Employment Trends and Demographics

The Departmental Office of Civil Rights, Equal Employment Opportunity Programs Division, offers DOT-wide employment demographics, showing the permanent workforce by Operating Administration, broken down by ethnicity, race/national origin, and gender.  It also provides data on employees with targeted disabilities.  For more information, please contact the individual Operating Administrations' Office of Civil Rights.

The on-board participation rates by ethnicity, race/national origin and gender shown in the DOT-wide Demographics Table are compared to the Civilian Labor Force (CLF), which is a national work force data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. There is no CLF data for people with targeted disabilities (PWTDs). Therefore, EEOC requires agencies to compare their on board ratio to the ratio of employees with targeted disabilities in the Federal agency with over 500 employees that had the highest ratio of PWTDs for the prior year.

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Federal Women's Program

The Federal Women's Program is designed to promote the employment of women in the Federal workforce. Objectives for program managers are to improve hiring, training, retention and promotional opportunities by identifying positions and grades for which women may be under represented and increase the total number of women employed in those positions, identifying employment barriers that may exist to achieving equal opportunity, and addressing discriminatory employment practices against women.

In DOT, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and White women have low participation rates compared to their representation in the Civilian Labor Force (CLF). The CLF is the benchmark, as it is comprised of data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau showing the representation of each group in America's working population. At the end of FY 2008, Hispanic women were 1.71% of DOT's permanent workforce and 4.50% of the 2000 CLF. Asian/Pacific Islander women were 1.09% of DOT's permanent workforce and 1.80% of the CLF. White women were 17.86% of DOT's permanent workforce and 33.70% of the CLF.

Women in DOT also have low participation rates in the GS 12-15 pay grades.

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Hispanic Employment

All Federal agencies, including the Department of Transportation, must take a proactive stance in addressing Hispanic under representation in the Federal government. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2000, Hispanic Americans numbered over 38.8 million, over 13.5% of the population, and have become the Nation's largest minority group. Furthermore, the Census Bureau reports that by the year 2050, or sooner, one in four Americans will be of Hispanic descent. This significant increase in the Hispanic population has given rise to a large influx of Hispanics into America's workforce. The DOT must be prepared to effectively manage the recruitment, selection, hiring, retention and development of Hispanics in its workforce. According to OPM, Hispanics are the most severely underrepresented minority group in the Federal government. In 2002, Hispanics comprised only 6.9% of the total Federal workforce compared with 10.69% of the 2000 civilian labor force, and just 3.3% of Senior Executive Service (SES) employees.

At the end of FY 2008, Hispanic men were 4.74% of DOT's permanent workforce and 6.20% of the CLF. Hispanic women were 1.71% of DOT's permanent workforce and 4.50% of the CLF. Hispanic employees in DOT also have low participation rates in pay grades 12-15.

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People With Disabilities

All Federal agencies, including the Department of Transportation, are required to have an affirmative action program for the employment of people with disabilities, especially those with targeted disabilities.  DOT's Departmental Disability Program Manager is responsible for identifying and addressing barriers to full employment for individuals with disabilities.

Federal agencies are required to set goals for hiring individuals with targeted disabilities, and to monitor and report progress.  The annual hiring goal at DOT is 3% of all new hires.  All Federal agencies are required to compare their employment ratio of people with targeted disabilities with the ratio of the Federal agency with 500 employees or more that has the highest ratio for this group.  At the end of FY 2007, DOT's ratio for permanent employees with targeted disabilities was 0.56% while the Federal high was 2.65%.

For further information on DOT's Disability Program, please visit our People with Disabilities web page.

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Employee Associations and Support Groups

The Departmental Office of Civil Rights offers this directory of organizations comprised of and serving employees of the Department of Transportation. 

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Special Observances

2008 Special Observances
Observance	Date	Sponsoring Office
Martin Luther King Birthday	3rd Monday of January	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Black History Month	February	Federal Highway Administration
Women's History Month	March	Federal Railroad Administration
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month	May	Maritime Administration
Gay and Lesbian Pride Month	June	Federal Transit Administration
Americans with Disabilities Act Anniversary	July 26	Federal Transit Administration
Women's Equality Day - Statement	August 26	Departmental Office of Civil Rights
National Hispanic Heritage Month	Sep 15 - Oct 15	Pipeline and Hazardous Material Administration
National Disability Employment Awareness Month	October	Federal Highway Administration
Disability Mentoring Day	October - TBD	Individual Offices
National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month	November	Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

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