Economics and Statistics Administration

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U.S. Department of Commerce

Equal Employment 

Opportunity Tabulation

2006-2010

Pre-release Webinar

November 28, 2012

Webinar Access Information 

Toll free number: 800-857-4620

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Speakers

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Host Michael Cook

Public Information Office

Presenter Jennifer Cheeseman Day

Assistant Division Chief for 

Employment Characteristics

Social, Economic and Housing 

Statistics Division

The U.S. Census Bureau Measures the Nation's People, Places, and Economy
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Webinar Outline

• Highlights

• Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation Basics

• What is the American Community Survey?

• Key Concepts

• Navigating the Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation 

on American FactFinder

• Release Schedule

• Resources for More Information

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• Allows us to examine the diversity of the labor force

• The source for detailed occupational statistics by race, 

ethnicity, and sex in the labor force for local areas

• First time using the American Community Survey 

estimates, marking the maturity of the survey as an 

extension of the decennial census program

• Fully available online through American FactFinder

• Provides statistics by location-based geography –

residence, worksite, commuting flows (“labor sheds”)

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Highlights of the Equal Employment 

Opportunity Tabulation
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What can this tabulation tell you?

• Detailed occupation: What percentage of cashiers in Austin, Texas, are nonHispanic Asian?

• Diversity: What is the demographic composition of elementary and middle school 

teachers in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-N.C. metro area?

• Age: What percentage of flight attendants in Atlanta are 40 to 44 years old?

• Education: How many workers in Suffolk, Worcester and Berkshire counties in 

Massachusetts are 35-to-39 year old high school graduates?

• Commuting flows: What percentage of financial analysts work in Los Angeles 

County and live in Orange County, California? 

• Citizenship: How many professional workers in the Huntsville, Ala. metro area are 

not U.S. citizens?

• Industry: How many mechanical engineers in the transportation equipment 

manufacturing industry in Michigan are non-Hispanic black?

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Answers to these questions available November 29, 2012
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Largest release on

American FactFinder

• Over 19 billion estimates

• Over 1 trillion calculations to produce

• Covers nearly 6,500 geographic entities

• Includes estimates and percentages of the labor 

force for race and ethnicity by sex for all counties 

and for places of 50,000 or more

• About 1 1⁄2 times larger than the 5-year American 

Community Survey release

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5 Decades of Equal Employment 

Opportunity Tabulations

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Primary Purpose of the Equal 

Employment Opportunity Tabulation

• External benchmark for conducting 

comparisons between the racial, ethnic, and 

sex composition of each employer's workforce 

to its available labor market

• Used by organizations to develop and update 

their affirmative action plans

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Sponsoring Agencies

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 

(EEOC)

Department of Justice (DOJ) Employment 

Litigation Section of the Civil Rights Division

Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Federal 

Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

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Civil Rights Laws

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)

• Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) 

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

• Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA)

• Rehabilitation Act of 1973 

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The statistics from the Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation are used 

by Federal agencies that monitor employment practices and enforce civil 

rights laws in the workforce, and by employers so they can measure their 

compliance with the laws.
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What is in the Equal Employment 

Opportunity Tabulation?

• Custom tabulation of the civilian labor force aged 16 and 

older

• Detailed occupation by race and ethnicity and by sex

• Tables may also include citizenship, educational 

attainment, industry, age, earnings, and unemployment 

status

• Worksite, residence, and commuting flows

• For the nation, states, metro/micro areas, counties, EEO 

county sets, and places

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New this time

• Developed from 5-year American Community Survey (2006-2010) 

• Pre-calculated margins of error 

• 2010 decennial census population base

• 488 Census Occupation Codes

– Worksite tables exclude “unemployed” code

– Occupation categories based on 2010 Standard Occupational 

Classification 

• New measures: citizenship, unemployment status

• Puerto Rico tables 

• Available through American FactFinder

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New Measures

Unemployment Status

• Currently employed

• Currently unemployed and 

worked in the last year

• Currently unemployed and 

last worked 1 to 5 years ago

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Citizenship

• U.S. Citizen – Respondents 

who indicated that they were born in 

the United States, Puerto Rico, a 

U.S. Island Area (such as Guam), or 

abroad of American (U.S. citizen) 

parent or parents are considered 

U.S. citizens at birth. Foreign-born 

people who indicated that they were 

U.S. citizens through naturalization 

also are considered U.S. citizens.

