The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
TABLE A-1
TEN YEAR TREND
GOVERNMENT WIDE EMPLOYMENT OF WORKERS IN THE FEDERAL WORK FORCE*
2000CLF 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008
TOTAL WORK FORCE 2,462,152 2,442,643 2,445,335 2,459,505 2,428,330 2,606,903 2,610,920 2,611,493 2,608,172 2,763,183
% OF MEN 53.20 57.89 57.70 57.55 57.57 57.43 57.10 57.01 56.94 56.83 55.87 1,543,699
% OF WOMEN 46.80 42.11 42.30 42.45 42.43 42.57 42.90 42.99 43.06 43.17 44.13 1,219,484
HISPANIC OR
LATINO (%)		 10.70 6.69 6.81 6.94 7.10 7.22 7.46 7.61 7.68 7.79 7.94 219,361
% OF MEN 6.20 4.10 4.15 4.22 4.33 4.39 4.48 4.54 4.59 4.67 4.70 129,823
% OF WOMEN 4.50 2.59 2.65 2.72 2.77 2.83 2.98 3.07 3.10 3.12 3.24 89,538
WHITE (%) 72.70 68.08 67.78 67.52 67.31 67.17 66.91 66.49 66.16 65.76 65.39 1,806,737
% OF MEN 39.00 41.97 41.67 41.40 41.28 41.11 40.71 40.44 40.21 39.89 38.84 1,073,313
% OF WOMEN 33.70 26.11 26.10 26.11 26.03 26.06 26.19 26.05 25.96 25.87 26.54 733,424
BLACK OR AFRICAN
AMERICAN (%) 		10.60 18.70 18.76 18.74 18.63 18.56 18.18 18.29 18.36 18.43 18.30 505,661
% OF MEN 4.80 8.15 8.15 8.11 8.07 8.00 7.81 7.86 7.90 7.91 7.81 215,673
% OF WOMEN 5.70 10.55 10.62 10.63 10.56 10.56 10.37 10.43 10.46 10.52 10.49 289,988
ASIAN (%) ** 3.60 5.11 5.22 5.32 5.45 5.54 5.79 5.94 5.89 5.95 5.87 162,179
% OF MEN 1.90 2.97 3.03 3.10 3.16 3.21 3.32 3.40 3.36 3.39 3.33 92,018
% OF WOMEN 1.70 2.14 2.18 2.22 2.29 2.33 2.46 2.54 2.53 2.56 2.54 70,161
NATIVE HAWAIIAN/ OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)*** 0.20 0.17 0.21 0.31 8,437
% OF MEN 0.10 0.10 0.12 0.17 4,670
% OF WOMEN 0.10 0.07 0.10 0.14 3,767
AMERICAN INDIAN/
ALASKA NATIVE (%)		 1.00 1.42 1.44 1.48 1.50 1.50 1.67 1.67 1.68 1.65 1.64 45,217
% OF MEN 0.50 0.69 0.70 0.71 0.72 0.71 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.75 0.73 20,290
% OF WOMEN 0.50 0.73 0.74 0.76 0.79 0.79 0.90 0.90 0.91 0.90 0.90 24,927
TWO OR MORE
RACES (%) ***		 0.90 0.06 0.21 0.56 15,591
% OF MEN 0.50 0.03 0.10 0.29 7,912
% OF WOMEN 0.40 0.03 0.10 0.28 7,679
INDIVIDUALS WITH TARGETED DISABILITIES % CLF not available 1.13 1.12 1.10 1.07 1.05 0.99 0.96 0.94 0.92 0.88 24,427

*Includes September 30, 2008 agency data as reported in CPDF plus AAFES, FERC, Department of State, TVA AND USPS; does not include data for intelligence gathering agencies.
**The numbers for 1998-2005 include totals for "Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders."
***Separate data became available in 2006. Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding and the additional "Two or More Races" category in the 2000 Census Special EEO file.

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