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Executive Branch Employment by Gender and Race/National Origin

Executive Branch Employment by Gender and Race/National Origin

September 2006 – September 2017
YearGenderTotal On-BoardAll MinoritiesBlack / African AmericanHispanic / LatinoAsian/Pacific IslanderAmerican Indian / Alaska NativeMore Than One RaceWhite / Non-Hispanic
#%#%#%#%#%#%#%

2006

Men

1,033,702

276,670

14.9%

124,658

6.7%

80,267

4.3%

53,396

2.9%

17,765

1.0%

584

0.03%

757,032

40.9%

Women

817,734

318,928

17.2%

194,425

10.5%

58,404

3.2%

43,971

2.4%

21,564

1.2%

564

0.03%

498,806

26.9%

Total

1,851,436

595,598

32.2%

319,083

17.2%

138,671

7.5%

97,367

5.3%

39,329

2.1%

1,148

0.06%

1,255,838

67.8%

2007

Men

1,038,717

282,798

15.2%

126,239

6.8%

82,841

4.5%

54,448

2.9%

17,250

0.9%

2,020

0.1%

755,919

40.6%

Women

821,960

323,774

17.4%

195,931

10.5%

59,125

3.2%

45,315

2.4%

21,437

1.2%

1,966

0.1%

498,186

26.8%

Total

1,860,677

606,572

32.6%

322,170

17.3%

141,966

7.6%

99,763

5.4%

38,687

2.1%

3,986

0.2%

1,254,105

67.4%

2008

Men

1,078,000

297,868

15.4%

132,685

6.8%

87,205

4.5%

57,155

3.0%

17,325

0.9%

3,498

0.2%

780,132

40.3%

Women

859,394

341,771

17.6%

205,057

10.6%

62,722

3.2%

48,669

2.5%

21,896

1.1%

3,427

0.2%

517,623

26.7%

Total

1,937,394

639,639

33.0%

337,742

17.4%

149,927

7.7%

105,824

5.5%

39,221

2.0%

6,925

0.4%

1,297,755

67.0%

2009

Men

1,134,003

314,888

15.5%

139,396

6.9%

91,586

4.5%

60,539

3.0%

17,757

0.9%

5,610

0.3%

819,115

40.3%

Women

899,996

358,055

17.6%

212,576

10.5%

66,069

3.2%

51,655

2.5%

22,408

1.1%

5,347

0.3%

541,941

26.6%

Total

2,033,999

672,943

33.1%

351,972

17.3%

157,655

7.8%

112,194

5.5%

40,165

2.0%

10,957

0.5%

1,361,056

66.9%

2010

Men

1,181,989

332,547

15.8%

146,505

6.9%

95,660

4.5%

64,293

3.0%

17,882

0.8%

8,207

0.4%

849,442

40.2%

Women

929,265

371,003

17.6%

218,314

10.3%

68,396

3.2%

54,593

2.6%

22,450

1.1%

7,250

0.3%

558,262

26.4%

Total

2,111,254

703,550

33.3%

364,819

17.3%

164,056

7.8%

118,886

5.6%

40,332

1.9%

15,457

0.7%

1,407,704

66.7%

2011

Men

1,198,173

340,958

16.0%

149,375

7.0%

98,422

4.6%

66,071

3.1%

17,337

0.8%

9,753

0.5%

857,215

40.3%

Women

930,124

374,094

17.6%

218,613

10.3%

69,089

3.2%

55,816

2.6%

22,003

1.0%

8,573

0.4%

556,030

26.1%

Total

2,128,297

715,052

33.6%

367,988

17.3%

167,511

7.9%

121,887

5.7%

39,340

1.8%

18,326

0.9%

1,413,245

66.4%

2012

Men

1,190,750

344,435

16.3%

149,701

7.1%

99,203

4.7%

67,178

3.2%

16,925

0.8%

11,428

0.5%

846,315

40.1%

Women

918,306

374,170

17.7%

216,895

10.3%

69,524

3.3%

56,357

2.7%

21,553

1.0%

9,841

0.5%

544,136

25.8%

Total

2,109,056

718,605

34.1%

366,596

17.4%

168,727

8.0%

123,535

5.9%

38,478

1.8%

21,269

1.0%

1,390,451

65.9%

2013

Men

1,167,750

342,886

16.6%

148,688

7.2%

98,735

4.8%

66,963

3.2%

16,053

0.8%

12,447

0.6%

824,864

39.9%

Women

898,936

369,713

17.9%

213,585

10.3%

68,764

3.3%

56,198

2.7%

20,645

1.0%

10,521

0.5%

529,223

25.6%

Total

2,066,686

712,599

34.5%

362,273

17.5%

167,499

8.1%

123,161

6.0%

36,698

1.8%

22,968

1.1%

1,354,087

65.5%

2014

Men

1,159,053

345,059

16.9%

148,788

7.3%

99,056

4.8%

67,965

3.3%

15,694

0.8%

13,556

0.7%

813,994

39.8%

Women

886,253

368,212

18.0%

210,796

10.3%

68,821

3.4%

56,963

2.8%

20,258

1.0%

11,374

0.6%

518,041

25.3%

Total

2,045,306

713,271

34.9%

359,584

17.6%

167,877

8.2%

124,928

6.1%

35,952

1.8%

24,930

1.2%

1,332,035

65.1%

2015

Men

1,168,186

353,729

17.2%

151,602

7.4%

101,613

4.9%

69,758

3.4%

15,657

0.8%

15,099

0.7%

814,457

39.6%

Women

889,835

374,044

18.2%

212,453

10.3%

70,540

3.4%

58,321

2.8%

20,251

1.0%

12,479

0.6%

515,791

25.1%

Total

2,058,021

727,773

35.4%

364,055

17.7%

172,153

8.4%

128,079

6.2%

35,908

1.7%

27,578

1.3%

1,330,248

64.6%

2016

Men

1,188,113

366,056

17.5%

156,586

7.5%

104,801

5.0%

72,158

3.4%

15,680

0.7%

16,831

0.8%

822,057

39.2%

Women

907,396

386,710

18.5%

218,875

10.4%

72,695

3.5%

60,969

2.9%

20,233

1.0%

13,938

0.7%

520,686

24.8%

Total

2,095,509

752,766

35.9%

375,461

17.9%

177,496

8.5%

133,127

6.4%

35,913

1.7%

30,769

1.5%

1,342,743

64.1%

2017

Men

1,180,890

372,440

17.9%

157,992

7.6%

107,709

5.2%

73,228

3.5%

15,267

0.7%

18,244

0.9%

808,450

38.8%

Women

905,178

393,102

18.8%

220,782

10.6%

74,908

3.6%

62,341

3.0%

19,941

1.0%

15,130

0.7%

512,076

24.5%

Total

2,086,068

765,542

36.7%

378,774

18.2%

182,617

8.8%

135,569

6.5%

35,208

1.7%

33,374

1.6%

1,320,526

63.3%

Note:

Percentages are based on total on-board employment (Men and Women combined).
Unspecified gender or race not included in the counts are not significant.

Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Office of Policy Planning & Analysis, Data Analysis Group
Enterprise Human Resource Intergration ( EHRI)/Statistical Data Mart (SDM)

Questions/Comments to: fedstats@opm.gov

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