• Not a U.S. Citizen – Respondents who indicated that they 

were not U.S. citizens at the time of 

the survey.
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Source Data: 

American Community Survey (ACS)

• The largest survey in the United States with a 

sample size of about 31⁄2 million household 

addresses annually

• Monthly data collection that yields aggregate 

estimates every year

• Fully implemented in 2005

• Collects data on a wide range of demographic, 

social, economic, and housing characteristics

• Includes all 50 states, District of Columbia, and 

Puerto Rico

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American Community Survey 

Similarities with 

Census 2000 Long-Form Sample

• Both produce estimates on characteristics from a sample of the 

population 

• Many of the same questions asked and produces many of the 

same basic statistics

• Race and ethnicity items are the same and produce similar 

statistics to 2000 

• Most occupation and industry codes similar, though some 

codes have changed

• Same detailed geography -- Five-year estimates are produced 

for the same broad set of geographic areas that received 

sample statistics from Census 2000

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5-Year Estimates

• Period estimate rather than point-in-time estimate

• Information collected continuously nearly every day from 

independent monthly samples over 60 months (January 

2006 to December 2010)

• Aggregated results over period

• Describes no specific day, month, or year within period

• Cumulative sample allows measurement of characteristics 

in local geographies and increases precision of its 

estimates

• Best source for detailed occupation by race and ethnicity 

by sex for local areas

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Race and Ethnicity Categories

Hispanic or Latino

1. White alone Hispanic or Latino

2. Other Hispanic or Latino

Not Hispanic or Latino, One Race

3. White alone

4. Black or African American alone 

5. American Indian and Alaska Native alone 

6. Asian alone 

7. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone

Not Hispanic or Latino, Two or More Races

8. White and Black

9. White and AIAN

10. White and Asian

11. Black and AIAN

12. NHPI and White (Hawaii only)

13. NHPI and Asian (Hawaii only) 

14. NHPI and Asian and White (Hawaii only) 

15. Balance of Not Hispanic or Latino*

Note: Black refers to Black or African American; AIAN refers to American Indian and Alaska Native; 

and NHPI refers to Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. 

*’Balance’ includes the balance of non-Hispanic individuals who reported multiple races or reported Some Other Race alone

For more information on race and Hispanic origin, see the Subject Definitions at 

http://www.census.gov/acs/www/statistics_documentation/documentation_main/.

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Statistics only shown 

in tables for Hawaii 
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Nation

All states, the 

District of 

Columbia and 

Puerto Rico

Metro and Micro areas

Counties and EEO county sets 

Places

Levels of 

Geography
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Types of Location

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Residence 

Where people 

live 

Total labor force 

(employed + 

unemployed)

Worksite

Where people 

work 

Employed and at 

work last week

Worksite flow 

Where workers 

commute from

Employed and at 

work last week
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Commuting Flows

Commuting flow products from the Census Bureau

• Census Transportation Planning Products (CTPP) (ACS) 

• County-to-County and MCD-to-MCD commuting flows (ACS) – expected release February 2013

• Local Employment Dynamics (LED) OnTheMap (QCEW) 

• Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation (ACS)

About the Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation Commuting Flows 

• Designed to benchmark labor force characteristics by occupation

• Universe includes civilians only

• Data source based on household survey (ACS) rather than administrative records 

• Unit of analysis is people rather than jobs 

• County flows and place flows geographies only

• Geographic coverage incomplete 

• Population thresholds and minimum of 50 records per flow applies 

• Up to 9 largest flows to worksite; all other residences combined into one flow

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Table Sets and Iterations

Total number of tables: 107 tables

Table 

set Characteristic

Occupation 

definition Citizenship Residence Worksite

Commuting 

Flow

1 Detailed Census Occupation Categories Detailed X X X

2 Detailed Census Occupation Categories Detailed X X X X

3 EEO Occupation Groups Group X X X X

4 EEO-1 Job Categories Group X X X X

5 Federal Sector Job Categories Group X X X X

6 State and Local Government Job Groups Group X X X X

7 Educational Attainment and Younger Age groups X X X

8 Detailed Census Occupation Categories and 5 Educational Attainment Levels Detailed X

9 Detailed Census Occupation Categories and 6 Educational Attainment Levels Detailed X X

10 Detailed Census Occupation Categories and 90 Industry Groups Detailed X X

11 Detailed Census Occupation Categories and Earnings Detailed X X

12 Detailed Census Occupation Categories and Older Age Groups Detailed X

13 Detailed Occupation by Unemployment Status Detailed X

14 Unemployment Status by Older Age Groups (no race/ethnicity) Detailed X

Location
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Disclosure Avoidance

