IX. Agencies Listed by Size
Categories
(as reported in May 2001)
"Large Agency’ Category *
(10,000+ employees)
Agency Name
Reported Number of Employees
Weighted Percentage by Category Size
Department of Defense
3,200,000
63.1332 %
Postal Service
800,000
15.7833
Department of Veterans Affairs
240,000
4.735
Department of the Treasury
162,119
3.1985
Department of Justice
124,870
2.4636
Department of Agriculture
100,000
1.9729
Department of Transportation
100,000
1.9729
Social Security Administration
65,000
1.2824
Department of Health and Human Services
62,999
1.2429
Department of the Interior
58,026
1.1448
Department of Commerce
41,711
0.8229
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
19,198
0.3788
Environmental Protection Agency
18,879
0.3725
Department of State
18,000
0.3551
Department of Labor
16,818
0.3318
Department of Energy
14,000
0.2762
General Services Administration
14,000
0.2762
Tennessee Valley Authority
13,031
0.2571
Total
# for ‘Large Agency’ Category
5,068,651
100 %
‘Mid-Size Agency’ Category
(1,000-9,999 employees)
Agency Name
Reported Number of Employees
Weighted Percentage by Category Size
Department of Housing and Urban Development
9,300
16.5189 %
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
6,437
11.4336
Department of Education
4,611
8.1902
Small Business Administration
4,190
7.4424
Office of Personnel Management
3,699
6.5703
Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
3,055
5.4264
Securities and Exchange Commission
2,941
5.2239
National Archives and Records Administration
2,768
4.9166
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
2,500
4.4406
Federal Emergency Management Agency
2,131
3.7851
Agency for International Development
2,074
3.6839
Federal Communications Commission
2,000
3.5525
National Labor Relations Board
1,947
3.4583
Federal Reserve System
1,642
2.9166
Joint Chiefs of Staff
1,268
2.2523
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
1,250
2.2203
National Science Foundation
1,250
2.2203
Peace Corps
1,112
1.9752
Railroad Retirement Board
1,102
1.9574
National Credit Union Administration
1,022
1.8153
Total
# for ‘Mid-Size Agency’ Category
56,299
100 %
‘Small Agency’ Category
(100-999 employees)
Agency Name
Reported Number of Employees
Weighted Percentage by Category Size
Federal Trade Commission
960
12.5049 %
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
860
11.2023
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
746
9.7173
Corporation for National and Community
630
8.2063
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
560
7.2945
Consumer Product Safety Commission
480
6.2524
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council
450
5.8617
American Battle Monuments Commission
369
4.8066
International Trade Commission
351
4.5721
Federal Election Commission
340
4.4288
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
280
3.6473
Farm Credit Administration
278
3.6212
Merit Systems Protection Board
233
3.0350
Federal Labor Relations Authority
216
2.8136
National Endowment for the Humanities
169
2.2014
Selective Service System
165
2.1493
National Endowment for the Arts
151
1.9669
Federal Maritime Commission
122
1.5892
Federal Housing Finance Board
110
1.4329
Office of Special Counsel
107
1.3938
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
100
1.3026
Total
# for ‘Small Agency’ Category
7,677
100%
‘Very Small Agency’ Category
(1-99 employees)
Agency Name
Reported Number of Employees
Weighted Percentage by Category Size
Office of Government Ethics
78
11.8361 %
Commission on Civil Rights
68
10.3187
Occupational Safety and Health Review
68
10.3187
National Capital Planning Commission
55
8.346
National Mediation Board
52
7.8907
Postal Rate Commission
50
7.5873
Inter-American Foundation
45
6.8285
Institute of Museum Services and Library
41
6.2215
Trade and Development Agency
41
6.2215
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
35
5.3111
Access Board
30
4.5524
Committee for Purchase from the Blind and
29
4.4006
African Development Foundation
26
3.9454
Morris K. Udall Foundation
17
2.5797
National Council on Disability
10
1.5175
Commission on Fine Arts
7
1.0622
Japan-U.S.Friendship Commission
4
0.6070
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
3
0.4552
Total
# for ‘Very Small Agency’ Category
659
100 %
(as reported in May 2001)
"Large Agency’ Category *
(10,000+ employees)
| Agency Name | Reported Number of Employees | Weighted Percentage by Category Size |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | 3,200,000 | 63.1332 % |
| Postal Service | 800,000 | 15.7833 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 240,000 | 4.735 |
| Department of the Treasury | 162,119 | 3.1985 |
| Department of Justice | 124,870 | 2.4636 |
| Department of Agriculture | 100,000 | 1.9729 |
| Department of Transportation | 100,000 | 1.9729 |
| Social Security Administration | 65,000 | 1.2824 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 62,999 | 1.2429 |
