This study, which analyzes employment patterns of women and minorities in 23 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs), is based on reports (required by the EEOC--Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) from private employers (EEO-1 Reports) and State and local governments (EEO-4 Reports). For each SMSA, EEO-1 data are presented for 1970 and 1974 and EEO-4 data for 1974. All profiles analyze the employment status of women, 19 the status of blacks, 11 the status of Hispanics, and 1 the employment status of Asian Americans. (Criteria for selecting the 23 areas included large populations--at least 340,000 persons, significant incidence of one or more minorities, and geographic dispersion.) The 23 SMSA profiles included are for the following cities: Atlanta, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; Birmingham, Alabama; Chicago, Illinois; Cincinnati, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; El Paso, Texas; Fresno, California; Houston, Texas; Los Angeles-Long Beach, California; Memphis, Tennessee-Arkansas-Mississippi; Miami, Florida; Mobile, Alabama; New Orleans, Louisiana; New York, New York-New Jersey; Newark, New Jersey; Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Portsmouth, Virginia-North Carolina; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-New Jersey; St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois; San Antonio, Texas; San Jose, California; and Tucson, Arizona. The appendix contains a definition of terms and description of the EEO-1 and EEO-4 surveys. (HD)