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U. S. Office of Personnel Management
The Fact Book
1998 Edition
Federal
Civilian Workforce Statistics |
|
Trend
of Employment, 1988 - 1997
Individual Characteristics
|
|
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996** |
1997** |
| Average Age a |
42.0 |
42.1 |
42.3 |
42.5 |
43.0 |
43.8 |
44.1 |
44.3 |
44.8 |
45.2 |
| Average Length of Service
a |
13.3 |
13.2 |
13.4 |
13.5 |
14.1 |
14.9 |
15.2 |
15.5 |
15.9 |
16.3 |
| Retirement Eligible b
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Civil Service Retirement
System |
8% |
8% |
8% |
8% |
10% |
10% |
10% |
10% |
11% |
12% |
| Federal Employees Retirement
System |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
5% |
5% |
6% |
7% |
| College-Conferred (Bachelor's Degree or higher) |
33% |
34% |
35% |
35% |
36% |
37% |
38% |
39% |
39% |
40% |
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
58% |
57% |
57% |
56% |
57% |
56% |
56% |
56% |
56% |
56% |
|
Women |
42% |
43% |
43% |
44% |
43% |
44% |
44% |
44% |
44% |
44% |
| Race and National Orgin |
| Total Minorities |
26.9% |
27.2% |
27.4% |
27.7%
|
27.9% |
28.2% |
28.5% |
28.9% |
29.1% |
29.4% |
| Black
|
16.6% |
16.7% |
16.7% |
16.8% |
16.7%
|
16.7%
|
16.7%
|
16.8% |
16.7% |
16.7% |
|
Hispanic |
5.2% |
5.3% |
5.4% |
5.4% |
5.5%
|
5.6% |
5.7% |
5.9% |
6.1% |
6.2% |
Asian/
Pacific
Islander |
3.3% |
3.4% |
3.5% |
3.6% |
3.8% |
3.9% |
4.1% |
4.2% |
4.3% |
4.4% |
American
Indian/
Alaska
Native |
1.8% |
1.8% |
1.8% |
1.9% |
1.9% |
2.0% |
2.0% |
2.0% |
2.0% |
2.1% |
| Disabled |
7% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
Veterans
Preference |
32% |
31% |
30% |
28% |
28% |
27% |
27% |
26% |
26% |
25% |
Vietna
Era
Veterans |
17% |
17% |
17% |
15% |
16% |
16% |
17% |
17% |
17% |
15% |
| Retired
Military |
4.9% |
5.0% |
4.9% |
4.7%
|
4.4% |
4.3% |
4.3% |
4.2% |
4.3% |
4.2% |
| Retired
Officers |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
Note:
All data are as of September of selected year.
| a. |
Data
shown for "Average Age" and "Average Length of Service" represent
full-time permanent employees. |
| b. |
Data
shown for "Retirement Eligible" represent full-time permanent employees under
the Civil Service Retirement System (excluding hires since January 1984), and the Federal
Employees Retirement System (since January 1984). |
** Some data shown in graphs are
not provided in the table above.
| Source: |
"The
'typical' Federal Civilian Employee"; Office of Workforce Information. (202) 606-1817
OWI@OPM.GOV |
 
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