Best Places to Work in the Federal Governement 2007 (header image goes here)
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Mission: To maintain stability and public confidence in the nation's financial system by insuring deposits, examining and supervising financial institutions for safety and soundness and consumer protection and managing receiverships.

2,237

The number of mission-criticial jobs the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is expected to hire by the end of September 2012. Learn More at Where the Jobs Are 2009 »

Scores and Rankings

Best in Class Scores 2007 Score 2005 Score 2003 Score
Employee Skills/Mission Match 72.6 72.4 No data
Strategic Management 53.6 55.7 No data
Teamwork 71.5 73.8 No data
Effective Leadership 43.0 41.7 No data
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement 39.0 38.6 No data
Training and Development 58.6 63.4 No data
Support for Diversity 58.2 60.8 No data
Pay and Benefits 81.6 No data No data
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits 63.5 No data No data
Work/Life Balance 64.9 67.5 No data
Scores by Demographic Score Rank (out of varied totals)
Female No data No data
Male No data No data
40 and over No data No data
Under 40 No data No data
Asian No data No data
Black or African-American No data No data
Hispanic or Latino No data No data
Multi-racial No data No data
White 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 58.8 No data No data
Under 40 62.6 No data No data
Asian 59.7 No data No data
Black or African-American 66.4 No data No data
Hispanic or Latino No data No data No data
Multi-racial 40.0 No data No data
White 58.6 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 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Index Score Large Agency High Performing Average Large Agency Average Index Score Large Agency Low Performing Average
2003 65.0 60.8 55.9
2005 54.5 72.4 62.4 51.4
2007 59.5 71.8 61.7 50.6
2009 73.8 64.1 55.5

Comparative Data — Large Agency Averages

High Performing Average Scores 2003 2005 2007 2009
High Performing Average - Employee Skills 80.7 80.6 80.7 83.0
High Performing Average - Management 62.1 63.9 62.4 64.0
High Performing Average - Teamwork 71.6 76.5 75.9 77.6
High Performing Average - Leadership 54.1 58.3 58.2 60.7
High Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement 50.5 53.5 53.3 56.3
High Performing Average - Training and Development 63.7 68.2 66.7 68.8
High Performing Average - Support for Diversity 67.0 67.4 66.7 68.8
High Performing Average - Pay and Benefits 74.3 72.9
High Performing Average - Family Friendly 56.4 57.6
High Performing Average - Work/Life Balance 69.5 70.0 69.5 69.4
Average Index Scores 2003 2005 2007 2009
Average for Employee Skills 78.1 77.4 77.5 78.9
Average for Management 58.1 56.8 56.1 57.8
Average for Teamwork 68.3 71.3 70.7 71.7
Average for Leadership 49.1 50.2 50.3 52.1
Average for Rewards and Advancement 44.4 44.7 45.1 46.8
Average for Training and Development 57.5 59.9 58.6 60.7
Average for Support for Diversity 61.3 59.1 58.3 60.7
Average for Pay and Benefits 66.2 66.8
Average for Family Friendly 45.7 47.2
Average for Work/Life Balance 64.4 63.7 64.4 62.7
Low Performing Average Score 2003 2005 2007 2009
Low Performing Average - Employee Skills 74.9 73.3 72.8 75.7
Low Performing Average - Management 53.9 49.4 49.1 50.9
Low Performing Average - Teamwork 65.4 66.9 66.0 67.2
Low Performing Average - Leadership 45.6 42.7 42.5 45.4
Low Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement 39.3 36.6 36.6 40.1
Low Performing Average - Training and Development 51.4 50.3 49.0 53.4
Low Performing Average - Support for Diversity 57.6 52.5 51.1 54.4
Low Performing Average - Pay and Benefits 58.8 60.5
Low Performing Average - Family Friendly 36.4 38.2
Low Performing Average - Work/Life Balance 59.7 56.3 59.7 55.6

Workforce Size and Trends

Number of Employees

 

Number of Employees in 2001: 5,922

Number of Employees in 2002: 5,584

Number of Employees in 2003: 5,146

Number of Employees in 2004: 4,981

Number of Employees in 2005: 4,288

Number of Employees in 2006: 4,125

Number of Employees in 2007: 4,187

Number of Employees in 2008: 4,345

Employees joined (2008): 396

Percentage joined (2008): 5.60%

Average joined (2004-2008): 228

Employees left (2008): 251

Percentage left (2008): 6.91%

Average left (2004-2008): 357

Rookie ratio (percentage of workforce with less than three years of service): 9.30%

More About the Agency

Headquartered in Washington, D.C.
Other Locations: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Kansas City, San Francisco, New York City, Dallas and Memphis

http://www.fdic.gov

Male/Female Demographics Ethiniciy Demographics

Demographics source: FedScope, OPM

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