NSN Personnel - Orange County Affirmative Action Plan - IX-C - 4-18-95

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The utilization analysis in this plan consists of three elements: - A work force analysis of the County's permanent employees as of November 1, 1994, - An availability analysis for the recruitment area labor force based on the 1990 U.S. Census data - Findings; that is, identification of areas of underutilization of minorities and women in the Orange County work force in relation to the recruitment area labor force. B. Orange County Work Force Analysis The workforce analysis reviews the County's permanent employment both overall and by the eight federal Equal Employment Opportunity(EEO) occupational categories. These categories are Officials and Administrators; Professionals; Technicians; Protective Service Workers;Paraprofessionals; Office and Clerical; Skilled Craft Workers; and Service and Maintenance. Appendix A shows the eight EEO categories and the Orange County classes included in each category. Appendix B shows the Orange County work force data by EEO category. As of November 1, 1994, the Orange County work force consisted of 559 permanent employees. Of these, 353 (63.1 percent)were women and 161 (28.8 percent)were minorities. C. Recruitment Area Availability Analysis To conduct the analysis of the availability of minorities and women in the labor force, the County first identified the appropriate recruitment area to use in this analysis. The recruitment area used is the four-county area made up of Orange, Durham, Alamance and Wake Counties. Based on 1994 applicant flow information, this recruitment area accounts for 78.2 percent of applicants for Orange County employment. Based on the 1990 U. S. Census data, the labor force for this four county recruitment area totaled 460,846. Of this total, 222,535 (48.3 percent)were women and 114,324 (24.8 percent)were minorities. Appendix C shows the recruitment area labor force data by EEO category. -16-