White Women and Latinos Underrepresented in Federal Workforce
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
(photo: Office of Personnel Management)
White men continue to dominate the ranks of the federal workforce, while white women and Latinos hold fewer jobs than they should compared to their overall representation in the U.S. population. Of the 2.8 million federal workers, 55.9% were men and 44.1% were women last year (women make up a little more than half of all Americans). In terms of ethnic representation, whites make up 72.8% of the civilian work force and held 65.6% of federal positions, while blacks, 10.5% of the civilian work force held 18% of federal jobs, and Latino federal workers represented only 7.9%,of the federal work force even though they constitute 10.7% of civilian workers.
White women make up 33.7% of the civilian labor force, but only 26.6% of the federal work force. African-American women, on the other hand, are only 5.7% of the civilian labor force, but 10.3% of the federal work force. White males account for 39% of both the civilian and federal work forces.
The latest figures also show that among General Schedule salaried federal employees, men earn an average of $6,000 a year more than women. Discrepancies also showed up by race. The average salary for Asian federal General Schedule employees was $49,604; whites $46,598; Latinos $45,044; African-Americans $40,949; and Native Americans $40,783.
-David Wallechinsky, Noel Brinkerhoff
Hispanics, White Women Remain Underrepresented in Federal Offices (by Elizabeth Newell, Government Executive)
Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Fiscal Year 2009 (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
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