This performance indicator measures the number of jobs created and retained by communities and regions attributable to the EDA grant to support workforce development through training.

The number of existing full time and/or part time employment positions created and/or retained as reported by a MBE client served.

The Employee Engagement index consists of 15 FEVS questions that concentrate on factors that lead to an engaged workforce (e.g., supporting employee development, communicating agency goals).

Percent of permanent employees (Type of Appointments 01, 02, 06, and 07) that intentionally separated from the agency without agency incentive or action (302, 307, 317, and 352 NOAs without an 825 VSIP NOA).

Percent of managers that provided a rating of 8 or higher on a scale of 1 - 10 to the question "Applicants referred had the skills to perform the job"

Average # of calendar days to hire all hires (DE, MP, SES/SL/ST and other hires) from the time the hiring need was validated (Day 1) to EOD.

Percent of all non-transfer new hires (1XX NOAs except 130, 132, 145, 147) that were veterans (B, P, V vet status codes)

This indicator represents the average of all indicators reported Department-wide. The results of this indicator lag one year after the results of all the indicators within the Department. This metric is calculated based on actuals for all public performance indicators.

Percent of permanent employees (Type of Appointments 01, 02, 06, and 07) that intentionally separated from the agency without agency incentive or action (302, 307, 317, and 352 NOAs without an 825 VSIP NOA).

The DEIA index is specifically designed to align with Executive Order (EO) 14035 and features the four components in the EO: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility. The source of the data for this indicator is the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.