• Census Bureau bound by strict laws to protect 

confidential information

• Disclosure Review Board approved

• Population thresholds for some sub-state 

geographies

• Some cells suppressed to protect identity of 

individuals

– Used complementary suppression

• Rounded estimates 

• Empty tables not displayed 

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Thresholds by Table Set

Table 

set Characteristic

Population 

threshold Residence Worksite

Commuting 

Flow

1 Detailed Census Occupation Categories 50,000 NSMCP1 NSMCP CP

2 Detailed Census Occupation Categories 100,000 NSMCP NSMCP CP

3 EEO Occupation Groups 50,000 NSMCP NSMCP CP

4 EEO-1 Job Categories 50,000 NSMCP NSMCP CP

5 Federal Sector Job Categories 50,000 NSMCP NSMCP CP

6 State and Local Government Job Groups 50,000 NSMCP NSMCP CP

7 Educational Attainment and Younger Age groups 50,000 NSMCP CP

8 Detailed Census Occupation Categories and 5 Educational Attainment Levels 50,000 NSMCP

9 Detailed Census Occupation Categories and 6 Educational Attainment Levels 100,000 NSMCP

10 Detailed Census Occupation Categories and 90 Industry Groups 100,000 NSMCP

11 Detailed Census Occupation Categories and Earnings 100,000 NSMCP

12 Detailed Census Occupation Categories and Older Age Groups 100,000 NSMCP

13 Detailed Occupation by Unemployment Status 100,000 NSMC

14 Unemployment Status by Older Age Groups (no race/ethnicity) 100,000 NSMC

KEY

N = Nation

S = States

M = Metro/Micro areas

C = Counties

P = Places

Geographies available by location

1 EEO county sets are used in Table Set 1 for residence. EEO county sets are aggregations of 

counties that together have a population of 50,000 or more.

(Thresholds applied for geographic 

levels shown in green)

Nation and state geographies have no thresholds

Commuting flows require at least 50 unweighted cases 
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http://factfinder2.census.gov
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EEO Occupation codes overlay

For tables with 

detailed 

occupations

Only used for 

the EEO 

tabulation

Enter occupation names or codes

Occupation titles 

display

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“i” button for 

more 

information
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Occupation Information

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To find synonyms for an 

occupation, SOC code, 

Census occupation code, 

and Census occupation 

title or description
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Box Head and Table Display

Or Margin of error

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Margins of Error

• Check margins of error to ensure estimates have 

sufficient reliability for their intended use

• Based on a 90-percent confidence level

• Use the pre-calculated estimates and margins or 

error when available for totals and subtotals

• Instructions for deriving margins of error for 

calculated estimates: 

http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/data_documentation/

Statistical_Testing/2010StatisticalTesting3and5year.pdf

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Equal Employment Opportunity 

Subject Web page

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http://www.census.gov/people/eeotabulation/

• Table titles and content

• Occupational listings 

• Crosswalks

• County set listing

• Geography links

• Tutorials

• Direct links to specific 

AFF tables

• Frequently Asked 

Questions (FAQs)
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Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation 

Release Schedule

Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation 

Thursday, November 29: Public Release

Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation – continued

Thursday, December 13: Public Release

• Detailed occupation and industry group for non-citizens 

(Tables EEO-NCIT10wA –M) 

• Place flows (Tables 1w-6w)

• Unemployment status – counties (Tables 13 and 14)

Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation – continued

Late December 2012

• Entire file available for download through FTP

Disability Employment Tabulation (2008-2010) 

Spring 2013

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• The Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation 

allows us to examine the diversity of the labor force

• The source for detailed occupational statistics by 

race, ethnicity, and sex in the labor force for local 

areas

• First time using American Community Survey as 

source for EEO statistics, marking the maturity of 

the ACS survey

• Released via American FactFinder on Thursday, 

November 29, 2012

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Recap
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References

Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation Information

http://www.census.gov/people/eeotabulation/

List of Tables

http://www.census.gov/people/eeotabulation/documentation/

Standard Occupational Classification

http://www.bls.gov/SOC/

American Community Survey Information

http://www.census.gov/acs/

American FactFinder:

http://factfinder2.census.gov

Understanding and Using ACS statistics

http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/handbooks/ACSGeneralHandbook.pdf
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Sponsor Agencies 

Contact Information

Office of Personnel 

Management

Gary A. Lukowski

Office of Planning and Policy 

Analysis 

Office of the Director

Gary.Lukowski@opm.gov

Phone: 202-606-1449

www.opm.gov

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Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission

Joseph R. Donovan

Research and Analytic Services 

Office of General Counsel 

Joseph.Donovan@eeoc.gov

Phone: 202-663-4745

Marc J. Rosenblum

Federal Sector Programs

Office of Federal Operations

Marc.Rosenblum@eeoc.gov

Phone: 202-663-7110

http://www.eeoc.gov/

Department of Justice 

Lisa R. Moore

Employment Litigation 

Section

Civil Rights Division

Lisa.Moore@usdoj.gov

Phone: 202-514-3831

http://www.justice.gov/crt

/index.php

Department of Labor

Naomi Levin

Policy Development & 

Procedures

Office of Federal Contract 

Compliance Programs

levin.naomi@dol.gov

Phone: 202-693-1047

http://www.dol.gov/ofccp
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