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66.3
#69 out of 216

Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL)

Mission: To serve as the principal fact-finding agency for the federal government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides and disseminates timely, accurate and relevant information about the economy using state-of-the-art statistical techniques, economic concepts, technology and management processes.

Scores and Rankings

Index Score Score Rank out of 216
  66.3 69
Best in Class Scores Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Employee Skills/Mission Match 72.0 207  of  216
Strategic Management 62.0 53  of  216
Teamwork 73.5 74  of  216
Effective Leadership 55.7 62  of  216
Effective Leadership - Empowerment 50.0 124  of  216
Effective Leadership - Fairness 51.2 40  of  216
Effective Leadership - Leaders 50.2 87  of  216
Effective Leadership - Supervisors 67.4 56  of  216
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 48.5 97  of  216
Training and Development 59.9 137  of  216
Support for Diversity 60.1 155  of  216
Pay and Benefits 73.6 29  of  216
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 50.0 81  of  216
Work/Life Balance 66.9 57  of  216
Index Score 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
  64.7 64.7 63.0
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 73.3 71.4 72.7
Strategic Management 63.9 63.0 65.0
Teamwork 73.8 73.3 68.1
Effective Leadership 55.3 54.5 51.4
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 47.8 47.7 46.0
Training and Development 65.9 65.6 63.2
Support for Diversity 58.0 57.1 60.5
Pay and Benefits 69.4 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 44.4 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 75.2 74.9 76.2
Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 73.3 71.4 72.7
Strategic Management 63.9 63.0 65.0
Teamwork 73.8 73.3 68.1
Effective Leadership 55.3 54.5 51.4
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 47.8 47.7 46.0
Training and Development 65.9 65.6 63.2
Support for Diversity 58.0 57.1 60.5
Pay and Benefits 69.4 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 44.4 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 75.2 74.9 76.2
Scores by Demographic Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Female 67.1 56  of  216
Male 65.8 95  of  214
40 and over 65.0 83  of  216
Under 40 68.3 82  of  199
Asian 66.4 46  of  74
Black or African-American 62.1 104  of  188
Hispanic or Latino No data No data
Multi-racial No data No data
White 68.5 58  of  215
Scores by Demographic 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Female No data No data No data
Male No data No data No data
40 and over 62.8 No data No data
Under 40 67.5 No data No data
Asian No data No data No data
Black or African-American 60.8 No data No data
Hispanic or Latino No data No data No data
Multi-racial No data No data No data
White 66.0 No data No data
Scores by Demographic 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Female No data No data No data
Male No data No data No data
40 and over No data No data No data
Under 40 No data No data No data
Asian No data No data No data
Black or African-American No data No data No data
Hispanic or Latino No data No data No data
Multi-racial No data No data No data
White No data No data No data

Trends

Index Scores

Best in Class Scores

 




Year Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL) Index Score Subcomponent High Performing Average Subcomponent Average Index Score Subcomponent Low Performing Average
2003 63.0 69.3 61.0 51.9
2005 64.7 73.0 62.9 52.3
2007 64.7 73.8 61.9 49.0
2009 66.3 74.8 64.1 54.0

Comparative Data — Subcomponent Averages

High Performing Average Scores 2003 2005 2007 2009
High Performing Average - Employee Skills 82.4 82.3 83.3 83.4
High Performing Average - Management 65.7 64.6 66.0 66.9
High Performing Average - Teamwork 73.7 77.2 78.7 79.1
High Performing Average - Leadership 57.1 59.9 61.9 62.6
High Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement 53.2 55.8 56.8 58.1
High Performing Average - Training and Development 67.7 70.5 71.3 72.0
High Performing Average - Support for Diversity 69.0 68.9 68.8 70.9
High Performing Average - Pay and Benefits 74.8 76.8
High Performing Average - Family Friendly 57.2 60.0
High Performing Average - Work/Life Balance 72.6 72.1 72.8 72.5
Average Index Scores 2003 2005 2007 2009
Average for Employee Skills 78.4 77.6 77.7 78.5
Average for Management 59.1 56.9 56.6 58.6
Average for Teamwork 67.8 71.1 70.8 72.1
Average for Leadership 49.7 51.7 51.7 53.5
Average for Rewards and Advancement 45.4 47.0 46.9 48.5
Average for Training and Development 58.4 61.0 59.8 61.8
Average for Support for Diversity 61.7 60.0 59.4 62.3
Average for Pay and Benefits 66.4 68.1
Average for Family Friendly 44.8 46.8
Average for Work/Life Balance 66.1 64.6 63.4 64.2
Low Performing Average Score 2003 2005 2007 2009
Low Performing Average - Employee Skills 73.6 72.0 71.1 72.9
Low Performing Average - Management 52.3 48.8 47.4 50.2
Low Performing Average - Teamwork 61.8 65.1 63.3 65.5
Low Performing Average - Leadership 42.9 43.7 41.9 44.8
Low Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement 37.7 38.0 36.3 39.3
Low Performing Average - Training and Development 50.3 51.0 48.1 52.4
Low Performing Average - Support for Diversity 54.7 51.5 49.8 53.1
Low Performing Average - Pay and Benefits 57.2 58.8
Low Performing Average - Family Friendly 33.2 34.7
Low Performing Average - Work/Life Balance 59.4 57.0 54.8 56.0

Workforce Size and Trends

Number of Employees

 

Number of Employees in 2001: 2,206

Number of Employees in 2002: 2,238

Number of Employees in 2003: 2,219

Number of Employees in 2004: 2,149

Number of Employees in 2005: 2,136

Number of Employees in 2006: 2,179

Number of Employees in 2007: 2,113

Number of Employees in 2008: 1,975

Employees joined (2008): 53

Percentage joined (2008): 11.11%

Average joined (2004-2008): 120

Employees left (2008): 183

Percentage left (2008): 8.12%

Average left (2004-2008): 148

Rookie ratio (percentage of workforce with less than three years of service): 12.20%

More About the Agency

Headquartered in Washington, D.C.
Other Locations: Seven regional offices in San Francisco, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Boston and New York. Additional economists/staff stationed in 95 cities across the United States

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Male/Female Demographics Ethiniciy Demographics

Demographics source: FedScope, OPM

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