69% 1.55% 1.16% 0.88% 0.61% 0.30% 0.00% 0.08% 

Number 3,821 2,229 3,275 1,697 276 362 163 94 70 53 37 18 0 5 

Level 19 

Percentage 58.71% 41.29% 42.84% 22.32% 8.88% 14.14% 4.35% 2.95% 2.06% 1.73% 0.59% 0.15% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 1,594 1,121 1,163 606 241 384 118 80 56 47 16 4 0 0 

Level 20 

Percentage 71.70% 28.30% 57.07% 18.63% 7.43% 7.07% 4.69% 1.59% 1.83% 0.81% 0.67% 0.19% 0.02% 0.00% 

Number 3,013 1,189 2,398 783 312 297 197 67 77 34 28 8 1 0 

Level 21 Percentage 70.10% 29.90% 55.95% 19.25% 7.76% 8.17% 4.23% 1.50% 1.82% 0.81% 0.28% 0.16% 0.06% 0.00% 

Number 2,239 955 1,787 615 248 261 135 48 58 26 9 5 2 0 

Level 22 

Percentage 75.64% 24.36% 56.41% 14.02% 10.98% 7.09% 4.96% 1.41% 2.74% 1.71% 0.51% 0.13% 0.04% 0.00% 

Number 1,770 570 1,320 328 257 166 116 33 64 40 12 3 1 0 

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Workforce 

Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian Hawaiian 

2002 males females male female male female male female male female male female male female 

Level 23 

Percentage 71.67% 28.33% 56.18% 17.57% 7.76% 7.70% 3.88% 1.51% 3.38% 1.42% 0.47% 0.12% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 2,419 956 1,896 593 262 260 131 51 114 48 16 4 0 0 

Level 24 Percentage 77.55% 22.45% 57.77% 12.49% 11.15% 7.66% 5.43% 1.26% 2.97% 0.74% 0.22% 0.30% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 1,043 302 777 168 150 103 73 17 40 10 3 4 0 0 

Level 25 Percentage 72.68% 27.32% 58.36% 18.42% 8.59% 6.35% 2.40% 0.62% 2.63% 1.63% 0.70% 0.31% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 939 353 754 238 111 82 31 8 34 21 9 4 0 0 

Level 26 Percentage 82.04% 17.96% 58.68% 7.78% 11.38% 4.79% 10.18% 1.20% 1.80% 4.19% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 137 30 98 13 19 8 17 2 3 7 0 0 0 0 

Level 27 

Percentage 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 28 

Percentage 66.67% 33.33% 66.67% 33.33% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 10 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 30 Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 33 

Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Number 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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Workforce 

Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian Hawaiian 

2002 males females male female male female male female male female male female male female 

Level 34 

Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Number 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 35 Percentage 66.67% 33.33% 66.67% 33.33% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 41 Percentage 66.67% 33.33% 66.67% 33.33% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 51 Percentage 14.5% 85.5% 13.0% 82.6% 0.0% 0.0% 1.4% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.4% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 10 59 9 57 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 

Level 52 

Percentage 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Number 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 53 

Percentage 7.13% 92.87% 6.74% 87.48% 0.00% 0.58% 0.00% 2.70% 0.00% 0.39% 0.39% 1.73% 0.00% 0.00% Number 37 482 35 454 0 3 0 14 0 2 2 9 0 0 

Level 54 Percentage 18.18% 81.82% 18.18% 72.73% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 9.09% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 2 9 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 55 

Percentage 10.19% 89.81% 9.61% 84.65% 0.14% 0.86% 0.00% 1.72% 0.00% 0.00% 0.43% 2.58% 0.00% 0.00% Number 71 626 67 590 1 6 0 12 0 0 3 18 0 0 

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Workforce 

Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian Hawaiian 

2002 males females male female male female male female male female male female male female 

Level P1

Percentage 75.09% 24.91% 60.83% 18.54% 7.65% 4.87% 4.63% 0.81% 1.39% 0.58% 0.58% 0.12% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 648 215 525 160 66 42 40 7 12 5 5 1 0 0 

Level P2

Percentage 82.05% 17.95% 64.10% 17.95% 7.69% 0.00% 7.69% 0.00% 2.56% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 32 7 25 7 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 

Level U1Percentage 52.29% 47.71% 47.06% 37.25% 3.92% 5.23% 1.31% 2.61% 0.00% 1.96% 0.00% 0.65% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 80 73 72 57 6 8 2 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 

Grand total (Totalemployees) 751,650 Total 467,684 283,966 309,112 169,715 84,148 75,625 38,459 17,725 33,599 18,795 2,219 1,938 147 168 (% of total) 62.22% 37.78% 41.12% 22.58% 11.20% 10.06% 5.12% 2.36% 4.47% 2.50% 0.30% 0.26% 0.02% 0.02% Grouping 

percentage 100.00% 63.70% 21.26% 7.47% 6.97% 0.55% 0.04% Source: USPS data. 

Note: Percentages may not add due to rounding. 

aAsian American and Pacific Islander. bAmerican Indian and Alaskan Native. cCurrent Population Survey. 

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 Enclosure III 

USPS Promotions Postal Service-wide 

Fiscal Years 2000–2002 

Fiscal year 2000 

Total White Black Hispanic 

Employee Process Men Women Men Women Men Women 

level stage Men Women All No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent N

Postal workforce percentage 41.8% 22.3% 11.3% 10.1% 5.0% 2.3% 

06 A 2 0 2 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 06 B 2 0 2 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 06 C 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 

07 A 5 35 40 2 5.0% 6 15.0% 3 7.5% 29 72.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 07 B 1 19 20 0 0.0% 3 15.0% 1 5.0% 16 80.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 07 C 0 5 5 0 0.0% 1 20.0% 0 0.0% 4 80.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 

09 A 21 56 77 18 23.4% 23 29.9% 1 1.3% 29 37.7% 2 2.6% 4 5.2% 

09 B 3 31 34 2 5.9% 12 35.3% 0 0.0% 18 52.9% 1 2.9% 1 2.9% 09 C 0 10 10 0 0.0% 5 50.0% 0 0.0% 5 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 

10 A 4 30 34 3 8.8% 12 35.3% 1 2.9% 15 44.1% 0 0.0% 1 2.9% 10 B 2 6 8 2 25.0% 3 37.5% 0 0.0% 2 25.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10 C 2 2 4 2 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 

11 A 1,460 3,731 5,191 1,267 24.4% 2,585 49.8% 98 1.9% 895 17.2% 48 0.9% 148 2.9% 11 B 551 1,589 2,140 486 22.7% 1,219 57.0% 26 1.2% 257 12.0% 23 1.1% 64 3.0% 

11 C 114 461 575 101 17.6% 372 64.7% 5 0.9% 55 9.6% 5 0.9% 18 3.1% 

12 A 5 1 6 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 83.3% 1 16.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 12 B 3 0 3 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 12 C 1 0 1 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 

13 A 1,479 2,529 4,008 1,335 33.3% 2,269 56.6% 67 1.7% 164 4.1% 47 1.2% 50 1.2% 13 B 496 1,096 1,592 454 28.5% 1,007 63.3% 19 1.2% 45 2.8% 17 1.1% 22 1.4% 

13 C 106 329 435 98 22.5% 306 70.3% 4 0.9% 12 2.8% 1 0.2% 5 1.1% 

14 A 231 586 817 100 12.2% 124 15.2% 78 9.5% 412 50.4% 20 2.4% 23 2.8% 

14 B 104 194 298 52 17.4% 67 22.5% 28 9.4% 109 36.6% 8 2.7% 8 2.7% 

14 C 19 52 71 8 11.3% 19 26.8% 7 9.9% 26 36.6% 3 4.2% 2 2.8% 

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Employee Process Men Women Men Women Men Women 

level stage Men Women All No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent N

15 A 3,458 4,713 8,171 2,517 30.8% 2,761 33.8% 661 8.1% 1,494 18.3% 114 1.4% 196 2.4% 15 B 1,043 1,723 2,766 843 30.5% 1,163 42.0% 125 4.5% 405 14.6% 35 1.3% 64 2.3% 15 C 238 437 675 192 28.4% 321 47.6% 28 4.1% 84 12.4% 8 1.2% 15 2.2% 

16 A 9,504 5,756 15,260 5,997 39.3% 2,763 18.1% 2,080 13.6% 2,303 15.1% 845 5.5% 342 2.2% 16 B 6,371 3,921 10,292 4,187 40.7% 1,982 19.3% 1,190 11.6% 1,461 14.2% 579 5.6% 227 2.2% 16 C 1,681 1,032 2,713 1,164 42.9% 597 22.0% 291 10.7% 319 11.8% 142 5.2% 64 2.4% 17 A 825 770 1,595 539 33.8% 357 22.4% 159 10.0% 333 20.9% 67 4.2% 54 3.4% 

17 B 387 369 756 271 35.8% 193 25.5% 62 8.2% 132 17.5% 25 3.3% 35 4.6% 

17 C 124 107 231 82 35.5% 67 29.0% 25 10.8% 28 12.1% 8 3.5% 10 4.3% 

18 A 3,272 1,780 5,052 2,575 51.0% 1,295 25.6% 373 7.4% 310 6.1% 214 4.2% 85 1.7% 18 B 1,410 792 2,202 1,167 53.0% 606 27.5% 134 6.1% 112 5.1% 64 2.9% 41 1.9% 18 C 364 241 605 301 49.8% 192 31.7% 34 5.6% 25 4.1% 17 2.8% 15 2.5% 

19 A 1,362 811 2,173 869 40.0% 413 19.0% 295 13.6% 280 12.9% 133 6.1% 72 3.3% 19 B 634 382 1,016 441 43.4% 205 20.2% 111 10.9% 112 11.0% 54 5.3% 35 3.4% 

19 C 158 117 275 112 40.7% 71 25.8% 27 9.8% 26 9.5% 12 4.4% 11 4.0% 

20 A 3,250 1,117 4,367 2,336 53.5% 673 15.4% 486 11.1% 327 7.5% 252 5.8% 68 1.6% 20 B 1,244 443 1,687 944 56.0% 303 18.0% 137 8.1% 94 5.6% 92 5.5% 23 1.4% 20 C 317 120 437 249 57.0% 82 18.8% 30 6.9% 25 5.7% 26 5.9% 9 2.1% 

21 A 2,610 1,427 4,037 1,886 46.7% 849 21.0% 433 10.7% 469 11.6% 207 5.1% 73 1.8% 21 B 973 498 1,471 771 52.4% 340 23.1% 116 7.9% 112 7.6% 72 4.9% 36 2.4% 

21 C 239 92 331 189 57.1% 55 16.6% 24 7.3% 26 7.9% 23 6.9% 8 2.4% 

22 A 1,760 598 2,358 1,113 47.2% 313 13.3% 386 16.4% 202 8.6% 121 5.1% 42 1.8% 22 B 610 321 931 426 45.8% 202 21.7% 98 10.5% 68 7.3% 38 4.1% 21 2.3% 

