Affirmative Action Data

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Affirmative Action Data
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CENSUS 2000 EEO DATA TUTORIAL
Prepared by Ohio Bureau of Labor Market
Information Office of Workforce Development Ohio
Department of Job and Family Services
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• The Census 2000 EEO Data Tutorial gives an
  overview on locating Equal Employment Opportunity
  data as provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
• The 2000 Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
  Special File contains data which will assist
  employers in completing required Affirmative
  Action Plans which need to be submitted for
  federal and state contract compliance. This
  information for Affirmative Action Programs from
  the Census Bureau is the most recent available.
  
• The Census 2000 Special EEO Tabulation serves
  as the primary external benchmark for comparing
  the race, ethnicity, and gender composition of an
  organizations internal workforce, with the
  external labor market, within a specified
  geographical area and job category.
• Census 2000 Special Tabulation Files can be
  accessed using the EEO Data Tool, at
  http//www.census.gov/eeo2000/index.html

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From the main Census 2000 EEO Data Tool
screen Step 1. Select a table from the different
occupation tables listed.Step 2. Choose between
data based on residence or worksite.Step 3.
Click Next.
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Step 4. Choose the level of geography you
require. Step 5. Click Next.Please note here
that the occupation tables based on residence
give you the option of choosing Metropolitan
Statistical Areas, while those based on worksites
do not list Metropolitan Statistical Areas as a
level of geography.
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If you have chosen county sets in Ohio, then this
is your next screen. Step 6. Please select the
county you require. You may choose one or more
counties by clicking and dragging the pointer.
Step 7. Click Next.
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Step 8. You may sort the occupations
alphabetically or by codes. Step 9. Please
select the occupation you require. You may choose
all occupations by clicking and dragging.
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Step 10. You may also customize your table by
choosing one or more categories of race. Step
11. You may then choose between viewing the table
on screen or download it as a CSV file (which may
be opened in either Excel or Lotus). Step 12.
Click on Display Table.
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A Sample EEO Data Result for Franklin County
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Additional Sources of Racial, Ethnic and Gender
Data

• The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  (EEOC) at http//www.eeoc.gov/stats/jobpat/jobpat.
  html provides Job Patterns for Minorities.
• American Fact Finder at http//factfinder.census.g
  ov is also a good source of Census 2000 data by
  county or city.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics Geographical Profile
  of Employment and Unemployment at
  http//www.bls.gov/gps/home.htm. The annual
  averages presented here for states and selected,
  large metropolitan areas and cities by gender and
  racial/ethnic categories are taken from the
  Current Population Survey (CPS).
• Ohio Department of Development Office of
  Strategic Research
• Ohio County Profiles include a five-page digest
  of statistics (such as Population, Educational
  Attainment, Household Income, Poverty Status,
  Civilian Labor Force Estimates, Major Employers,
  etc.) for the State of Ohio and 88 Ohio counties.
  
• http//www.odod.state.oh.us/research/files/s0.htm