FedScope: Easy Stats on the Federal Workforce

Dataset Summary

Agency Office of Personnel Management
Sub-Agency
Category Federal Government Finances and Employment
Date Released Oct-00
Date Updated Updated quarterly
Time Period Most recent 10 September files, most recent five years trend data, most recent 8 quarters of data
Frequency Quarterly
Description The Office of Personnel Management is the focal point for providing statistical information about the Federal civilian workforce. To satisfy customer's need for workforce data, FedScope was launched in the fall of 2000. This online tool allows customers to access and analyze the most popular data elements from OPM's Central Personnel Data File (CPDF)/Enterprise Human Resources Integration (EHRI). Customers include Federal government agencies, researchers, the media, and the general public. This self-service tool provides access to 5 years worth of employment, accession, and separation data. Access to detail level data is provided while protecting employee privacy and CPDF security. (more)

Dataset Ratings

  Current Your Rating [?]
Overall 4 out of 5
(38 votes)
Data Utility 4 out of 5
(38 votes)
Usefulness 4 out of 5
(38 votes)
Ease of Access    4 out of 5
(38 votes)

Dataset Metrics

Number of Downloads 820

Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type
Tool Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation Statistical
Keywords Federal employment data, Executive branch employment data, Federal hiring and separation data, trend data, diversity data, statistsical data, Federal workforce data, FedScope, CPDF, EHRI
Unique ID 955

Contributing Agency Information

Citation
Agency Program Page http://www.opm.gov/feddata/
Agency Data Series Page http://www.fedscope.opm.gov/

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis
Federal agency, occupation, location, work schedule, pay plan, type of appointment, salary, length of service, age range, gender, occupational category
Granularity U. S. State, U. S. Territory, and foreign country
Geographic Coverage U. S. State, U. S. Territories, and foreigh countries having Federal employees

Data Description

Collection Mode
agency data submission
Data Collection Instrument http://www.fedscope.opm.gov/datadefn/index.asp/
Data Dictionary/Variable List http://www.fedscope.opm.gov/datadefn/index.asp/

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation
Additional Metadata N/A

Statistical Information

Statistical Methodology
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Disclosure avoidance N/A
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Seasonal adjustment
Statistical Characteristics
OMB Control No. 3090-0284