The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
TABLE A-1
TEN YEAR TREND
GOVERNMENT WIDE EMPLOYMENT OF WORKERS IN THE FEDERAL WORK FORCE*
2000CLF 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2006
TOTAL WORK FORCE
2,475,761 2,479,199 2,462,152 2,442,643 2,445,335 2,459,505 2,428,330 2,606,903 2,610,920
2,611,493
% OF MEN 53.20 58.35 58.13 57.89 57.70 57.55 57.57 57.43 57.10 57.01 56.94 1,487,030
% OF WOMEN 46.80 41.65 41.87 42.11 42.30 42.45 42.43 42.57 42.90 42.99 43.06 1,124,463
HISPANIC OR LATINO (%) 10.70 6.39 6.59 6.69 6.81 6.94 7.10 7.22 7.46 7.61 7.68 200,605
% OF MEN 6.20 3.97 4.07 4.10 4.15 4.22 4.33 4.39 4.48 4.54 4.59 119,756
% OF WOMEN 4.50 2.42 2.52 2.59 2.65 2.72 2.77 2.83 2.98 3.07 3.10 80,849
WHITE (%) 72.70 69.16 68.48 68.08 67.78 67.52 67.31 67.17 66.91 66.49 66.16 1,727,820
% OF MEN 39.00 42.87 42.36 41.97 41.67 41.40 41.28 41.11 40.71 40.44 40.21 1,049,959
% OF WOMEN 33.70 26.29 26.12 26.11 26.10 26.11 26.03 26.06 26.19 26.05 25.96 677,861
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN (%) 10.60 18.35 18.57 18.70 18.76 18.74 18.63 18.56 18.18 18.29 18.36 479,503
% OF MEN 4.80 8.04 8.13 8.15 8.15 8.11 8.07 8.00 7.81 7.86 7.90 206,219
% OF WOMEN 5.80 10.31 10.45 10.55 10.62 10.63 10.56 10.56 10.37 10.43 10.46 273,284
ASIAN (%) ** 3.60 4.71 4.95 5.11 5.22 5.32 5.45 5.54 5.79 5.94 5.89 153,735
% OF MEN 1.90 2.77 2.89 2.97 3.03 3.10 3.16 3.21 3.32 3.40 3.36 87,680
% OF WOMEN 1.70 1.93 2.06 2.14 2.18 2.22 2.29 2.33 2.46 2.54 2.53 66,055
NATIVE HAWAIIAN/ OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)*** 0.20








0.17 4,501
% OF MEN 0.10








0.10 2,569
% OF WOMEN 0.10








0.07 1,932
AMERICAN INDIAN/ ALASKA NATIVE (%) 1.00 1.39 1.40 1.42 1.44 1.48 1.50 1.50 1.67 1.67 1.68 43,807
% OF MEN 0.50 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.70 0.71 0.72 0.71 0.77 0.77 0.77 20,089
% OF WOMEN 0.50 0.71 0.72 0.73 0.74 0.76 0.79 0.79 0.90 0.90 0.91 23,718
TWO OR MORE RACES (%) *** 0.90








0.06 1,522
% OF MEN 0.50








0.03 758
% OF WOMEN 0.40








0.03 764
INDIVIDUALS WITH TARGETED DISABILITIES % CLF not available 1.16 1.14 1.13 1.12 1.10 1.07 1.05 0.99 0.96 0.94 24,442

*Includes September 30, 2006 agency data as reported in CPDF plus Foreign Service, AAFES, FERC, TVA AND USPS; does not include data for intelligence gathering agencies.
**The numbers for 1997-2005 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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