22 C 139 74 213 101 47.4% 40 18.8% 18 8.5% 21 9.9% 13 6.1% 6 2.8% 

23 A 1,842 1,392 3,234 1,372 42.4% 819 25.3% 298 9.2% 488 15.1% 104 3.2% 49 1.5% 23 B 583 459 1,042 444 42.6% 288 27.6% 74 7.1% 138 13.2% 37 3.6% 21 2.0% 

23 C 122 81 203 86 42.4% 53 26.1% 17 8.4% 24 11.8% 12 5.9% 1 0.5% 

24 A 1,115 357 1,472 771 52.4% 186 12.6% 196 13.3% 140 9.5% 114 7.7% 8 0.5% 24 B 361 111 472 262 55.5% 75 15.9% 46 9.7% 33 7.0% 42 8.9% 1 0.2% 

24 C 86 31 117 65 55.6% 20 17.1% 11 9.4% 9 7.7% 8 6.8% 1 0.9% 

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Employee Process Men Women Men Women Men Women 

level stage Men Women All No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent N

25 A 1,891 1,101 2,992 1,460 48.8% 648 21.7% 245 8.2% 332 11.1% 102 3.4% 53 1.8% 25 B 601 402 1,003 477 47.6% 243 24.2% 55 5.5% 97 9.7% 31 3.1% 24 2.4% 

25 C 120 75 195 96 49.2% 44 22.6% 14 7.2% 22 11.3% 5 2.6% 4 2.1% 

26 A 152 45 197 106 53.8% 32 16.2% 29 14.7% 11 5.6% 15 7.6% 1 0.5% 

26 B 57 26 83 38 45.8% 20 24.1% 11 13.3% 5 6.0% 6 7.2% 1 1.2% 

26 C 11 6 17 6 35.3% 3 17.6% 2 11.8% 2 11.8% 2 11.8% 1 5.9% 

Grand total 

Total (Applications) 34,248 26,835 61,083 24,267 16,128 5,895 8,234 2,405 1,269 1% of total 56.07 43.93 100.0 39.73 26.40 9.65 13.48 3.94 2.08 

Total (Best qualified) 15,436 12,382 27,818 11,268 7,931 2,237 3,216 1,124 624 

% of total 55.49 44.51 100.0 40.51 28.51 8.04 11.56 4.04 2.24 

Total (Promotions) 3,842 3,272 7,114 2,853 2,248 538 715 285 170 

% of total 54.01 45.99 100.0 40.10 31.60 7.56 10.05 4.01 2.39 

Groupingpercentage 71.70% 17.61% 6.40% Legend A Applications

B Considered best qualified 

C Promoted

Source: USPS data.Note: Percentages may not add due to rounding.aAsian American and Pacific Islander. bAmerican Indian and Alaskan Native. 

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Employee Process Men Women Men Women Men Women level stage Men Women All No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No

Postal workforce percentage 41.4% 22.4% 11.3% 10.1% 5.1% 2.3% 01 A 3 3 6 2 33.3% 2 33.3% 1 16.7% 1 16.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 01 B 3 3 6 2 33.3% 2 33.3% 1 16.7% 1 16.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 01 C 1 1 2 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 03 A 6 10 16 2 12.5% 0 0.0% 4 25.0% 9 56.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 03 B 3 1 4 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 03 C 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 06 A 8 2 10 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 80.0% 2 20.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 06 B 2 2 4 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 2 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 06 C 1 1 2 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 07 A 3 0 3 2 66.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 07 B 3 0 3 2 66.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 07 C 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 09 A 1 3 4 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 09 B 1 3 4 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 09 C 1 1 2 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 10 A 4 15 19 1 5.3% 5 26.3% 0 0.0% 9 47.4% 2 10.5% 1 5.3% 1 10 B 1 9 10 1 10.0% 4 40.0% 0 0.0% 4 40.0% 0 0.0% 1 10.0% 0 10 C 0 4 4 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 0 11 A 1,004 2,662 3,666 833 22.7% 1,898 51.8% 90 2.5% 555 15.1% 58 1.6% 131 3.6% 15 11 B 386 1,137 1,523 339 22.3% 918 60.3% 29 1.9% 145 9.5% 9 0.6% 54 3.5% 8 11 C 72 337 409 68 16.6% 285 69.7% 4 1.0% 31 7.6% 0 0.0% 12 2.9% 0 12 A 5 14 19 5 26.3% 13 68.4% 0 0.0% 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 12 B 1 4 5 1 20.0% 4 80.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 12 C 0 1 1 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 13 A 1,379 2,532 3,911 1,189 30.4% 2,163 55.3% 87 2.2% 237 6.1% 55 1.4% 77 2.0% 37 13 B 511 1,091 1,602 462 28.8% 972 60.7% 17 1.1% 75 4.7% 19 1.2% 25 1.6% 5 13 C 136 312 448 125 27.9% 278 62.1% 6 1.3% 21 4.7% 3 0.7% 9 2.0% 2 14 A 122 263 385 42 10.9% 94 24.4% 45 11.7% 153 39.7% 4 1.0% 1 0.3% 30 

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Total White Black Hispanic 

Employee Process Men Women Men Women Men Women 

level stage Men Women All No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No14 B 46 172 218 17 7.8% 73 33.5% 11 5.0% 88 40.4% 3 1.4% 0 0.0% 15 

14 C 12 43 55 5 9.1% 20 36.4% 1 1.8% 21 38.2% 1 1.8% 0 0.0% 5 

15 A 2,481 3,505 5,986 1,846 30.8% 2,256 37.7% 357 6.0% 943 15.8% 151 2.5% 195 3.3% 98 

15 B 1,116 1,573 2,689 895 33.3% 1,085 40.3% 106 3.9% 358 13.3% 52 1.9% 94 3.5% 52 

15 C 232 409 641 185 28.9% 306 47.7% 19 3.0% 68 10.6% 14 2.2% 23 3.6% 11 

16 A 8,565 5,384 13,949 5,273 37.8% 2,529 18.1% 1,912 13.7% 2,168 15.5% 851 6.1% 396 2.8% 45

16 B 5,704 3,567 9,271 3,654 39.4% 1,824 19.7% 1,199 12.9% 1,298 14.0% 539 5.8% 253 2.7% 27

16 C 1,591 1,001 2,592 1,052 40.6% 559 21.6% 304 11.7% 311 12.0% 149 5.7% 78 3.0% 77 17 A 1,038 1,160 2,198 617 28.1% 461 21.0% 300 13.6% 567 25.8% 76 3.5% 94 4.3% 37 17 B 467 522 989 314 31.7% 254 25.7% 99 10.0% 214 21.6% 35 3.5% 30 3.0% 16 17 C 133 136 269 93 34.6% 73 27.1% 22 8.2% 49 18.2% 9 3.3% 10 3.7% 7 18 A 2,753 1,681 4,434 2,143 48.3% 1,186 26.7% 355 8.0% 336 7.6% 174 3.9% 100 2.3% 59 18 B 1,283 824 2,107 1,013 48.1% 623 29.6% 154 7.3% 128 6.1% 81 3.8% 46 2.2% 27 18 C 354 227 581 278 47.8% 159 27.4% 41 7.1% 42 7.2% 23 4.0% 17 2.9% 10 19 A 958 609 1,567 612 39.1% 292 18.6% 233 14.9% 239 15.3% 69 4.4% 43 2.7% 32 19 B 467 331 798 325 40.7% 176 22.1% 87 10.9% 115 14.4% 33 4.1% 20 2.5% 16 19 C 128 95 223 87 39.0% 56 25.1% 23 10.3% 27 12.1% 12 5.4% 9 4.0% 5 20 A 3,092 1,156 4,248 2,159 50.8% 703 16.5% 561 13.2% 345 8.1% 248 5.8% 59 1.4% 90 20 B 1,331 532 1,863 977 52.4% 328 17.6% 208 11.2% 146 7.8% 92 4.9% 31 1.7% 42 20 C 318 152 470 232 49.4% 97 20.6% 44 9.4% 43 9.1% 27 5.7% 4 0.9% 10 21 A 1,637 880 2,517 1,117 44.4% 438 17.4% 293 11.6% 345 13.7% 166 6.6% 53 2.1% 50 21 B 712 409 1,121 520 46.4% 235 21.0% 100 8.9% 139 12.4% 70 6.2% 23 2.1% 19 21 C 185 123 308 145 47.1% 78 25.3% 19 6.2% 33 10.7% 15 4.9% 7 2.3% 5 22 A 2,003 715 2,718 1,308 48.1% 377 13.9% 431 15.9% 248 9.1% 164 6.0% 40 1.5% 81 22 B 827 348 1,175 578 49.2% 203 17.3% 138 11.7% 102 8.7% 55 4.7% 19 1.6% 47 22 C 202 79 281 160 56.9% 45 16.0% 22 7.8% 17 6.0% 12 4.3% 7 2.5% 8 23 A 1,003 697 1,700 728 42.8% 308 18.1% 150 8.8% 304 17.9% 77 4.5% 41 2.4% 42 23 B 471 336 807 347 43.0% 170 21.1% 65 8.1% 119 14.7% 39 4.8% 32 4.0% 18 23 C 124 89 213 91 42.7% 50 23.5% 17 8.0% 26 12.2% 9 4.2% 7 3.3% 6 24 A 1,139 408 1,547 776 50.2% 216 14.0% 212 13.7% 151 9.8% 95 6.1% 22 1.4% 48 

24 B 330 172 502 232 46.2% 96 19.1% 52 10.4% 55 11.0% 22 4.4% 14 2.8% 23 

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Total White Black Hispanic 

Employee Process Men Women Men Women Men Women 

level stage Men Women All No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No24 C 84 48 132 63 47.7% 26 19.7% 10 7.6% 16 12.1% 6 4.5% 5 3.8% 5 

25 A 1,205 685 1,890 916 48.5% 408 21.6% 173 9.2% 214 11.3% 54 2.9% 17 0.9% 51 

25 B 446 265 711 348 48.9% 167 23.5% 54 7.6% 70 9.8% 19 2.7% 7 1.0% 19 

25 C 104 65 169 81 47.9% 42 24.9% 13 7.7% 15 8.9% 4 2.4% 2 1.2% 5 

26 A 192 48 240 141 58.8% 32 13.3% 17 7.1% 13 5.4% 23 9.6% 3 1.3% 8 

26 B 51 15 66 43 65.2% 8 12.1% 6 9.1% 5 7.6% 2 3.0% 2 3.0% 0 

26 C 12 5 17 8 47.1% 3 17.6% 4 23.5% 2 11.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 

Grand total Total (Applications) 28,601 22,432 51,033 19,712 13,383 5,229 6,840 2,267 1,273 1,

% of total 56.04 43.96 100.00 38.6 26.22 10.25 13.40 4.44 2.49 2.2

Total (Best qualified) 14,162 11,316 25,478 10,071 7,144 2,330 3,064 1,070 651 58

% of total 55.59 44.41 100.00 39.53 28.04 9.15 12.03 4.20 2.56 2.2

Total (Promotions) 3,692 3,129 6,821 2,082 550 724 284 191 15

2,676 

% of total 54.13 45.87 100.00 39.23 30.52 8.06 10.61 4.16 2.80 2.3

GroupingPercentage 69.76% 18.68% 6.96% 3.8Legend A Applications

B Considered best qualified 

C Promoted

Source: USPS data Note: Percentages may not add due to rounding.aAsian American and Pacific Islander. bAmerican Indian and Alaskan Native. 

