The Office of Personnel Management's Workforce
Information and Planning Group 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). 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.
The following workforce
characteristics ("Who", "What", and
"Where" of Federal Civilian Employment) are available for analysis:
FedScope
uses multidimensional data sources called "Cubes".
A
data cube contains measures (data) organized into dimensions to provide
fast retrieval and drill down capability. A data cube brings together key dimensions (data elements) on the Federal workforce and lets you explore any combination of the data: up, down, and across the dimensions.
Visit our Glossary for
definitions of key terms that make up a data cube.
FedScope
lets you view and work with cube data in a Web browser. A
report contains:
a dimension line that you use to
filter the data from each dimension in the cube
a display, which shows the data
from the cube
in the new Enhanced interface, a
dimension viewer that shows the hierarchical structure of
the data
You can also use the dimension viewer to filter the data
from each dimension in the cube.
a toolbar that you use to select
different displays, apply suppression, and export or save
your report
The dimension line
appears at the top, the display is in the middle, and the
toolbar is across the bottom of your Web browser window.
In the new Enhanced interface, the dimension viewer appears on the
left of your Web browser window.
From your Web browser, you can:
Explore any combination of our "Who", "What", and
"Where" Federal workforce characteristics: up, down,
and across
available dimensions (data elements)
Filter data
Compare data using quantitative measures such as:
Employment
Average Salary
Average Length of Service
Show data as actual values, or as percentages
Drill down to lower-level categories
Sort values
Choose the type of display, such as crosstab, pie chart, or bar chart, and the amount of data shown
(suppression)
Swap rows and columns, and limit the number of rows and columns in the display
Export data, print data, and prepare bookmarks for your reports
For information on "How to use our tool", visit
our Help
and/or FAQs
section(s).
FedScope data cubes
are best viewed using Internet Explorer 5.0 and above or Netscape
version 7.0 and above. Your browser JavaScript setting should be enabled when
exploring data cubes. If you are using an older version
browser, we recommend you upgrade to a version that is more
compatible with the system requirements. These free browser upgrades can be obtained at www.microsoft.com
or www.netscape.com.
Data
Definitions
Please take a moment and familiarize yourself
with our data by reading our Data
Definitions (Quick Read). This section will provide you
with brief descriptions and data cube availability for all data
elements used in FedScope.
If you have any questions regarding the use of our data, please let us know.
We want to make sure you get it right. Send us an email to FedScope@opm.gov and let us help clarify the data for you.
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