|
Employment
of Women 1984-1997 |
1984 |
1986 | 1988 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1997 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total White-Collar |
1,606,227 | 1,676,241 | 1,738,911 | 1,780,874 | 1,821,715 | 1,734,673 | 1,623,205 | 1,578,576 |
| Women | 764,712 | 816,253 | 854,419 | 885,372 | 905,675 | 862,418 | 803,153 | 781,866 |
| % Women | 47.6 | 48.7 | 49.1 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.5 | 49.5 |
Professional |
371,223 | 388,367 | 415,545 | 463,576 | 484,566 | 477,610 | 459,121 | 444,721 |
| Women | 101,139 | 112,887 | 128,083 | 156,294 | 170,416 | 173,187 | 172,315 | 169,954 |
| % Women | 27.2 | 29.1 | 30.8 | 33.7 | 35.2 | 36.3 | 37.5 | 38.2 |
Administrative |
440,089 | 472,990 | 508,063 | 512,204 | 548,397 | 541,731 | 528,238 | 522,698 |
| Women | 147,078 | 166,819 | 188,657 | 196,062 | 218,737 | 223,151 | 220,664 | 219,946 |
| % Women | 33.4 | 35.3 | 37.1 | 38.3 | 39.9 | 41.2 | 41.8 | 42.1 |
Technical |
348,187 | 359,035 | 373,294 | 388,534 | 415,883 | 393,239 | 365,449 | 355,919 |
Women |
165,031 | 178,684 | 193,084 | 211,540 | 233,553 | 227,998 | 218,475 | 213,844 |
% Women |
47.4 | 49.8 | 51.7 | 54.4 | 56.2 | 58.0 | 59.8 | 60.1 |
Clerical |
406,581 | 415,309 | 401,047 | 373,768 | 322,073 | 273,360 | 224,040 | 209,278 |
Women |
348,209 | 354,567 | 340,836 | 316,573 | 273,947 | 230,000 | 185,948 | 172,715 |
% Women |
85.6 | 85.4 | 85.0 | 84.7 | 85.1 | 84.1 | 83.0 | 82.5 |
Other |
40,147 | 40,540 | 40,962 | 42,792 | 50,796 | 48,733 | 46,357 | 45,960 |
Women |
3,255 | 3,296 | 3,759 | 4,903 | 9,022 | 8,082 | 5,751 | 5,407 |
% Women |
8.1 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 11.5 | 17.8 | 16.6 | 12.4 | 11.8 |
| *PATCO | = Professional, Administrative, Technical, Clerical, Other |
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| Source: | Central Personnel Data File; Affirmative Employment Statistics. (202) 606-1990 OWI@OPM.GOV |
