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FY 2011 Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part II

Permanent Workforce: 2,553,190 Temporary Workforce: 290,227 Total Workforce: 2,843,417

Workforce Composition #

Total # Men Women Hispanic or Latino White Black or African American Asian Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or More Races Individuals with Targeted Disabilities
Permanent Workforce 2,553,190 56.85% 43.15% 8.21% 64.40% 18.54% 6.04% 0.38% 1.48% 0.95% 0.94%
Major Occupations:
GS-14 and GS-15* 169,384 62.22% 37.78% 4.75% 74.46% 13.25% 5.84% 0.12% 0.89% 0.68% 0.53%
Senior Pay Level** 16,373 70.17% 29.84% 3.81% 82.20% 8.09% 3.33% 0.20% 0.81% 0.48% 0.49%
SES** 8,183 68.64% 31.36% 3.84% 80.85% 9.39% 3.04% 0.28% 1.27% 0.89% 0.48%
First-Level Officials/ Managers 70,361 59.65% 40.35% 7.65% 68.95% 15.77% 3.15% 0.48% 2.81% 1.20% 0.56%
Mid-Level Officials/ Managers 104,286 65.85% 34.15% 7.99% 73.70% 12.25% 3.61% 0.24% 1.29% 0.94% 0.48%
Senior-Level Officials/ Managers** 49,950 67.60% 32.51% 4.11% 79.84% 10.88% 3.44% 0.30% 1.05% 0.58% 0.55%

*This data represents only the General Schedule (GS) workforce. **Agency MD-715 reports are now the source for all FY 11 senior level positions data.

Targeted Disabilities

As of September 30, 2011, the Government employed 25,485 (0.9%) Individuals with Targeted Disabilities (IWTD). In order to have met the federal 2% participation rate goal, 56,868 IWTD were needed. This represents an increase of 268 employees over FY 2010 and an increase of 1,516 employees since FY 2007. The participation rate for FY 2010 was 0.88% and for FY 2007 was 0.92%. Over the 5-year period the Government had a net decrease of 0.02% in employees with targeted disabilities.

FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
# %* # %* # %* # %* # %*
Reportable Disabilities 153,815 160,244 202,569 168,707 173,166
Targeted Disabilities 23,993 15.6% 24,427 15.24% 24,663 12.18% 25,217 14.95% 25,485 14.72%

*The % of Targeted Disabilities in this table represents the # of employees with reportable disabilities that are targeted disabilities.

Women in Management #

As of September 30, 2011, The Government employed 1,101,724 Women in permanent positions. Women occupied only 32.51% of The Government's permanent senior level management positions. This represents a decrease of 114 women in senior management positions since FY 2010 and an increase of 4,697 since FY 2007.

WOMEN IN: FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011*
# % # % # % # % # %
Permanent Workforce 976,280 42.05% 1,072,590 43.24% 1,095,487 43.35% 1,108,954 43.25% 1,101,724 43.15%
Senior Level Management 11,542 29.72% 12,179 30.65% 12,928 32.01% 16,353 31.84% 16,239 32.51%
Mid Level Management 22,267 33.84% 19,830 35.53% 20,034 37% 35,596 34.14% 35,616 34.15%
1st Level Management 20,108 40.19% 16,597 40.32% 16,902 40.79% 28,174 39.96% 28,394 40.35%

#Numbers represent permanent employees only. *Agency MD-715 reports are now the source for all FY 2011 senior level positions data.