All New 2005 OPM Report!

2005 Edition:  U.S. Office of Personnel Management Report
(5) Women in the Federal Work Force
(Web Posted 7/5/05 -- © Adversity.Net 2005)

 All New 2005 OPM Report!
 

Women Over Hired in 2 of 22 Independent Agencies
% Overhiring of Women in Independent Federal Agencies
(based on OPM's FY 2004 report)
          In FY 2004, women were overhired by 2 of the 22 independent federal agencies in terms of women's proportion in the civilian labor force. Down:
Down: Detailed Table for Women in Independent Agencies
Table

          Once again this year the Social Security Administration (SSA) wins first place in this category for over hiring women:  SSA agency employed 26.6% more women than their proportion in the civilian work force.

          Again this year, second place among the federal independent agencies goes to the National Science Foundation (NSF) which employed 9% more women than the racial-gender quota for this group.

          This year, NASA is dead last in the quota competition for for "under hiring" women by -39.7% below their quota.

 
          The five best agencies for women as a group (minority and non-minority women) were the Social Security Administration, the National Science Foundation, the Office of Personnel Management, GSA, and Court Services and Offender Services.

          While the over hiring of women by these five agencies does not present particularly startling numbers, what is truly notable is the rate of "under hiring" (hiring below quota) of Asians and Hispanics at these same five agencies.

          Why are Asian Pacific Islanders and Hispanics so significantly hired below their quotas at the same five agencies that favor women?

Five Best Independent Agencies for Women
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Down: Detailed Table for Women in Federal Executive Departments
Table		           In FY 2004, 4 of the 18 federal executive departments exceeded their quotas for hiring minority and non-minority women.

          The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury are in a virtual tie for first place in terms of over hiring women.   Both departments exceeded their quota for hiring women by 24%.

          This year the U.S. Department of Transportation came in dead last by "under hiring" minority and non-minority women by almost 44% below their quota.

 Women Over Hired in 4 of 18 Executive Departments
% Overhiring of Women in Federal Executive Departments
(based on OPM's FY 2004 report)
Five Best Executive Departments for Women           The five best executive departments for minority and non-minority women this year were Health and Human Services (HHS), Treasury, the Veterans Administration (VA), Defense, and Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

          It is significant to note that the "best" departments for women were, for the most part, even better for Asian Pacific Islanders (which category includes male and female members of this preferred group).

          Curiously, male and female Hispanics were, for the most part, seriously "under hired" by the same five agencies which most favor women of all races.

(Web Posted 7/5/05 -- © Adversity.Net 2005)

Women Exceeded Their Relevant Civilian Labor Force Representation
in 2 of 22
Independent Federal Agencies
Representation of Women in Independent Agencies - September 30, 2004
(RCLF percentages are unique to each agency based on agency specific occupations)
Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program FY 2004, p. 43

 Also See:
DOWN: Women in Executive Departments
Executive Depts.
Independent Federal Agency: (A)
% in Relevant Civilian Labor Force (RCLF)
(affirmative action target)		 (B)
% in Federal Workforce (FW)
(actual % employed by agency)		 (C)
Difference between target (col A) and actual (col B)		 (D)
Rate of OVER (under) hiring selected minority group by agency

NOTES:

 Note 1 Note 1 Note 2 Note 3
AID - Agency for International Development 62.8 52.4 -10.4 -16.6%
Interpretation:
Agency hired 16.6% fewer Women than their proportion in the civilian labor force
BBG - Broadcasting Board of Governors (formerly United States Information Agency) 56.6 36.5 -20.1 -35.5%
CSOS - Court Services and Offender Services 63.7 61.9 -1.8 -2.8%
EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 70.3 66.8 -3.5 -5.0%
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency 58.5 51.2 -7.3 -12.5%
FCC - Federal Communications Commission 64.4 52.4 -12.0 -18.6%
FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 61.9 44.6 -17.3 -28.0%
FTC - Federal Trade Commission 67.2 51.0 -16.2 -24.1%
GSA - General Services Administration 50.1 49.2 -0.9 -1.8%
NARA - National Archives and Records Administration 62.4 53.0 -9.4 -15.1%
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration 57.2 34.5 -22.7 -39.7%
NCUA - National Credit Union Association 67.5 41.9 -25.6 -37.9%
NLRB - National Labor Relations Board 69.1 61.3 -7.8 -11.3%
NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission 60.4 37.2 -23.2 -38.4%
NSF - National Science Foundation 58.1 63.3 +5.2 +9.0%
OPM - Office of Personnel Management 63.7 62.8 -0.9 -1.4%
PBGC - Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 70.2 53.7 -16.5 -23.5%
RRB - Railroad Retirement Board 72.4 61.7 -10.7 -14.8%
SBA - Small Business Administration 68.6 56.4 -12.2 -17.8%
SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission 69.7 48.8 -20.9 -30.0%
SI - Smithsonian Institution 46.4 42.1 -4.3   -9.27%
SSA - Social Security Administration 55.6 70.4 +14.8 +26.6%

