Blacks in the Federal Work Force

19 FY 1998 FEORP Diversity Office, U.S. Office of Personnel Management (page 19)

Blacks Exceeded Their Relevant Civilian Labor Force Representation in All 22 Independent Federal Agencies

Representation of Blacks in Independent Agencies (500+Employees) - September 30, 1998

Independent Federal Agency:	% of Agency Work Force Comprised of Blacks:	% of Blacks in Relevant Civilian Work Force:	+Over (-Under) Representation of Blacks in Federal Agency Work Force:
AFRH - Armed Forces Retirement Home	62.0	8.8	+53.2
EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	48.0	6.4	+41.6
SI - Smithsonian Institution	39.5	7.5	+32.0
NSF - National Science Foundation	39.2	6.1	+33.1
PBGC - Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	37.8	6.2	+31.6
NARA - National Archives and Records Administration	32.0	7.3	+24.7
FCC - Federal Communications Commission	31.8	6.9	+24.9
RRB - Railroad Retirement Board	31.5	6.8	+24.7
CFTC - Commodity Futures Trading Commission	28.9	7.0	+21.9
OPM - Office of Personnel Management	28.7	7.5	+21.2
GSA - General Services Administration	28.2	7.2	+21.0
SSA - Social Security Administration	27.0	7.5	+19.5
SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission	24.7	7.0	+17.7
USIA - United States Information Agency	24.5	6.4	+18.1
FTC - Federal Trade Commission	23.8	7.8	+16.0
NLRB - National Labor Relations Board	23.6	6.5	+17.1
SBA - Small Business Administration	22.7	7.1	+15.6
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency	18.2	6.6	+11.6
FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	17.0	7.1	+9.9
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency	16.4	7.7	+8.7
NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission	12.7	6.4	+6.3
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration	10.5	6.5	+4.0

19 FY 1998 FEORP Diversity Office, U.S. Office of Personnel Management (page 18)

Blacks Exceeded Their Relevant Civilian Labor Force Representation in 16 Federal Executive Departments

Representation of Blacks in Executive Departments - September 30, 1998
(RCLF percentages are unique to each agency based on agency specific occupations)

Federal Executive Department:	% of Department Work Force Comprised of Blacks:	% of Blacks in Relevant Civilian Work Force:	+Over (-Under) Representation of Blacks in Department Work Force:
Education - DOE, Department of Education	37.4	6.9	+30.5
HUD - Department of Housing and Urban Development	33.2	7.0	+26.2
VA - Department of Veteran's Affairs	26.8	8.1	+18.7
Labor - DOL, Department of Labor	23.8	6.9	+16.9
Treasury - Department of the Treasury (includes IRS)	21.7	8.0	+13.7
Defense - DoD, Department of Defense	19.9	8.1	+11.8
HHS - Health and Human Services	17.9	8.0	+9.9
State - Department of State	17.7	7.6	+10.1
Commerce - Department of Commerce	17.2	7.4	+9.8
Justice - DOJ, Department of Justice (includes Bill Lann Lee's Office of Civil Rights, DOJ OCR)	15.9	7.8	+8.1
Army - Department of the Army	14.8	8.3	+6.5
Navy - Department of the Navy	13.2	8.6	+4.6
Energy - DOE, Department of Energy	11.5	7.1	+4.4
Transportation - DOT, Department of Transportation	10.8	7.5	+3.3
Agriculture - USDA, U.S. Department of Agriculture	10.3	7.8	+2.5
Air Force - Department of the Air Force	10.1	8.1	+2.0
Interior - Department of the Interior	6.2	7.9	-1.7

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