HISPANICS IN GOVERNMENT
Hispanic Employment in the Federal Government
T
he U.S. Office of Personnel Manage- ment (OPM) recently released its Tenth
Annual Report on Hispanic Employment in the Federal Government, reporting on the period from July 1, 2009, to September 30, 2010.
Although the total permanent Federal employment for Hispanics increased from 146,714 at the end of fiscal year (FY) 2009 to 153,740 at the end of FY 2010, the per- centage of Hispanics in the permanent Fed- eral workforce remained constant at 8.0 percent. Nationwide, Hispanics make up 14.8 percent of the civilian labor force. The Department of Homeland Security, the Department of the Treasury, the De- partment of Veterans Affairs, and the Army hired over 60 percent of all Hispanic permanent new hires in FY 2010. Among the 23 large agencies and depart- ments, 10 increased the percentage of Hispanics onboard, seven posted
declines, and six remained unchanged compared to FY 2009.
Three of the seven with
percentage declines
actually increased in the total number of Hispanics employed. OPM continues to actively and visibly
promote the Federal Government as an “ideal employer” by working with agen- cies and providing guidance on effective human resources practices to achieve a Federal civilian workforce that reflects the many communities it serves. OPM is lead- ing an aggressive effort to reform Federal hiring to meet the workforce challenges of the 21st century and recruit a more diverse pool of candidates. On February 11, 2011, OPM launched
the Hispanic Council on Federal Employ- ment (Council) to advise the Director of OPM on the recruitment, hiring, retention, and advancement of Hispanics in the Fed- eral workplace. This body brings together leaders of the Hispanic community and HR and diversity professionals, both inside and outside government. The Council will help develop concrete strategies to better en- gage the Hispanic community, get highly qualified candidates to apply for Federal jobs, and create a more inclusive atmo- sphere to retain and promote Hispanics once they are onboard.
The Council will review leading prac- tices in strategic human resources manage- ment planning, provide advice on ways to increase outreach to Hispanic communi- ties, recommend any further actions to ad- dress the underrepresentation of Hispanics in the Federal workforce where it occurs, recommend any further actions to promote successful retention and advancement ef- forts including training of department and agency personnel, and develop recommen- dations for innovative ways to improve the dissemination of information about Feder- al employment to the Hispanic communi- ties.
Through these efforts and others like them, OPM continues to work with agen- cies to ensure they have the tools required to suc- ceed in extend- ing Federal em- ployment opportu- nities to all
Ameri- cans. Source:
U.S. Office of Person- nel Man- agement
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