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Employee Process Men Women Men Women Men Women 

level stage Men Women All No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent 

Postal workforce percentage 41.1% 22.6% 11.2% 10.1% 5.1% 2.4% 

01 A 12 12 24 9 37.5% 8 33.3% 2 8.3% 4 16.7% 1 4.2% 0 0.0% 01 B 6 4 10 5 50.0% 2 20.0% 1 10.0% 2 20.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 01 C 3 0 3 3 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 

02 A 0 1 1 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 02 B 0 1 1 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 02 C 0 1 1 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 

06 A 2 3 5 2 40.0% 3 60.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 06 B 1 2 3 1 33.3% 2 66.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 06 C 0 1 1 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 

07 A 4 14 18 3 16.7% 13 72.2% 1 5.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 5.6% 07 B 4 14 18 3 16.7% 13 72.2% 1 5.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 5.6% 07 C 0 1 1 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 

09 A 3 20 23 1 4.3% 16 69.6% 0 0.0% 1 4.3% 1 4.3% 2 8.7% 09 B 1 18 19 0 0.0% 16 84.2% 0 0.0% 1 5.3% 0 0.0% 1 5.3% 09 C 0 4 4 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 

11 A 696 1,929 2,625 644 24.5% 1,621 61.8% 23 0.9% 209 8.0% 20 0.8% 64 2.4% 

11 B 287 877 1,164 264 22.7% 760 65.3% 9 0.8% 75 6.4% 12 1.0% 29 2.5% 

11 C 74 259 333 71 21.3% 218 65.5% 2 0.6% 22 6.6% 1 0.3% 14 4.2% 

13 A 1,183 2,448 3,631 1,010 27.8% 1,995 54.9% 92 2.5% 313 8.6% 42 1.2% 60 1.7% 13 B 471 1,055 1,526 408 26.7% 873 57.2% 27 1.8% 117 7.7% 24 1.6% 28 1.8% 

13 C 95 304 399 78 19.5% 261 65.4% 5 1.3% 22 5.5% 9 2.3% 13 3.3% 

14 A 76 265 341 38 11.1% 75 22.0% 22 6.5% 179 52.5% 4 1.2% 3 0.9% 14 B 48 187 235 27 11.5% 55 23.4% 15 6.4% 128 54.5% 2 0.9% 1 0.4% 14 C 16 28 44 11 25.0% 8 18.2% 3 6.8% 19 43.2% 1 2.3% 1 2.3% 

15 A 1,774 2,610 4,384 1,414 32.3% 1,796 41.0% 171 3.9% 609 13.9% 83 1.9% 97 2.2% 15 B 841 1,156 1,997 670 33.6% 769 38.5% 79 4.0% 279 14.0% 33 1.7% 55 2.8% 

15 C 162 327 489 132 27.0% 242 49.5% 13 2.7% 58 11.9% 7 1.4% 18 3.7% 

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Employee Process Men Women Men Women Men Women 

level stage Men Women All No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent 

16 A 6,587 4,581 11,168 3,659 32.8% 1,933 17.3% 1,760 15.8% 2,093 18.7% 619 5.5% 313 2.8% 

16 B 4,528 3,125 7,653 2,592 33.9% 1,429 18.7% 1,146 15.0% 1,298 17.0% 438 5.7% 221 2.9% 16 C 1,223 809 2,032 777 38.2% 440 21.7% 235 11.6% 249 12.3% 123 6.1% 68 3.3% 

17 A 610 535 1,145 398 34.8% 209 18.3% 113 9.9% 244 21.3% 44 3.8% 53 4.6% 

17 B 379 335 714 250 35.0% 131 18.3% 71 9.9% 153 21.4% 30 4.2% 37 5.2% 

17 C 92 97 189 62 32.8% 50 26.5% 16 8.5% 30 15.9% 6 3.2% 11 5.8% 

18 A 1,977 1,195 3,172 1,598 50.4% 906 28.6% 202 6.4% 203 6.4% 118 3.7% 57 1.8% 18 B 892 597 1,489 741 49.8% 427 28.7% 82 5.5% 124 8.3% 43 2.9% 27 1.8% 

18 C 251 160 411 210 51.1% 114 27.7% 18 4.4% 33 8.0% 17 4.1% 7 1.7% 

19 A 1,227 749 1,976 889 45.0% 393 19.9% 174 8.8% 267 13.5% 112 5.7% 41 2.1% 19 B 601 408 1,009 452 44.8% 253 25.1% 60 5.9% 120 11.9% 61 6.0% 14 1.4% 

19 C 118 109 227 90 39.6% 65 28.6% 9 4.0% 33 14.5% 15 6.6% 4 1.8% 

20 A 1,943 857 2,800 1,408 50.3% 548 19.6% 304 10.9% 221 7.9% 163 5.8% 47 1.7% 20 B 869 427 1,296 626 48.3% 281 21.7% 137 10.6% 103 7.9% 66 5.1% 21 1.6% 

20 C 213 135 348 157 45.1% 93 26.7% 27 7.8% 26 7.5% 18 5.2% 9 2.6% 

21 A 1,560 759 2,319 1,134 48.9% 450 19.4% 223 9.6% 232 10.0% 119 5.1% 33 1.4% 21 B 717 374 1,091 542 49.7% 241 22.1% 82 7.5% 102 9.3% 54 4.9% 18 1.6% 

21 C 173 103 276 135 48.9% 74 26.8% 19 6.9% 18 6.5% 15 5.4% 7 2.5% 

22 A 1,018 392 1,410 629 44.6% 210 14.9% 198 14.0% 125 8.9% 110 7.8% 37 2.6% 22 B 468 213 681 290 42.6% 134 19.7% 73 10.7% 50 7.3% 55 8.1% 18 2.6% 

22 C 123 60 183 84 45.9% 39 21.3% 18 9.8% 13 7.1% 11 6.0% 5 2.7% 

23 A 979 471 1,450 777 53.6% 321 22.1% 93 6.4% 116 8.0% 62 4.3% 23 1.6% 

23 B 483 228 711 391 55.0% 158 22.2% 34 4.8% 60 8.4% 34 4.8% 5 0.7% 

23 C 115 57 172 95 55.2% 43 25.0% 6 3.5% 11 6.4% 8 4.7% 2 1.2% 

24 A 1,106 312 1,418 843 59.4% 161 11.4% 168 11.8% 127 9.0% 59 4.2% 13 0.9% 24 B 328 119 447 248 55.5% 66 14.8% 60 13.4% 40 8.9% 11 2.5% 9 2.0% 

24 C 74 30 104 53 51.0% 15 14.4% 15 14.4% 12 11.5% 4 3.8% 1 1.0% 

25 A 577 217 794 420 52.9% 132 16.6% 103 13.0% 58 7.3% 22 2.8% 11 1.4% 

25 B 253 99 352 197 56.0% 62 17.6% 38 10.8% 21 6.0% 14 4.0% 5 1.4% 

25 C 63 26 89 50 56.2% 19 21.3% 9 10.1% 4 4.5% 4 4.5% 0 0.0% 

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Employee Process Men Women Men Women Men Women 

level stage Men Women All No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent 

26 A 145 34 179 110 61.5% 29 16.2% 16 8.9% 3 1.7% 12 6.7% 1 0.6% 26 B 50 11 61 38 62.3% 7 11.5% 4 6.6% 3 4.9% 5 8.2% 0 0.0% 

26 C 11 3 14 7 50.0% 2 14.3% 2 14.3% 0 0.0% 2 14.3% 0 0.0% 

Grand total 

Total 

(Applications) 21,479 17,404 38,883 14,986 10,820 3,665 5,004 1,591 856 

% of total 55.24 44.76 100.00 38.54 27.83 9.43 12.87 4.09 2.20 

Total (Best qualified) 11,227 9,250 20,477 7,745 5,680 1,919 2,676 882 490 

% of total 54.83 45.17 100.00 37.82 27.74 9.37 13.07 4.31 2.39 

Total (Promotions) 2,806 2,514 5,320 2,015 1,688 397 551 241 161 

% of total 52.74 47.26 100.0 37.88 31.73 7.46 10.36 4.53 3.03 

Groupingpercentage 69.61% 17.82% 7.56% Legend A Applications

B Considered best qualified 

C Promoted

Source: USPS data. Note: Percentages may not add due to rounding.aAsian American and Pacific Islander. bAmerican Indian and Alaskan Native. 

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USPS Retirements for Each Employee Level, Including PCES 

Fiscal Years 2000–2002 

Workforce 

Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian Haw

males females male female male female male female male female male female male fem

Postal workforce 

percentage 62.68 % 37.32% 41.84% 22.31% 11.33% 10.10% 5.01% 2.26% 4.19% 2.37% .29% .25% .02% 

Level 00 

Percentage 59.68% 

Number 903 

Level 01 

Percentage 33.33% Number 3 

Level 02 

Percentage 81.82% Number 27 

Level 03 

Percentage 87.01% Number 308 

Level 04 

Percentage 76.67% Number 690 

Level 05 

Percentage 74.67% 

Number 6,029 

40.32% 59.09% 39.92% 0.20% 0.13% 0.33% 0.20% 0.00% 0.00% 0.07% 0.07% 0.00% 

610 894 604 3 2 5 3 0 0 1 1 0 

66.67% 33.33% 11.11% 0.00% 44.44% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 11.11% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

6 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 

18.18% 45.45% 0.00% 24.24% 18.18% 6.06% 0.00% 6.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

6 15 0 8 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 

12.99% 52.82% 9.04% 25.14% 3.67% 4.80% 0.00% 3.67% 0.28% 0.28% 0.00% 0.28% 

46 187 32 89 13 17 0 13 1 1 0 1 

23.33% 47.22% 9.78% 22.33% 12.33% 4.67% 0.78% 2.33% 0.44% 0.11% 0.00% 0.00% 

210 425 88 201 111 42 7 21 4 1 0 0 

25.33% 56.14% 15.52% 10.94% 8.26% 5.18% 0.92% 2.25% 0.53% 0.14% 0.09% 0.02% 

2,045 4,533 1,253 883 667 418 74 182 43 11 7 2 

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2000 
Workforce 

Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian Haw

2000 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fem

Level 06 

Percentage 74.77% Number 1,055 

Level 07 

Percentage 96.62% Number 200 

Level 08 

Percentage 100.00% 

Number 13 

Level 09 

Percentage 100.00% 

Number 100 

Level 10 

Percentage 100.00% 

Number 2 

Level 11 

Percentage 22.48% 

Number 58 

Level 12 

Percentage 0.00% Number 0 

Level 13 

Percentage 37.18% 

Number 103 

25.23% 52.87% 10.70% 15.45% 13.32% 4.39% 0.71% 1.70% 0.35% 0.35% 0.14% 0.00% 

356 746 151 218 188 62 10 24 5 5 2 0 

3.38% 73.43% 1.45% 16.43% 1.93% 3.86% 0.00% 2.90% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

