EEOC – Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part II Work Force Statistics Fiscal Year 2010

• “In FY 2010, there were over 2.8 million women and men employed by the federal government across the country and around the world.
• 56.0% were men and 44% were women; after a slow but steady increase, the participation rate for women fell slightly again from last year (44.06% to 43.97%).
• 7.9% were Hispanic or Latino, 65.4% were White, 17.9% were Black or African American, 5.9% were Asian, 0.4% were Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, 1.6% were American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.8% were persons of Two or More Races.
• Between FY 2009 and FY 2010, Women, Hispanic or Latino men and women, men of Two or More Races, and White women remained below their overall availability in the national civilian labor force, as reported in the 2000 census (CLF).
• After a steady decline for the past ten years, the participation rate of employees with targeted disabilities in the total federal work force again held steady in FY 2010 at 0.88%. Despite a modest net gain of 554 employees in FY 2010, Individuals with Targeted Disabilities still fell far short of the 2% goal set by EEOC’s LEAD Initiative.
• Of the total work force, 0.75% held senior pay level positions, which is an increase from 0.69% in FY 2001. Over the last ten years women, Hispanic or Latino, Black/African American, and Asian employees have made the most gains in securing senior level positions in the federal government, increasing their participation rates by 56.94%, 51.83%, 41.47% and 126.30% respectively. Comparatively, women increased their participation rates in the total work force over the same period by 20.73%, Hispanic or Latino employees by 50.31%, Black/African American employees by 11.58% and Asian employees by 29.26%.”