FEDERAL EQUAL OPPORTUNITY RECRUITMENT PROGRAM (FEORP) DECEMBER 2007

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OPM has the responsibility to annually report to Congress on progress under the Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program (FEORP). The report is prepared in compliance with the law (5 U.S.C. 7201 and 5 CFR Part 720, Subpart B) and contains information on the representation of minorities within the Federal Government and best practices of Federal agencies. OPM is committed to, and is taking aggressive action to ensure, diversity in the Federal Government.  

                                                      FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT OF MINORITIES

Employment of all minorities in the Federal Government (F.E.) exceeds or grossly exceeds their representation in the Civilian Labor Force (CLF) and in their U.S. Census representation, except Hispanics who are CLF underrepresented by 41%. OPM needs to take aggressive action as  stated in the FEORP.

                                                               Black F.E.  is CLF over represented by 76%

                                                               Asian F.E. is CLF over represented by 23%

                                                               Native American F.E. is CLF  over represented by 185%

                                                               Note: Asian includes 0.2% Pacific Islanders/

                                                                   Source: U.S. OPM and the U.S. Census

                                                                                         July 4, 2008                  

                                                                          TOTAL EMPLOYMENT

Total permanent employment in pay plans covered by the FEORP report increased by 9,792 to 1,696,009 as of September 30, 2007, compared to 1,686,217 as of September 30, 2006. Non-General Schedule and Related white-collar pay plans account for 274,717 employees in this report. The representation of minorities in the Federal Workforce (FW) increased 2.4 percent to 556,556 in 2007 from 543,579 in 2006.

                                                                        Employment highlights for 2007 include

Blacks represented 17.8 percent (301,176) of the FW in 2007 and 17.6 percent (296,351) of the FW in 2006. Black representation in the Civilian Labor Force (CLF) was 10.1 percent in 2007, the same as in 2006.  

Hispanics represented 7.8 percent (131,640) of the FW in 2007, compared to 7.6 percent (127,442) in 2006. The representation of Hispanics in the CLF was 13.3 percent in 2007, compared to 12.8 percent in 2006.

Asian/Pacific Islanders represented 5.3 percent (90,587) of the FW in 2007, compared to 5.2 percent (87,502) in 2006. The representation of Asians/Pacific Islanders in the CLF was 4.3 percent in 2007, compared to 4.2 percent in 2006.

Native Americans represented 2.0 percent (33,153) of the FW in 2007, compared to 1.9 percent in 2006 (32,284). Native American representation in the CLF was 0.7 percent in 2007, compared to 0.6 percent in 2006.

Women represented 43.9 percent (745,214) of the FW in 2007, the same percentage as in 2006 (740,416). The representation of women in the CLF was 45.7 percent in 2007, compared to 45.4 percent in 2006.

Whites represented 67.2 percent (1,139,453) of the FW in 2007, compared to 67.8 percent in 2006 (1,142,638). The representation of Whites in the CLF was 71.8 percent in 2007, compared to 72.3 percent in 2006.

 Hispanic employment represented 7.8 percent (131,640) of the permanent Federal Workforce (FW) as of September 30, 2007, compared to 13.3 percent in the Civilian Labor Force (CLF). The FW and CLF percentages in 2006 were 7.6 and 12.8, respectively.

Hispanic men represented 4.6 percent of the FW compared to 7.9 percent of the CLF in 2007. In 2006, these percentages were 4.4 and 7.8, respectively.

Hispanic women represented 3.2 percent of the FW compared to 5.3 percent of the CLF in 2007. In 2006, these percentages were 3.1 and 5.0, respectively.

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