7 152 3 34 4 8 0 6 0 0 0 0 

0.00% 84.62% 0.00% 7.69% 0.00% 7.69% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

0 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 

0.00% 73.00% 0.00% 11.00% 0.00% 8.00% 0.00% 6.00% 0.00% 2.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

0 73 0 11 0 8 0 6 0 2 0 0 

0.00% 50.00% 0.00% 50.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

77.52% 22.09% 73.26% 0.00% 3.10% 0.39% 0.00% 0.00% 0.39% 0.00% 0.78% 0.00% 

200 57 189 0 8 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

62.82% 35.02% 59.57% 1.08% 1.81% 0.72% 0.36% 0.00% 0.36% 0.36% 0.72% 0.00% 

174 97 165 3 5 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 

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2000 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fem

Level 14 

Percentage 46.67% 53.33% 20.00% 36.67% 20.00% 16.67% 3.33% 0.00% 3.33% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 14 16 6 11 6 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 

Level 15 

Percentage 47.95% 52.05% 42.05% 42.31% 2.05% 7.95% 2.82% 1.03% 0.51% 0.00% 0.51% 0.77% 0.00% 

Number 187 203 164 165 8 31 11 4 2 0 2 3 0 

Level 16 

Percentage 73.85% 26.15% 44.23% 9.10% 22.05% 16.28% 5.26% 0.26% 2.05% 0.51% 0.26% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 576 204 345 71 172 127 41 2 16 4 2 0 0 

Level 17 

Percentage 72.92% 27.08% 45.83% 13.19% 18.75% 13.19% 6.25% 0.00% 2.08% 0.69% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 105 39 66 19 27 19 9 0 3 1 0 0 0 

Level 18 

Percentage 73.90% 26.10% 65.06% 21.69% 4.02% 4.02% 3.61% 0.00% 0.80% 0.40% 0.40% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 184 65 162 54 10 10 9 0 2 1 1 0 0 

Level 19 

Percentage 81.32% 18.68% 59.34% 9.89% 13.19% 7.69% 8.79% 1.10% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 74 17 54 9 12 7 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 20 

Percentage 82.63% 17.37% 63.68% 10.00% 11.58% 5.26% 4.74% 1.05% 2.11% 0.53% 0.53% 0.53% 0.00% 

Number 157 33 121 19 22 10 9 2 4 1 1 1 0 

Level 21 

Percentage 80.80% 19.20% 60.80% 8.80% 9.60% 9.60% 8.00% 0.00% 1.60% 0.00% 0.80% 0.80% 0.00% 

Number 101 24 76 11 12 12 10 0 2 0 1 1 0 

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Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian Haw

2000 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fem

Level 22 

Percentage 86.24% Number 94 

Level 23 

Percentage 85.19% Number 115 

Level 24 

Percentage 84.75% Number 100 

Level 25 

Percentage 80.85% Number 38 

Level 26 

Percentage 81.82% 

Number 9 

Level 27 

13.76% 59.63% 4.59% 16.51% 6.42% 8.26% 1.83% 0.92% 0.00% 0.92% 0.92% 0.00% 

15 65 5 18 7 9 2 1 0 1 1 0 

14.81% 68.15% 8.89% 10.37% 5.93% 4.44% 0.00% 0.74% 0.00% 1.48% 0.00% 0.00% 

20 92 12 14 8 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 

15.25% 61.86% 4.24% 13.56% 11.02% 5.08% 0.00% 4.24% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

18 73 5 16 13 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 

19.15% 61.70% 8.51% 8.51% 10.64% 2.13% 0.00% 8.51% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

9 29 4 4 5 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 

18.18% 54.55% 18.18% 18.18% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 9.09% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

2 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 

Level 28 

Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 30 

Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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2000 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fem

Level 33 

Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 34 

Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 35 

Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 41 

Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 51 

Percentage 20.00% 80.00% 20.00% 80.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 1 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 52 

Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 53 

Percentage 20.00% 80.00% 20.00% 68.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 12.00% 0.00% 

Number 5 20 5 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 

Level 54 

Percentage 33.33% 66.67% 33.33% 66.67% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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2000 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fem

Level 55 

Percentage 19.05% 80.95% 19.05% 76.19% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 4.76% 0.00% 

Number 4 17 4 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 

Level P1 

Percentage 88.89% 11.11% 73.02% 3.17% 12.70% 7.94% 0.00% 0.00% 1.59% 0.00% 1.59% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 56 7 46 2 8 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 

Level P2 

Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 75.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 25.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level U1 

Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Grand total 

(Total 

employees) 15,692 

Total 11,316 4,376 8,513 2,914 1,783 1,267 687 106 297 64 33 24 3 

(% of total) 72.11% 27.89% 54.25% 18.57% 11.36% 8.07% 4.38% 0.68% 1.89% 0.41% 0.21% 0.15% 0.02% 

Grouping 

percentage 100.00% 72.82% 19.44% 5.05% 2.30% 0.36% 0.03% 

Source: USPS data.

Note: Percentages may not add due to rounding. 

aAsian American and Pacific Islander.bAmerican Indian and Alaskan Native. 

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Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian Haw

2001 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fem

Postal workforce 62.46% 37.54% 41.43% 22.42% 11.29% 10.10% 5.08% 2.31% 4.34% 2.44% 0.30% 0.26% 0.02% 0

percentage 

Level 00 

Percentage 57.31% 42.69% 56.26% 41.94% 0.38% 0.15% 0.38% 0.38% 0.15% 0.00% 0.15% 0.23% 0.00% 0

Number 764 569 750 559 5 2 5 5 2 0 2 3 0 

Level 01 

Percentage 93.14% 6.86% 72.44% 4.90% 12.36% 1.62% 6.23% 0.27% 1.93% 0.00% 0.15% 0.06% 0.03% 0

Number 3,096 228 2,408 163 411 54 207 9 64 0 5 2 1 

Level 02 

Percentage 93.85% 6.15% 62.56% 3.08% 15.90% 2.56% 9.23% 0.00% 6.15% 0.51% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 183 12 122 6 31 5 18 0 12 1 0 0 0 

Level 03 

Percentage 87.37% 12.63% 54.27% 9.90% 25.26% 2.39% 4.44% 0.00% 3.07% 0.00% 0.34% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 256 37 159 29 74 7 13 0 9 0 1 0 0 

Level 04 

Percentage 76.24% 23.76% 48.23% 10.76% 20.21% 12.06% 4.73% 0.71% 2.96% 0.12% 0.12% 0.12% 0.00% 0

Number 645 201 408 91 171 102 40 6 25 1 1 1 0 

Level 05 

Percentage 62.27% 37.73% 44.54% 22.73% 10.85% 12.50% 3.91% 1.36% 2.53% 0.86% 0.41% 0.23% 0.02% 0

Number 3,024 1,832 2,163 1,104 527 607 190 66 123 42 20 11 1 

Level 06 

Percentage 71.99% 28.01% 48.43% 11.29% 17.05% 15.32% 4.28% 0.49% 1.98% 0.82% 0.08% 0.08% 0.16% 0

Number 874 340 588 137 207 186 52 6 24 10 1 1 2 

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2001 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fem

Level 07 

Percentage 96.53% 3.47% 76.88% 1.16% 16.18% 1.16% 1.73% 0.58% 1.73% 0.58% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 167 6 133 2 28 2 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 

Level 08 

Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 77.78% 0.00% 11.11% 0.00% 11.11% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0Number 18 0 14 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 09 

Percentage 98.41% 1.59% 80.95% 0.79% 10.32% 0.79% 1.59% 0.00% 5.56% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 124 2 102 1 13 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 

Level 10 

Percentage 83.33% 16.67% 66.67% 16.67% 16.67% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 5 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 11 

Percentage 22.87% 77.13% 20.18% 65.47% 2.24% 7.62% 0.00% 2.24% 0.00% 0.45% 0.45% 1.35% 0.00% 0

Number 51 172 45 146 5 17 0 5 0 1 1 3 0 

Level 12 

Percentage 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 13 

Percentage 28.74% 71.26% 28.35% 68.90% 0.00% 1.57% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.39% 0.39% 0.00% 0

Number 73 181 72 175 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 

Level 14 

Percentage 48.15% 51.85% 40.74% 37.04% 3.70% 14.81% 0.00% 0.00% 3.70% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 13 14 11 10 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 

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2001 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fem

Level 15 

Percentage 43.42% 56.58% 37.54% 45.10% 2.80% 8.40% 2.24% 1.40% 0.28% 1.12% 0.28% 0.56% 0.28% 0

Number 155 202 134 161 10 30 8 5 1 4 1 2 1 

Level 16 

Percentage 72.38% 27.62% 43.86% 8.70% 20.97% 16.88% 5.50% 1.66% 1.92% 0.26% 0.13% 0.13% 0.00% 0

Number 566 216 343 68 164 132 43 13 15 2 1 1 0 

Level 17 

Percentage 64.84% 35.16% 40.66% 15.93% 16.48% 18.13% 6.04% 0.55% 1.10% 0.00% 0.55% 0.55% 0.00% 0

Number 118 64 74 29 30 33 11 1 2 0 1 1 0 

Level 18 

Percentage 69.78% 30.22% 60.07% 24.25% 5.97% 4.85% 3.36% 0.75% 0.37% 0.00% 0.00% 0.37% 0.00% 0

Number 187 81 161 65 16 13 9 2 1 0 0 1 0 

Level 19 

Percentage 74.47% 25.53% 53.19% 9.57% 14.89% 15.96% 4.26% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.06% 0.00% 1.06% 0

Number 70 24 50 9 14 15 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 

Level 20 

Percentage 81.00% 19.00% 65.16% 10.86% 10.41% 7.69% 3.62% 0.45% 0.45% 0.00% 1.36% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 179 42 144 24 23 17 8 1 1 0 3 0 0 

Level 21 

Percentage 77.30% 22.70% 57.06% 9.82% 14.11% 10.43% 4.91% 2.45% 0.61% 0.00% 0.61% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 126 37 93 16 23 17 8 4 1 0 1 0 0 

Level 22 

Percentage 83.02% 16.98% 53.77% 10.38% 15.09% 5.66% 8.49% 0.00% 2.83% 0.94% 2.83% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 88 18 57 11 16 6 9 0 3 1 3 0 0 

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2001 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fem

Level 23 

Percentage 80.52% 19.48% 62.34% 10.39% 10.39% 8.44% 5.84% 0.00% 0.65% 0.65% 1.30% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 124 30 96 16 16 13 9 0 1 1 2 0 0 