NOTES:

 Note 1 Note 1 Note 2 Note 3
Note 1 -- Source: OPM "Annual Report to Congress; Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program FY 2004 (October 1, 2003 - September 30, 2004).  Page 43.  Current link to original OPM report:  http://adversity.net/fed_stats/OPM2005/feorp2004.pdf

Note 2 -- Our computation:  Col (B) - Col (A) = Col (C)

Note 3 -- Our computation:   [Col (C) / Col (A)] X 100 = Col (D).  This figure represents the % by which the agency has over (or under) hired Women when compared to the % of this group in the relevant civilian labor force.

(Web Posted 7/5/05 -- © Adversity.Net 2005)

Women Exceeded Their Relevant Civilian Labor Force Representation
in 4 of 18
Federal Executive Departments
Representation of Women in Executive Departments - September 30, 2004
(RCLF percentages are unique to each agency based on agency specific occupations)
Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program FY 2004, p. 42

 Also See:
UP: Women in Independent Agencies
Independent Agencies
Federal Executive Department: (A)
% in Relevant Civilian Labor Force (RCLF)
(affirmative action target)		 (B)
% in Federal Workforce (FW)
(actual % employed by agency)		 (C)
Difference between target (col A) and actual (col B)		 (D)
Rate of OVER (under) hiring selected minority group by agency

NOTES:

 Note 1 Note 1 Note 2 Note 3
Agriculture - USDA, U.S. Department of Agriculture 50.5 42.9 -7.6 -15.1%
Air Force - Department of the Air Force 45.8 31.8 -14.0 -30.6%
Army - Department of the Army 44.7 36.9 -7.8 -17.4%
Commerce - Department of Commerce 48.7 45.6 -3.1 -6.4%
Defense Activities - Formerly listed as "DoD, Department of Defense" 48.6 51.4 +2.8 +5.8%
Interpretation:
Agency hired 5.8% more Women than their proportion in the civilian labor force
Department of Homeland Security 48.4 32.4 -16.0 -33.1%
Education - DOE, Department of Education 65.8 62.4 -3.4 -5.2%
Energy - DOE, Department of Energy 50.2 37.5 -12.7 -25.3%
HHS - Health and Human Services 51.4 64.1 +12.7 +24.7%
HUD - Department of Housing and Urban Development 62.5 60.3 -2.2 -3.5%
Interior - Department of the Interior 46.1 38.9 -7.2 -15.6%
Justice - DOJ, Department of Justice (includes Office of Civil Rights, DOJ OCR) 52.0 40.2 -11.8 -22.7%
Labor - DOL, Department of Labor 61.9 50.2 -11.7 -18.9%
Navy - Department of the Navy 43.6 29.7 -13.9 -31.9%
State - Department of State 60.6 44.0 -16.6 -27.4%
Transportation - DOT, Department of Transportation 47.5 26.7 -20.8 -43.8%
Treasury - Department of the Treasury (includes IRS) 50.1 62.5 +12.4 +24.8%
VA - Department of Veteran's Affairs 51.8 58.2 +6.4 +12.4%

NOTES:

 Note 1 Note 1 Note 2 Note 3
Note 1 -- Source: OPM "Annual Report to Congress; Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program FY 2004 (October 1, 2003 - September 30, 2004).  Page 42.  Current link to original OPM report:  http://adversity.net/fed_stats/OPM2005/feorp2004.pdf

Note 2 -- Our computation:  Col (B) - Col (A) = Col (C)

Note 3 -- Our computation:   [Col (C) / Col (A)] X 100 = Col (D). This figure represents the % by which the agency has over (or under) hired Women when compared to the % of this group in the relevant civilian labor force.

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Load/Reload		 B.
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Hispanics		 (3)
Asian - Pacific Islanders		 (4)
Native Americans		 (5)
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END: (5) Women in the Federal Workforce FY 2004