Workforce Diversity
- As of fiscal year 2020 percent Female is based on Gender Identity, which is a person’s innermost concept of self as male, female, a blend of both or neither (gender “X” or non-binary). How individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves. A person’s gender identity can be the same or different from their sex assigned at birth. Female in prior fiscal years reflect the binary option previously labeled Gender.
- New measures initiated in fiscal year 2020:
- X/Non-Binary - This new measure is based on gender identity and provides the percent of the workforce that identifies as a gender that is not exclusively male or female.
- LGBTQ+ - This new measure is the percent of the workforce that identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community. LGBTQ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning. The + allows space for other diverse sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression groups.
- Military Spouse - This new measure is the percent of the workforce that is a military spouse or registered domestic partner of a military service member during the service member’s time of active, reserve, or National Guard duty.
- New measures initiated in fiscal year 2021:
- New Hires and Turnover percentages by X/Non-Binary, LGBTQ+, and Military Spouse.
- Female New Hire and Turnover percentages based on Gender Identity.
- See Workforce Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for more information.
Percentages on chart may not total 100 due to rounding.
FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | |
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Persons of Color | 19.6% | 20.1% | 20.6% | 21.4% | 22.0% |
Persons with Disabilities | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 4.1% |
Female | 52.5% | 52.9% | 52.1% | 51.5% | 51.2% |
X/Non-Binary | N/A | N/A | 0.04% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
LGBTQ+ | N/A | N/A | 0.4% | 1.7% | 2.4% |
Vietnam Era Veterans | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.5% |
Veterans with Disabilities | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
All Veterans | 8.2% | 7.5% | 6.9% | 6.8% | 6.6% |
Military Spouse | N/A | N/A |
0.2% |
0.6% | 0.8% |
Persons 40 and Over | 66.8% | 66.1% | 65.5% | 65.7% | 66.5% |
FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | |
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Persons of Color |
20.7% | 21.2% | 22.1% | 22.6% | 20.7% |
Persons with Disabilities | 2.2% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 5.0% |
Female* | 58.4% | 57.4% | 59.8% | 41.0% | 41.1% |
X/Non-Binary | N/A | N/A | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
LGBTQ+ | N/A | N/A | 1.4% | 4.9% | 6.4% |
Vietnam Era Veterans | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.04% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Veterans with Disabilities | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.3% |
All Veterans | 4.4% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.0% |
Military Spouse | N/A | N/A | 0.4% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
Persons 40 and Over | 40.3% |
37.9% |
38.6% | 38.9% | 40.8% |
FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | ||
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Persons of Color | 19.0% | 20.5% | 20.4% | 19.7% | 18.7% | |
Persons with Disabilities | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.6% | |
Female* | 54.6% | 55.4% | 54.6% | 50.2% | 48.8% | |
X/Non-Binary | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
LGBTQ+ | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.4% | 2.2% | |
Vietnam Era Veterans | 3.7% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 0.9% | |
Veterans with Disabilities | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.1% | |
All Veterans | 10.8% | 9.3% | 8.1% | 9.1% | 7.4% | |
Military Spouse | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.6% | 0.7% | |
Persons 40 and Over |
63.2% |
63.0% | 63.4% | 64.6% | 60.4% |
Notes:
Includes permanent and nonpermanent employees.
Executive branch only (excluding higher education institutions).
Does not include legislative and judicial branch agencies.
*Beginning in FY21, Female based on new Gender Identity field. Prior years based on old Gender (Sex Assigned At Birth) field.
Last Updated: 04/15/2022
Time Period: 07/01/2017–03/31/2022
Update Frequency: quarterly (end of fiscal quarter)