Level 24 

Percentage 92.71% 7.29% 72.92% 3.13% 14.58% 4.17% 3.13% 0.00% 1.04% 0.00% 1.04% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 89 7 70 3 14 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 

Level 25 

Percentage 75.00% 25.00% 63.46% 9.62% 9.62% 7.69% 1.92% 5.77% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.92% 0.00% 0

Number 39 13 33 5 5 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 

Level 26 

Percentage 80.00% 20.00% 70.00% 15.00% 0.00% 0.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 16 4 14 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 

Level 27 

Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 28 

Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 30 

Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 33 

Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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2001 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fem

Level 34 

Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 35 

Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 41 

Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 51 

Percentage 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 50.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 50.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 0 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 

Level 52 

Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0Number 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 53 

Percentage 20.00% 80.00% 15.00% 80.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 5.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 4 16 3 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 

Level 54 

Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level 55 

Percentage 25.00% 75.00% 25.00% 70.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 5.00% 0.00% 0

Number 5 15 5 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 

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2001 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fem

Level P1 

Percentage 90.91% 9.09% 77.27% 6.06% 7.58% 3.03% 6.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 60 6 51 4 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level P2 

Percentage 66.67% 33.33% 33.33% 33.33% 33.33% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Level U1 

Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Grand total (Total 

employees) 15,504 

Total 11,122 4,382 8,309 2,875 1,813 1,277 650 128 297 69 47 29 6 (% of total) 71.74% 28.26% 53.59% 18.54% 11.69% 8.24% 4.19% 0.83% 1.92% 0.45% 0.30% 0.19% 0.04% 0Grouping 

percentage 100.00% 72.14% 19.93% 5.02% 2.36% 0.49% 0.06% 

Source: USPS data. 

Note: Percentages may not add due to rounding.

aAsian American and Pacific Islander. bAmerican Indian and Alaskan Native. 

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Workforce 

Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian Haw

2002 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fem

Postal Workforce 

percentage 62.22% 37.78% 41.12% 22.58% 11.20% 10.06% 5.12% 2.36% 4.47% 2.50% 0.30% 0.26% 0.02% 0

Level 00 Percentage 55.80% 44.20% 53.94% 43.62% 0.57% 0.21% 1.00% 0.07% 0.14% 0.00% 0.14% 0.29% 0.00% 0

Number 779 617 753 609 8 3 14 1 2 0 2 4 0 

Level 01 Percentage 94.19% 5.81% 72.28% 4.35% 13.14% 1.21% 6.14% 0.13% 2.25% 0.11% 0.33% 0.00% 0.04% 0

Number 4,264 263 3,272 197 595 55 278 6 102 5 15 0 2 

Level 02 Percentage 94.68% 5.32% 70.57% 4.96% 14.54% 0.35% 6.38% 0.00% 2.48% 0.00% 0.35% 0.00% 0.35% 0

Number 267 15 199 14 41 1 18 0 7 0 1 0 1 

Level 03 Percentage 86.65% 13.35% 55.19% 8.61% 23.74% 3.56% 4.15% 0.89% 2.97% 0.00% 0.59% 0.30% 0.00% 0

Number 292 45 186 29 80 12 14 3 10 0 2 1 0 

Level 04 Percentage 81.09% 18.91% 51.79% 8.65% 19.78% 8.78% 5.56% 0.87% 3.83% 0.62% 0.12% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 656 153 419 70 160 71 45 7 31 5 1 0 0 

Level 05 Percentage 62.49% 37.51% 44.62% 22.09% 10.76% 13.00% 4.07% 1.49% 2.81% 0.82% 0.24% 0.08% 0.00% 0

Number 3,182 1,910 2,272 1,125 548 662 207 76 143 42 12 4 0 

Level 06 Percentage 56.57% 43.43% 41.03% 33.11% 10.99% 9.25% 3.01% 0.56% 1.33% 0.46% 0.20% 0.05% 0.00% 0

Number 1,107 850 803 648 215 181 59 11 26 9 4 1 0 

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Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian Haw

2002 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fem

Level 07 Percentage 96.39% 3.61% 74.23% 1.03% 13.92% 2.58% 5.15% 0.00% 3.09% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 187 7 144 2 27 5 10 0 6 0 0 0 0 Level 08 Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 91.67% 0.00% 4.17% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 4.17% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 24 0 22 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Level 09 Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 79.66% 0.00% 12.71% 0.00% 5.08% 0.00% 1.69% 0.00% 0.85% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 118 0 94 0 15 0 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 Level 10 Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 75.00% 0.00% 25.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Level 11 Percentage 24.89% 75.11% 20.36% 63.35% 3.62% 9.50% 0.00% 0.90% 0.00% 0.45% 0.90% 0.90% 0.00% 0

Number 55 166 45 140 8 21 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 Level 12 Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Level 13 Percentage 37.83% 62.17% 34.46% 60.30% 0.37% 0.75% 0.75% 0.37% 1.12% 0.00% 1.12% 0.75% 0.00% 0

Number 101 166 92 161 1 2 2 1 3 3 2 Level 14 Percentage 53.13% 46.88% 50.00% 25.00% 3.13% 21.88% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 17 15 16 8 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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2002 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fem

Level 15 Percentage 55.67% 44.33% 46.65% 36.08% 4.90% 6.70% 3.35% 1.29% 0.26% 0.26% 0.52% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 216 172 181 140 19 26 13 5 1 1 2 0 0 Level 16 Percentage 74.01% 25.99% 45.48% 10.68% 21.59% 13.77% 4.74% 0.99% 1.98% 0.22% 0.22% 0.33% 0.00% 0

Number 672 236 413 97 196 125 43 9 18 2 2 3 0 Level 17 Percentage 71.50% 28.50% 48.19% 13.47% 16.58% 13.47% 3.11% 0.52% 3.11% 1.04% 0.52% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 138 55 93 26 32 26 6 1 6 2 1 0 0 Level 18 Percentage 75.15% 24.85% 65.50% 17.54% 4.39% 5.26% 4.39% 1.46% 0.29% 0.00% 0.58% 0.58% 0.00% 0

Number 257 85 224 60 15 18 15 5 1 0 2 2 0 Level 19 Percentage 72.73% 27.27% 52.73% 12.73% 12.73% 11.82% 5.45% 0.91% 0.91% 1.82% 0.91% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 80 30 58 14 14 13 6 1 1 2 1 0 0 Level 20 Percentage 79.30% 20.70% 63.44% 12.33% 9.25% 6.61% 3.96% 0.88% 2.20% 0.00% 0.44% 0.88% 0.00% 0

Number 180 47 144 28 21 15 9 2 5 0 1 2 0 Level 21 Percentage 77.17% 22.83% 60.33% 13.59% 10.87% 8.70% 5.43% 0.54% 0.00% 0.00% 0.54% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 142 42 111 25 20 16 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 Level 22 Percentage 83.33% 16.67% 64.00% 10.00% 13.33% 6.00% 6.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.67% 0.00% 0

Number 125 25 96 15 20 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 

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2002 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fem

Level 23 Percentage 81.46% 18.54% 69.66% 12.92% 8.43% 5.62% 3.37% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 145 33 124 23 15 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Level 24 Percentage 87.61% 12.39% 69.91% 5.31% 11.50% 7.08% 5.31% 0.00% 0.88% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 99 14 79 6 13 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 Level 25 Percentage 75.31% 24.69% 62.96% 17.28% 7.41% 3.70% 3.70% 1.23% 1.23% 1.23% 0.00% 1.23% 0.00% 0

Number 61 20 51 14 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 Level 26 Percentage 80.00% 20.00% 75.00% 15.00% 0.00% 5.00% 0.00% 0.00% 5.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 16 4 15 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Level 27 Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 50.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 50.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Level 28 Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Level 30 Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Level 33 Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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2002 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fem

Level 34 Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Level 35 Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Level 41 Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Level 51 Percentage 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 80.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 20.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Level 52 Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Level 53 Percentage 17.65% 82.35% 17.65% 76.47% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 5.88% 0.00% 0

Number 3 14 3 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Level 54 Percentage 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Level 55 Percentage 16.67% 83.33% 16.67% 79.17% 0.00% 4.17% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 4 20 4 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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Fiscal year Total White White Black Black Hispanic Hispanic AAPIa AAPIa AIANb AIANb Hawaiian Haw

2002 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fem

Level P1 Percentage 81.82% 18.18% 64.94% 12.99% 11.69% 5.19% 3.90% 0.00% 1.30% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 63 14 50 10 9 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Level P2 Percentage 75.00% 25.00% 75.00% 25.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Level U1 Percentage 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0

Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Grand total (Totalemployees) 18,288 Total 13,261 5,027 9,972 3,504 2,081 1,295 783 133 369 70 53 24 3 

(% of total) 72.51% 27.49% 54.53% 19.16% 11.38% 7.08% 4.28% 0.73% 2.02% 0.38% 0.29% 0.13% 0.02% 0

Grouping percentage 100.00% 73.69% 18.46% 5.01% 2.40% 0.42% 0.02% Source: USPS data. 

Note: Percentages may not add due to rounding.

aAsian American and Pacific Islander. bAmerican Indian and Alaskan Native. 

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USPS Monetary Performance Awards Including PCES 

Fiscal Years 2000–2002 

Fiscal 

year Total White Black Hispanic AAPIa AIANb Ha

males females male female male female male female male female male female male 

Postal workforce 62.68% 37.32% 41.84% 22.31% 11.33% 10.10% 5.01% 2.26% 4.19% 2.37% 0.29% 0.25% 0.02% percentageBargaining 

00 Awards 465 475 419 440 19 14 12 10 14 4 1 6 0 

Percentage 49.47% 50.53% 44.57% 46.81% 2.02% 1.49% 1.28% 1.06% 1.49% 0.43% 0.11% 0.64% 0.00% 

01 Awards 7,357 2,296 4,192 1,343 958 467 928 272 1,247 200 27 10 

Percentage 76.21% 23.79% 43.43% 13.91% 9.92% 4.84% 9.61% 2.82% 12.92% 2.07% 0.28% 0.10% 0.05% 

02 Awards 1,176 347 579 156 156 94 173 49 255 44 9 2 

Percentage 77.22% 22.78% 38.02% 10.24% 10.24% 6.17% 11.36% 3.22% 16.74% 2.89% 0.59% 0.13% 0.26% 

03 Awards 741 98 346 63 215 25 92 4 84 5 4 0 

Percentage 88.32% 11.68% 41.24% 7.51% 25.63% 2.98% 10.97% 0.48% 10.01% 0.60% 0.48% 0.00% 0.00% 

04 Awards 1,586 906 774 404 423 346 147 72 229 82 13 2 

Percentage 63.64% 36.36% 31.06% 16.21% 16.97% 13.88% 5.90% 2.89% 9.19% 3.29% 0.52% 0.08% 0.00% 

