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Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Mission: To protect market users and the public from abusive practices related to the sale of commodity and financial futures and options.

Scores and Rankings

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Index Score	Score	Rank of 35
	75.2	8
Best in Class Scores	Score	Rank (out of varied totals)
Employee Skills/Mission Match	77.2	22 of 34
Strategic Management	63.5	10 of 34
Teamwork	69.0	11 of 34
Effective Leadership	63.7	9 of 34
Effective Leadership - Empowerment	55.7	10 of 34
Effective Leadership - Fairness	58.5	10 of 34
Effective Leadership - Leaders	59.4	8 of 34
Effective Leadership - Supervisors	74.5	6 of 34
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement	52.0	14 of 34
Training and Development	58.7	19 of 34
Support for Diversity	63.7	8 of 34
Pay	71.0	5 of 34
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits	44.7	12 of 34
Work/Life Balance	61.9	24 of 34

Index Score	2010	2009	2007	2005	2003
	75.7	75.2	61.5	64.1
Best in Class Scores	2010	2009	2007	2005	2003
Employee Skills/Mission Match	78.1	76.9	70.2	72.2
Strategic Management	69.7	63.2	49.5	53.6
Teamwork	66.1	74.2	62.2	66.9
Effective Leadership	60.1	59.0	48.0	52.7
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement	53.7	52.7	38.7	43.5
Training and Development	63.9	63.6	52.7	58.6
Support for Diversity	59.7	60.4	52.3	57.8
Pay	77.1	78.0	70.7
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits	45.2
Work/Life Balance	69.5	70.4	66.1	68.9

Previous Years

Best in Class Scores	2010	2009	2007	2005
Employee Skills/Mission Match	78.1	76.9	70.2	72.2
Strategic Management	69.7	63.2	49.5	53.6
Teamwork	66.1	74.2	62.2	66.9
Effective Leadership	60.1	59.0	48.0	52.7
Performance Based Rewards and Advancement	53.7	52.7	38.7	43.5
Training and Development	63.9	63.6	52.7	58.6
Support for Diversity	59.7	60.4	52.3	57.8
Pay	77.1	78.0	70.7
Family Friendly Culture and Benefits	45.2
Work/Life Balance	69.5	70.4	66.1	68.9

2010

Scores by Demographic	Score	Rank (out of varied totals)
Female
Male
40 and over
Under 40
Asian
Black or African-American
Hispanic or Latino
Multi-racial
White
American Indian or Native American

Scores by Demographic	2010	2009	2007	2005	2003
Female
Male
40 and over
Under 40
Asian
Black or African-American
Hispanic or Latino
Multi-racial
White
American Indian or Native American

Previous Years

Scores by Demographic	2010	2009	2007	2005	2003
Female
Male
40 and over
Under 40
Asian
Black or African-American
Hispanic or Latino
Multi-racial
White
American Indian or Native American

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Index Scores	Best in Class Scores

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Year	Commodity Futures Trading Commission Index Score	Small Agency High Performing Average	Small Agency Average Index Score	Small Agency Low Performing Average
2003
2005	64.1	76.2	63.0	49.3
2007	61.5	77.2	62.4	43.7
2009	75.2	79.2	65.1	42.5
2010	75.7	84.8	68.8	50.3
2011	75.2	83.6	66.9	51.0

Comparative Data — Small Agency Averages

High Performing Average Scores	2005	2007	2009	2010	2011
High Performing Average - Employee Skills	84.8	85.1	85.2	85.2	86.2
High Performing Average - Management	68.9	68.7	73.5	71.6	73.7
High Performing Average - Teamwork	77.9	77.8	80.5	76.4	81.5
High Performing Average - Leadership	61.0	63.0	66.6	67.9	73.9
High Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement	56.1	58.6	62.7	61.5	65.0
High Performing Average - Training and Development	73.5	72.4	74.3	72.7	73.7
High Performing Average - Support for Diversity	68.4	68.4	70.9	67.0	70.8
High Performing Average - Pay		74.4	75.2	78.6	75.6
High Performing Average - Family Friendly				53.3	52.8
High Performing Average - Work/Life Balance	74.5	77.1	80.0	78.1	78.4

Average Index Scores	2005	2007	2009	2010	2011
Average for Employee Skills	74.0	77.6	78.8	78.7	78.2
Average for Management	59.8	58.8	60.6	60.6	60.8
Average for Teamwork	70.8	71.3	72.8	67.0	67.7
Average for Leadership	52.3	52.2	54.0	57.2	58.0
Average for Rewards and Advancement	47.8	48.7	50.3	51.8	50.8
Average for Training and Development	61.8	59.6	60.4	61.1	59.2
Average for Support for Diversity	58.1	58.0	61.3	57.6	59.5
Average for Pay		63.0	62.2	67.3	62.3
Average for Family Friendly				41.2	38.7
Average for Work/Life Balance	67.9	67.3	67.2	66.2	64.3

Low Performing Average Score	2005	2007	2009	2010	2011
Low Performing Average - Employee Skills	55.5	69.7	69.1	71.7	70.3
Low Performing Average - Management	50.9	45.3	42.7	48.3	50.3
Low Performing Average - Teamwork	63.5	62.5	61.2	54.4	56.9
Low Performing Average - Leadership	43.0	39.0	37.5	45.5	46.5
Low Performing Average - Rewards and Advancement	39.7	35.9	33.6	40.3	39.3
Low Performing Average - Training and Development	51.8	44.5	42.0	44.6	44.0
Low Performing Average - Support for Diversity	49.6	45.3	47.0	47.4	49.8
Low Performing Average - Pay		53.7	51.9	55.7	47.7
Low Performing Average - Family Friendly				25.8	24.3
Low Performing Average - Work/Life Balance	60.4	55.2	52.7	53.3	49.3

Workforce Size and Trends

Number of Employees

Number of Employees in 2001: 480

Number of Employees in 2002: 458

Number of Employees in 2003: 481

Number of Employees in 2004: 474

Number of Employees in 2005: 476

Number of Employees in 2006: 435

Number of Employees in 2007: 409

Number of Employees in 2008: 430

Number of Employees in 2009: 525

Employees joined (2010): 133

Percentage joined (2010): 21.40%

Average joined (2005-2010): 64

Employees left (2010): 31

Percentage left (2010): 5.00%

Average left (2005-2010): 33

Rookie ratio (percentage of workforce with less than three years of service): 30.40%

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Headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Other Locations: Chicago, Kansas City and New York

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Demographics source: FedScope, OPM

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