| Department of the Interior | 58,026 | 1.1448 |
| Department of Commerce | 41,711 | 0.8229 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 19,198 | 0.3788 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 18,879 | 0.3725 |
| Department of State | 18,000 | 0.3551 |
| Department of Labor | 16,818 | 0.3318 |
| Department of Energy | 14,000 | 0.2762 |
| General Services Administration | 14,000 | 0.2762 |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | 13,031 | 0.2571 |
| Total # for ‘Large Agency’ Category | 5,068,651 | 100 % |
‘Mid-Size Agency’ Category
(1,000-9,999 employees)
| Agency Name | Reported Number of Employees | Weighted Percentage by Category Size |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 9,300 | 16.5189 % |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | 6,437 | 11.4336 |
| Department of Education | 4,611 | 8.1902 |
| Small Business Administration | 4,190 | 7.4424 |
| Office of Personnel Management | 3,699 | 6.5703 |
| Equal Employment Opportunities Commission | 3,055 | 5.4264 |
| Securities and Exchange Commission | 2,941 | 5.2239 |
| National Archives and Records Administration | 2,768 | 4.9166 |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 2,500 | 4.4406 |
| Federal Emergency Management Agency | 2,131 | 3.7851 |
| Agency for International Development | 2,074 | 3.6839 |
| Federal Communications Commission | 2,000 | 3.5525 |
| National Labor Relations Board | 1,947 | 3.4583 |
| Federal Reserve System | 1,642 | 2.9166 |
| Joint Chiefs of Staff | 1,268 | 2.2523 |
| Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | 1,250 | 2.2203 |
| National Science Foundation | 1,250 | 2.2203 |
| Peace Corps | 1,112 | 1.9752 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | 1,102 | 1.9574 |
| National Credit Union Administration | 1,022 | 1.8153 |
| Total # for ‘Mid-Size Agency’ Category | 56,299 | 100 % |
‘Small Agency’ Category
(100-999 employees)
| Agency Name | Reported Number of Employees | Weighted Percentage by Category Size |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Trade Commission | 960 | 12.5049 % |
| Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency | 860 | 11.2023 |
| Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation | 746 | 9.7173 |
| Corporation for National and Community | 630 | 8.2063 |
| Commodity Futures Trading Commission | 560 | 7.2945 |
| Consumer Product Safety Commission | 480 | 6.2524 |
| U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council | 450 | 5.8617 |
| American Battle Monuments Commission | 369 | 4.8066 |
| International Trade Commission | 351 | 4.5721 |
| Federal Election Commission | 340 | 4.4288 |
| Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service | 280 | 3.6473 |
| Farm Credit Administration | 278 | 3.6212 |
| Merit Systems Protection Board | 233 | 3.0350 |
| Federal Labor Relations Authority | 216 | 2.8136 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | 169 | 2.2014 |
| Selective Service System | 165 | 2.1493 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | 151 | 1.9669 |
| Federal Maritime Commission | 122 | 1.5892 |
| Federal Housing Finance Board | 110 | 1.4329 |
| Office of Special Counsel | 107 | 1.3938 |
| Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board | 100 | 1.3026 |
| Total # for ‘Small Agency’ Category | 7,677 | 100% |
‘Very Small Agency’ Category
(1-99 employees)
| Agency Name | Reported Number of Employees | Weighted Percentage by Category Size |
|---|---|---|
| Office of Government Ethics | 78 | 11.8361 % |
| Commission on Civil Rights | 68 | 10.3187 |
| Occupational Safety and Health Review | 68 | 10.3187 |
| National Capital Planning Commission | 55 | 8.346 |
| National Mediation Board | 52 | 7.8907 |
| Postal Rate Commission | 50 | 7.5873 |
| Inter-American Foundation | 45 | 6.8285 |
| Institute of Museum Services and Library | 41 | 6.2215 |
| Trade and Development Agency | 41 | 6.2215 |
| Advisory Council on Historic Preservation | 35 | 5.3111 |
| Access Board | 30 | 4.5524 |
| Committee for Purchase from the Blind and | 29 | 4.4006 |
| African Development Foundation | 26 | 3.9454 |
| Morris K. Udall Foundation | 17 | 2.5797 |
| National Council on Disability | 10 | 1.5175 |
| Commission on Fine Arts | 7 | 1.0622 |
| Japan-U.S.Friendship Commission | 4 | 0.6070 |
| Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation | 3 | 0.4552 |
| Total # for ‘Very Small Agency’ Category | 659 | 100 % |
*Update: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was not surveyed as a separate entity in this survey. The components agencies that are currently part of DHS were surveyed as part of their original agencies.
Last Updated: 6/14/04
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Thomas E. Perez |
Assistant Attorney General |
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Civil Rights Division |
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