One of six volumes summarizing through narrative and statistical tables data collected by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in its 1974 survey, this fifth volume details nationwide statistics on the employment status of minorities and women working in township governments. Data from 299 actual units of government in fourteen states were used to project national employment figures. Statistics in this study are designed to highlight various aspects of the employment status of persons by six mutually exclusive race/ethnic groups and by sex. Included in the survey are eight occupational categories, fourteen government functions, and salary data. The conclusion was made that only negligible numbers of minorities were among those hired in this level of government, and only about one of every four new hires was a woman. Statistics indicated that minorities and women were being hired in functions and occupations where substantial proportions of them already were working, and the few minorities employed were substantially confined to service/maintenance jobs. Inequities in occupational and salary distributions persisted for minorities as compared with whites. Also, women had not reached parity with men in employment in functions, occupations, or salary levels. Appendixes, which make up the greater part of the document, contain statistical summaries of township government information, instructions for filing and report form, and source of reliability of data. (TA)