05 Awards 6,639 7,234 3,757 3,673 1,114 1,753 652 614 1,085 1,127 28 56 

Percentage 47.87% 52.13% 27.08% 26.47% 8.03% 12.63% 4.70% 4.42% 7.84% 8.12% 0.20% 0.40% 0.02% 

06 Awards 2,737 1,997 1,723 987 527 694 254 96 220 213 12 7 

Percentage 57.82% 42.18% 36.40% 20.85% 11.13% 14.66% 5.37% 2.03% 4.65% 4.50% 0.25% 0.15% 0.02% 

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2000 
Fiscal 

year Total White Black Hispanic AAPIa AIANb Ha

2000 males females male female male female male female male female male female male 

07 Awards 848 26 607 12 110 9 51 1 77 4 3 0 

Percentage 97.03% 2.97% 69.45% 1.37% 12.59% 1.03% 5.84% 0.11% 8.81% 0.46% 0.34% 0.00% 0.00% 

08 Awards 90 1 72 1 5 0 7 0 6 0 0 0 

Percentage 98.90% 1.10% 79.12% 1.10% 5.49% 0.00% 7.69% 0.00% 6.59% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

09 Awards 666 15 491 9 60 2 37 1 76 3 1 0 

Percentage 97.80% 2.20% 72.10% 1.32% 8.81% 0.29% 5.43% 0.15% 11.16% 0.44% 0.15% 0.00% 0.15% 

10 Awards 38 1 37 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 97.44% 2.56% 94.87% 2.56% 2.56% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

11 Awards 7 7 6 3 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 

Percentage 50.00% 50.00% 42.86% 21.43% 0.00% 21.43% 0.00% 0.00% 7.14% 7.14% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

13 Awards 5 5 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 50.00% 50.00% 40.00% 40.00% 10.00% 0.00% 0.00% 10.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

14 Awards 26 42 24 19 2 19 0 1 0 2 0 1 

Percentage 38.24% 61.76% 35.29% 27.94% 2.94% 27.94% 0.00% 1.47% 0.00% 2.94% 0.00% 1.47% 0.00% 

15 Awards 3 4 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 42.86% 57.14% 42.86% 14.29% 0.00% 42.86% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

16 Awards 29 27 26 21 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 

Percentage 51.79% 48.21% 46.43% 37.50% 1.79% 8.93% 0.00% 0.00% 3.57% 0.00% 0.00% 1.79% 0.00% 

17 Awards 6 17 4 12 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 26.09% 73.91% 17.39% 52.17% 4.35% 21.74% 4.35% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

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year Total White Black Hispanic AAPIa AIANb Ha

2000 males females male female male female male female male female male female male 

18 Awards 29 31 20 23 3 3 1 1 5 4 0 0 

Percentage 48.33% 51.67% 33.33% 38.33% 5.00% 5.00% 1.67% 1.67% 8.33% 6.67% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

19 Awards 5 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 83.33% 16.67% 66.67% 16.67% 16.67% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

20 Awards 58 20 45 13 8 4 0 0 5 3 0 0 

Percentage 74.36% 25.64% 57.69% 16.67% 10.26% 5.13% 0.00% 0.00% 6.41% 3.85% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

21 Awards 8 4 6 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 

Percentage 66.67% 33.33% 50.00% 33.33% 8.33% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 8.33% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

22 Awards 101 42 77 20 8 6 1 5 14 11 1 0 

Percentage 70.63% 29.37% 53.85% 13.99% 5.59% 4.20% 0.70% 3.50% 9.79% 7.69% 0.70% 0.00% 0.00% 

23 Awards 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Unknownc Awards 649 429 419 242 106 116 59 31 58 35 6 5 

Percentage 60.20% 39.80% 38.87% 22.45% 9.83% 10.76% 5.47% 2.88% 5.38% 3.25% 0.56% 0.46% 0.09% 

Nonbargaining 

1 Awards 24 16 23 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 60.00% 40.00% 57.50% 40.00% 2.50% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

6 Awards 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 33.33% 66.67% 0.00% 0.00% 33.33% 66.67% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

7 Awards 4 10 1 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 28.57% 71.43% 7.14% 64.29% 21.43% 7.14% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

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year Total White Black Hispanic AAPIa AIANb Ha

2000 males females male female male female male female male female male female male 

9 Awards 0 6 

Percentage 0.00% 100.00% 

10 Awards 0 12 

Percentage 0.00% 100.00% 

11 Awards 126 726 

Percentage 14.79% 85.21% 

12 Awards 4 194 

Percentage 2.02% 97.98% 

13 Awards 182 460 

Percentage 28.35% 71.65% 

14 Awards 39 157 

Percentage 19.90% 80.10% 

15 Awards 869 1,475 

Percentage 37.07% 62.93% 

16 Awards 1,008 868 

Percentage 53.73% 46.27% 

17 Awards 3,908 2,535 

Percentage 60.65% 39.35% 

18 Awards 993 652 

Percentage 60.36% 39.64% 

0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 

0.00% 50.00% 0.00% 50.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

0 7 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 

0.00% 58.33% 0.00% 8.33% 0.00% 16.67% 0.00% 16.67% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

104 486 10 152 7 48 2 33 3 7 

12.21% 57.04% 1.17% 17.84% 0.82% 5.63% 0.23% 3.87% 0.35% 0.82% 0.00% 

3 116 1 51 0 15 0 11 0 1 

1.52% 58.59% 0.51% 25.76% 0.00% 7.58% 0.00% 5.56% 0.00% 0.51% 0.00% 

170 381 0 38 

26.48% 59.35% 0.00% 5.92% 

24 78 11 62 

12.24% 39.80% 5.61% 31.63% 

661 974 108 323 

28.20% 41.55% 4.61% 13.78% 

719 519 166 245 

38.33% 27.67% 8.85% 13.06% 

2,520 1,290 756 853 

39.11% 20.02% 11.73% 13.24% 

848 470 66 127 

51.55% 28.57% 4.01% 7.72% 

7 26 2 4 3 11 

1.09% 4.05% 0.31% 0.62% 0.47% 1.71% 0.00% 

4 8 0 7 0 2 

2.04% 4.08% 0.00% 3.57% 0.00% 1.02% 0.00% 

51 87 46 65 3 20 

2.18% 3.71% 1.96% 2.77% 0.13% 0.85% 0.00% 

82 63 38 37 1 4 

4.37% 3.36% 2.03% 1.97% 0.05% 0.21% 0.11% 

359 209 253 162 14 13 

5.57% 3.24% 3.93% 2.51% 0.22% 0.20% 0.09% 

46 31 23 18 10 5 

2.80% 1.88% 1.40% 1.09% 0.61% 0.30% 0.00% 

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Fiscal 

year Total White Black Hispanic AAPIa AIANb Ha

2000 males females male female male female male female male female male female male 

19 Awards 669 453 494 251 106 146 40 29 25 25 3 2 

Percentage 59.63% 40.37% 44.03% 22.37% 9.45% 13.01% 3.57% 2.58% 2.23% 2.23% 0.27% 0.18% 0.09% 

20 Awards 1,388 588 1,094 367 137 158 103 37 43 24 11 2 

Percentage 70.24% 29.76% 55.36% 18.57% 6.93% 8.00% 5.21% 1.87% 2.18% 1.21% 0.56% 0.10% 0.00% 

21 Awards 1,183 576 889 365 153 161 75 24 55 23 9 3 

Percentage 67.25% 32.75% 50.54% 20.75% 8.70% 9.15% 4.26% 1.36% 3.13% 1.31% 0.51% 0.17% 0.11% 

22 Awards 886 321 649 190 115 100 71 19 41 12 9 0 

Percentage 73.41% 26.59% 53.77% 15.74% 9.53% 8.29% 5.88% 1.57% 3.40% 0.99% 0.75% 0.00% 0.08% 

23 Awards 919 531 730 327 104 137 41 31 40 32 4 4 

Percentage 63.38% 36.62% 50.34% 22.55% 7.17% 9.45% 2.83% 2.14% 2.76% 2.21% 0.28% 0.28% 0.00% 

24 Awards 492 157 344 75 91 55 33 13 22 10 2 4 

Percentage 75.81% 24.19% 53.00% 11.56% 14.02% 8.47% 5.08% 2.00% 3.39% 1.54% 0.31% 0.62% 0.00% 

25 Awards 770 327 625 224 84 64 29 9 29 23 3 7 

Percentage 70.19% 29.81% 56.97% 20.42% 7.66% 5.83% 2.64% 0.82% 2.64% 2.10% 0.27% 0.64% 0.00% 

26 Awards 58 7 49 4 4 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 

Percentage 89.23% 10.77% 75.38% 6.15% 6.15% 4.62% 4.62% 0.00% 3.08% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

28 Awards 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

33 Awards 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

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year Total White Black Hispanic AAPIa AIANb Ha

2000 males females male female male female male female male female male female male 

51 Awards 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 50.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 50.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

53 Awards 3 12 3 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 20.00% 80.00% 20.00% 66.67% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 13.33% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

55 Awards 0 19 0 14 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 

Percentage 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 73.68% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 21.05% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 5.26% 0.00% 

PCES 

01 Awards 185 61 139 49 18 8 19 0 6 4 3 0 

Percentage 75.20% 24.80% 56.50% 19.92% 7.32% 3.25% 7.72% 0.00% 2.44% 1.63% 1.22% 0.00% 0.00% 

02 Awards 6 2 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 75.00% 25.00% 50.00% 25.00% 12.50% 0.00% 12.50% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Grand total 

Total 36,994 24,196 23,733 13,682 5,656 6,258 3,386 1,816 4,009 2,230 183 176 2

(% of total) 60.46% 39.54% 38.79% 22.36% 9.24% 10.23% 5.53% 2.97% 6.55% 3.64% 0.30% 0.29% 0.04% 

Grouping 

percentage 100.00% 61.15% 19.47% 8.50% 10.20% 0.59% 0.10% Source: USPS data. 

Note: Percentages may not add due to rounding. 

aAsian American and Pacific Islander. bAmerican Indian and Alaskan Native. cunknown–USPS could not identify specific employee level.

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2001 males females male female male female male female male female male female male Postal workforce 62.46% 37.54% 41.43% 22.42% 11.29% 10.10% 5.08% 2.31% 4.34% 2.44% 0.30% 0.26% 0.02% 

percentage

Bargaining 

00 Awards 501 507 453 467 13 17 16 12 19 6 0 4 0 

Percentage 49.70% 50.30% 44.94% 46.33% 1.29% 1.69% 1.59% 1.19% 1.88% 0.60% 0.00% 0.40% 0.00% 

01 Awards 6,834 2,099 4,326 1,259 726 400 784 253 961 173 28 10 9 

Percentage 76.50% 23.50% 48.43% 14.09% 8.13% 4.48% 8.78% 2.83% 10.76% 1.94% 0.31% 0.11% 0.10% 

02 Awards 1,136 292 616 159 131 59 153 42 226 29 8 2 2 

Percentage 79.55% 20.45% 43.14% 11.13% 9.17% 4.13% 10.71% 2.94% 15.83% 2.03% 0.56% 0.14% 0.14% 

03 Awards 606 84 284 56 191 14 77 7 49 4 5 3 0 

Percentage 87.83% 12.17% 41.16% 8.12% 27.68% 2.03% 11.16% 1.01% 7.10% 0.58% 0.72% 0.43% 0.00% 

04 Awards 1,452 694 682 297 399 276 154 45 205 72 10 3 2 

Percentage 67.66% 32.34% 31.78% 13.84% 18.59% 12.86% 7.18% 2.10% 9.55% 3.36% 0.47% 0.14% 0.09% 

05 Awards 5,771 6,175 3,235 3,203 964 1,434 594 511 940 984 33 39 5 

Percentage 48.31% 51.69% 27.08% 26.81% 8.07% 12.00% 4.97% 4.28% 7.87% 8.24% 0.28% 0.33% 0.04% 

06 Awards 1,757 1,441 1,031 715 398 438 150 81 170 201 8 6 0 

Percentage 54.94% 45.06% 32.24% 22.36% 12.45% 13.70% 4.69% 2.53% 5.32% 6.29% 0.25% 0.19% 0.00% 

07 Awards 704 15 488 11 80 2 59 1 71 1 6 0 0 

Percentage 97.91% 2.09% 67.87% 1.53% 11.13% 0.28% 8.21% 0.14% 9.87% 0.14% 0.83% 0.00% 0.00% 

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2001 males females male female male female male female male female male female male 08 Awards 107 0 88 0 9 0 4 0 4 0 2 0 0 

Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 82.24% 0.00% 8.41% 0.00% 3.74% 0.00% 3.74% 0.00% 1.87% 0.00% 0.00% 

09 Awards 574 5 433 3 47 1 36 0 56 1 2 0 0 

Percentage 99.14% 0.86% 74.78% 0.52% 8.12% 0.17% 6.22% 0.00% 9.67% 0.17% 0.35% 0.00% 0.00% 

10 Awards 23 0 21 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 91.30% 0.00% 4.35% 0.00% 4.35% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

11 Awards 4 5 3 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 44.44% 55.56% 33.33% 22.22% 0.00% 33.33% 11.11% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

13 Awards 3 10 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 23.08% 76.92% 23.08% 76.92% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

14 Awards 15 50 11 26 2 19 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 

Percentage 23.08% 76.92% 16.92% 40.00% 3.08% 29.23% 0.00% 0.00% 3.08% 7.69% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

15 Awards 2 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 33.33% 66.67% 33.33% 33.33% 0.00% 33.33% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

16 Awards 12 12 11 8 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 

Percentage 50.00% 50.00% 45.83% 33.33% 0.00% 12.50% 0.00% 0.00% 4.17% 4.17% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

17 Awards 3 16 3 11 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 15.79% 84.21% 15.79% 57.89% 0.00% 26.32% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

18 Awards 29 18 18 9 3 4 2 0 6 5 0 0 0 

Percentage 61.70% 38.30% 38.30% 19.15% 6.38% 8.51% 4.26% 0.00% 12.77% 10.64% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

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2001 males females male female male female male female male female male female male 19 Awards 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

20 Awards 36 16 29 7 3 1 0 2 4 6 0 0 0 

Percentage 69.23% 30.77% 55.77% 13.46% 5.77% 1.92% 0.00% 3.85% 7.69% 11.54% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

21 Awards 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

22 Awards 36 24 28 14 1 2 0 3 7 5 0 0 0 

Percentage 60.00% 40.00% 46.67% 23.33% 1.67% 3.33% 0.00% 5.00% 11.67% 8.33% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

unknownc Awards 9 9 4 5 3 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 

Percentage 50.00% 50.00% 22.22% 27.78% 16.67% 5.56% 5.56% 0.00% 5.56% 16.67% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Nonbargaining

1 Awards 48 22 41 17 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 

Percentage 68.57% 31.43% 58.57% 24.29% 10.00% 5.71% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.43% 0.00% 

6 Awards 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 50.00% 50.00% 0.00% 0.00% 50.00% 50.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

7 Awards 12 17 1 3 10 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 41.38% 58.62% 3.45% 10.34% 34.48% 48.28% 0.00% 0.00% 3.45% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

9 Awards 2 12 0 8 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 14.29% 85.71% 0.00% 57.14% 14.29% 21.43% 0.00% 7.14% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

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2001 males females male female male female male female male female male female male 10 Awards 0 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 85.71% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 14.29% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

11 Awards 136 701 109 479 17 151 6 35 1 24 3 12 0 

Percentage 16.25% 83.75% 13.02% 57.23% 2.03% 18.04% 0.72% 4.18% 0.12% 2.87% 0.36% 1.43% 0.00% 

12 Awards 7 199 4 121 3 50 0 15 0 12 0 1 0 

Percentage 3.40% 96.60% 1.94% 58.74% 1.46% 24.27% 0.00% 7.28% 0.00% 5.83% 0.00% 0.49% 0.00% 

13 Awards 171 397 151 340 1 24 10 18 5 5 4 10 0 

Percentage 30.11% 69.89% 26.58% 59.86% 0.18% 4.23% 1.76% 3.17% 0.88% 0.88% 0.70% 1.76% 0.00% 

14 Awards 48 173 27 79 11 73 5 11 4 8 1 2 0 

Percentage 21.72% 78.28% 12.22% 35.75% 4.98% 33.03% 2.26% 4.98% 1.81% 3.62% 0.45% 0.90% 0.00% 

15 Awards 921 1,418 696 941 106 309 65 80 47 70 6 15 1 

Percentage 39.38% 60.62% 29.76% 40.23% 4.53% 13.21% 2.78% 3.42% 2.01% 2.99% 0.26% 0.64% 0.04% 

16 Awards 715 675 536 428 98 182 43 40 36 21 2 4 0 

Percentage 51.44% 48.56% 38.56% 30.79% 7.05% 13.09% 3.09% 2.88% 2.59% 1.51% 0.14% 0.29% 0.00% 

17 Awards 4,242 2,717 2,725 1,402 842 928 398 209 255 155 17 12 5 

Percentage 60.96% 39.04% 39.16% 20.15% 12.10% 13.34% 5.72% 3.00% 3.66% 2.23% 0.24% 0.17% 0.07% 

18 Awards 1,087 715 928 535 75 124 54 32 17 17 13 6 0 

Percentage 60.32% 39.68% 51.50% 29.69% 4.16% 6.88% 3.00% 1.78% 0.94% 0.94% 0.72% 0.33% 0.00% 

19 Awards 724 475 550 277 100 132 48 33 20 30 6 3 0 

Percentage 60.38% 39.62% 45.87% 23.10% 8.34% 11.01% 4.00% 2.75% 1.67% 2.50% 0.50% 0.25% 0.00% 

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2001 males females male female male female male female male female male female male 20 Awards 1,307 562 1,015 365 141 148 95 26 41 16 15 7 0 

Percentage 69.93% 30.07% 54.31% 19.53% 7.54% 7.92% 5.08% 1.39% 2.19% 0.86% 0.80% 0.37% 0.00% 

21 Awards 1,138 525 882 320 138 147 80 39 34 16 3 3 1 

Percentage 68.43% 31.57% 53.04% 19.24% 8.30% 8.84% 4.81% 2.35% 2.04% 0.96% 0.18% 0.18% 0.06% 

22 Awards 905 286 665 168 133 88 68 14 35 13 3 3 1 

Percentage 75.99% 24.01% 55.84% 14.11% 11.17% 7.39% 5.71% 1.18% 2.94% 1.09% 0.25% 0.25% 0.08% 

23 Awards 828 493 659 314 78 113 54 24 32 41 5 1 0 

Percentage 62.68% 37.32% 49.89% 23.77% 5.90% 8.55% 4.09% 1.82% 2.42% 3.10% 0.38% 0.08% 0.00% 

24 Awards 421 126 302 65 71 48 33 6 13 6 2 1 0 

Percentage 76.97% 23.03% 55.21% 11.88% 12.98% 8.78% 6.03% 1.10% 2.38% 1.10% 0.37% 0.18% 0.00% 

25 Awards 788 277 641 198 80 60 26 3 35 12 6 4 0 

Percentage 73.99% 26.01% 60.19% 18.59% 7.51% 5.63% 2.44% 0.28% 3.29% 1.13% 0.56% 0.38% 0.00% 

26 Awards 43 3 37 1 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 93.48% 6.52% 80.43% 2.17% 6.52% 0.00% 6.52% 4.35% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

33 Awards 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

53 Awards 1 12 1 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 7.69% 92.31% 7.69% 76.92% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 15.38% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

55 Awards 6 10 6 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 37.50% 62.50% 37.50% 50.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 12.50% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

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2001 males females male female male female male female male female male female male 

PCES 01 Awards 113 72 83 52 10 9 10 7 6 3 4 1 0 

Percentage 61.08% 38.92% 44.86% 28.11% 5.41% 4.86% 5.41% 3.78% 3.24% 1.62% 2.16% 0.54% 0.00% 

02 Awards 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

Grand total Total 33,256 21,348 21,831 12,403 4,899 5,290 3,030 1,557 3,304 1,945 192 153 26 (% of total) 60.90% 39.10% 39.98% 22.71% 8.97% 9.68% 5.54% 2.85% 6.05% 3.56% 0.35% 0.28% 0.05% Grouping percentage 100.00% 62.64% 18.64% 8.39% 9.60% 0.63% 0.10% Source: USPS data. 

Note: Percentages may not add due to rounding. 

aAsian American and Pacific Islander. bAmerican Indian and Alaskan Native. cunknown–USPS could not identify specific employee level.

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2002 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fema

Postal 62.22% 37.78% 41.12% 22.58% 11.20% 10.06% 5.12% 2.36% 4.47% 2.50% 0.30% 0.26% 0.02% 0.02

workforce percentage

Bargaining 00 Awards 838 821 773 773 17 11 21 18 24 10 3 8 0 

Percentage 50.51% 49.49% 46.59% 46.59% 1.02% 0.66% 1.27% 1.08% 1.45% 0.60% 0.18% 0.48% 0.00% 0.06

01 Awards 6,977 2,297 4,261 1,287 853 463 854 334 982 187 23 17 4 

Percentage 75.23% 24.77% 45.95% 13.88% 9.20% 4.99% 9.21% 3.60% 10.59% 2.02% 0.25% 0.18% 0.04% 0.10

02 Awards 1,078 331 598 173 134 63 145 56 193 35 7 2 1 

Percentage 76.51% 23.49% 42.44% 12.28% 9.51% 4.47% 10.29% 3.97% 13.70% 2.48% 0.50% 0.14% 0.07% 0.14

03 Awards 788 106 357 61 271 30 99 7 58 7 2 0 1 

Percentage 88.14% 11.86% 39.93% 6.82% 30.31% 3.36% 11.07% 0.78% 6.49% 0.78% 0.22% 0.00% 0.11% 0.11

04 Awards 1,707 782 746 284 549 343 166 48 239 105 7 2 0 

Percentage 68.58% 31.42% 29.97% 11.41% 22.06% 13.78% 6.67% 1.93% 9.60% 4.22% 0.28% 0.08% 0.00% 0.00

05 Awards 6,435 7,123 3,573 3,577 1,116 1,831 626 515 1,083 1,134 34 52 3 

Percentage 47.46% 52.54% 26.35% 26.38% 8.23% 13.50% 4.62% 3.80% 7.99% 8.36% 0.25% 0.38% 0.02% 0.10

06 Awards 1,902 1,589 1,074 765 450 504 199 84 169 230 10 5 0 

Percentage 54.48% 45.52% 30.76% 21.91% 12.89% 14.44% 5.70% 2.41% 4.84% 6.59% 0.29% 0.14% 0.00% 0.03

07 Awards 748 11 522 5 94 5 60 0 68 1 4 0 0 

Percentage 98.55% 1.45% 68.77% 0.66% 12.38% 0.66% 7.91% 0.00% 8.96% 0.13% 0.53% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

08 Awards 86 0 71 0 3 0 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 82.56% 0.00% 3.49% 0.00% 9.30% 0.00% 4.65% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

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09 Awards 688 17 534 11 43 3 30 0 76 

Percentage 97.59% 2.41% 75.74% 1.56% 6.10% 0.43% 4.26% 0.00% 10.78% 

10 Awards 45 0 40 0 4 0 1 0 0 

Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 88.89% 0.00% 8.89% 0.00% 2.22% 0.00% 0.00% 

11 Awards 5 10 0 5 2 4 1 1 2 

Percentage 33.33% 66.67% 0.00% 33.33% 13.33% 26.67% 6.67% 6.67% 13.33% 

13 Awards 4 9 2 8 1 0 0 1 1 

Percentage 30.77% 69.23% 15.38% 61.54% 7.69% 0.00% 0.00% 7.69% 7.69% 

14 Awards 22 59 16 24 4 26 0 1 2 

Percentage 27.16% 72.84% 19.75% 29.63% 4.94% 32.10% 0.00% 1.23% 2.47% 

15 Awards 20 25 18 8 2 15 0 1 0 

Percentage 44.44% 55.56% 40.00% 17.78% 4.44% 33.33% 0.00% 2.22% 0.00% 

16 Awards 13 33 10 17 3 7 0 0 0 

Percentage 28.26% 71.74% 21.74% 36.96% 6.52% 15.22% 

17 Awards 11 18 5 13 2 5 

Percentage 37.93% 62.07% 17.24% 44.83% 6.90% 17.24% 

18 Awards 36 38 20 21 4 6 

Percentage 48.65% 51.35% 27.03% 28.38% 5.41% 8.11% 

19 Awards 1 2 1 1 0 1 

Percentage 33.33% 66.67% 33.33% 33.33% 0.00% 33.33% 

3 4 0 1 

0.43% 0.57% 0.00% 0.14% 0.00

0 0 0 0 

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

0 0 0 0 

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

0 0 0 0 

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

6 0 2 0 

7.41% 0.00% 2.47% 0.00% 0.00

0 0 1 0 

0.00% 0.00% 2.22% 0.00% 0.00

7 0 2 0 

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 15.22% 0.00% 4.35% 0.00% 0.00

1 0 3 0 0 0 0 

3.45% 0.00% 10.34% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

2 2 10 9 0 0 0 

2.70% 2.70% 13.51% 12.16% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

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20 Awards 34 17 29 14 3 1 0 0 2 

Percentage 66.67% 33.33% 56.86% 27.45% 5.88% 1.96% 0.00% 0.00% 3.92% 

21 Awards 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

22 Awards 70 53 49 38 10 5 0 3 11 

Percentage 56.91% 43.09% 39.84% 30.89% 8.13% 4.07% 0.00% 2.44% 8.94% 

23 Awards 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

2 0 0 0 

3.92% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

0 0 0 0 

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

7 0 0 0 

5.69% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

0 0 0 0 

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

0 0 0 0 

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

1 0 1 0 

0.95% 0.00% 0.95% 0.00% 0.00

0 0 0 0 

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

0 0 0 0 

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

4 0 0 0 

unknownc Awards 

Percentage 

Nonbargaining 1 Awards 

Percentage 

6 Awards 

Percentage 

7 Awards 

Percentage 

9 Awards 

Percentage 

10 Awards 

Percentage 

1 1 

50.00% 50.00% 

67 38 

63.81% 36.19% 

0 5 

0.00% 100.00% 

0 3 

0.00% 100.00% 

1 16 

5.88% 94.12% 

5 12 

29.41% 70.59% 

0 0 0 1 1 0 0 

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 50.00% 50.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

60 28 6 7 1 1 0 

57.14% 26.67% 5.71% 6.67% 0.95% 0.95% 0.00% 

0 0 0 5 0 0 0 

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

0 1 0 2 0 0 0 

0.00% 33.33% 0.00% 66.67% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

0 8 1 3 0 1 0 

0.00% 47.06% 5.88% 17.65% 0.00% 5.88% 0.00% 23.53% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

3 6 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 

17.65% 35.29% 0.00% 0.00% 5.88% 11.76% 5.88% 23.53% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

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11 Awards 164 762 132 526 15 166 9 44 4 15 4 11 0 

Percentage 17.71% 82.29% 14.25% 56.80% 1.62% 17.93% 0.97% 4.75% 0.43% 1.62% 0.43% 1.19% 0.00% 0.00

12 Awards 9 210 6 130 1 58 2 11 0 10 0 1 0 

Percentage 4.11% 95.89% 2.74% 59.36% 0.46% 26.48% 0.91% 5.02% 0.00% 4.57% 0.00% 0.46% 0.00% 0.00

13 Awards 200 402 180 352 7 23 11 15 0 3 2 9 0 

Percentage 33.22% 66.78% 29.90% 58.47% 1.16% 3.82% 1.83% 2.49% 0.00% 0.50% 0.33% 1.50% 0.00% 0.00

14 Awards 42 172 27 75 9 71 3 9 2 17 1 0 0 

Percentage 19.63% 80.37% 12.62% 35.05% 4.21% 33.18% 1.40% 4.21% 0.93% 7.94% 0.47% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

15 Awards 1,023 1,591 783 1,030 131 349 57 105 41 90 11 12 0 

Percentage 39.14% 60.86% 29.95% 39.40% 5.01% 13.35% 2.18% 4.02% 1.57% 3.44% 0.42% 0.46% 0.00% 0.19

16 Awards 695 566 528 318 76 162 60 52 29 33 1 1 1 

Percentage 55.11% 44.89% 41.87% 25.22% 6.03% 12.85% 4.76% 4.12% 2.30% 2.62% 0.08% 0.08% 0.08% 0.00

17 Awards 4,953 3,168 3,201 1,569 954 1,156 460 228 290 186 31 17 17 

Percentage 60.99% 39.01% 39.42% 19.32% 11.75% 14.23% 5.66% 2.81% 3.57% 2.29% 0.38% 0.21% 0.21% 0.15

18 Awards 1,068 782 906 560 74 156 55 40 16 21 17 5 0 

Percentage 57.73% 42.27% 48.97% 30.27% 4.00% 8.43% 2.97% 2.16% 0.86% 1.14% 0.92% 0.27% 0.00% 0.00

19 Awards 729 483 531 271 121 149 45 26 22 33 10 4 0 

Percentage 60.15% 39.85% 43.81% 22.36% 9.98% 12.29% 3.71% 2.15% 1.82% 2.72% 0.83% 0.33% 0.00% 0.00

20 Awards 1,297 610 987 391 145 144 102 47 51 22 11 6 1 

Percentage 68.01% 31.99% 51.76% 20.50% 7.60% 7.55% 5.35% 2.46% 2.67% 1.15% 0.58% 0.31% 0.05% 0.00

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21 Awards 

Percentage 

22 Awards 

Percentage 

23 Awards 

Percentage 

24 Awards 

Percentage 

25 Awards 

Percentage 

26 Awards 

Percentage 

28 Awards 

1,096 524 841 353 122 

67.65% 32.35% 51.91% 21.79% 7.53% 

930 317 688 194 119 

74.58% 25.42% 55.17% 15.56% 9.54% 

805 405 632 272 83 

66.53% 33.47% 52.23% 22.48% 6.86% 

454 163 324 82 71 

73.58% 26.42% 52.51% 13.29% 11.51% 

721 251 569 177 80 

74.18% 25.82% 58.54% 18.21% 8.23% 

42 7 35 2 2 

85.71% 14.29% 71.43% 4.08% 4.08% 

2 0 2 0 0 

Percentage 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 

51 Awards 0 1 0 1 0 

Percentage 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 

53 Awards 1 20 1 18 0 

Percentage 4.76% 95.24% 4.76% 85.71% 0.00% 

55 Awards 6 43 5 40 1 

Percentage 12.24% 87.76% 10.20% 81.63% 2.04% 

116 73 36 50 19 6 4 

7.16% 4.51% 2.22% 3.09% 1.17% 0.37% 0.00% 0.25% 0.00

84 80 21 35 16 7 2 1 

6.74% 6.42% 1.68% 2.81% 1.28% 0.56% 0.16% 0.08% 0.00

84 35 20 42 26 13 3 0 

6.94% 2.89% 1.65% 3.47% 2.15% 1.07% 0.25% 0.00% 0.00

49 40 18 19 11 0 3 0 

7.94% 6.48% 2.92% 3.08% 1.78% 0.00% 0.49% 0.00% 0.00

53 27 4 39 14 6 3 0 

5.45% 2.78% 0.41% 4.01% 1.44% 0.62% 0.31% 0.00% 0.00

2 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 

4.08% 6.12% 4.08% 4.08% 2.04% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 

4.76% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 4.76% 0.00% 0.00

1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 

2.04% 0.00% 4.08% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

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Fiscal Total White Black Hispanic AAPIa AIANb Hawaiian 

year 

2002 males females male female male female male female male female male female male fema

PCES 01 Awards 150 36 122 30 14 3 9 2 3 1 2 0 0 

Percentage 80.65% 19.35% 65.59% 16.13% 7.53% 1.61% 4.84% 1.08% 1.61% 0.54% 1.08% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

02 Awards 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Percentage 83.33% 16.67% 83.33% 16.67% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00

Grand total Total 35,977 23,932 23,270 13,522 5,597 6,168 3,287 1,757 3,573 2,270 216 170 34 4

(% of total) 60.05% 39.95% 38.84% 22.57% 9.34% 10.30% 5.49% 2.93% 5.96% 3.79% 0.36% 0.28% 0.06% 0.08

Grouping percentage 100.00% 61.41% 19.64% 8.42% 9.75% 0.64% 0.13%

Source: USPS data. 

Note: Percentages may not add due to rounding. 

aAsian American and Pacific Islander. bAmerican Indian and Alaskan Native. cunknown–USPS could not identify specific employee level. 

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