State of Black/African American Employment at VA
State of Black/African American Employment at VA
Presented by
Georgia CoffeyDeputy Assistant Secretary
Office of Diversity and InclusionU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Mission & Vision
Mission
To build a diverse workforce and cultivate an inclusive workplace to deliver the best services to our Nation’s Veterans, their families, and beneficiaries.
Vision
That VA is a leader in creating and sustaining a high-performing workforce by leveraging diversity and empowering employees to achieve superior results in service to our Nation and its Veterans.
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Black Employment Representation Compared to Civilian Labor Force (CLF) and Relevant
Civilian Labor Force (RCLF)
Men Women
CLF 0.0484 0.0566
RCLF 0.0313 0.0813
FY2009 0.0884 0.1446
FY2010 0.0882 0.1444
FY2011 0.0882 0.1468
1%3%5%7%9%
11%13%15%
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Employee Count
FY2009 69,461
FY2010 71,500
FY2011 73,429
* Permanent and Temporary* CLF as of 2000
Both men and women show greater than expected participation rates.
1 Civilian Labor Force (CLF) is defined as people in American 16 years of age and over, except those in the armed forces, who are employed or are unemployed or are unemployed and seeking work. It’s derived from census data collected on the demographics of citizens in each job type.2 Relevant Civilian Labor Force (RCLF) reflects all the people in America 16 years of age or over, employed in or actively seeking work in VA specific occupations (used as a comparative baseline for demographic analysis).
Onboard by Pay Plan
SES GS/GM TITLE 38 WAGE OTHER EX-CEPTED
CANTEEN UNKNOWN
All VA 0.00114820287427179
0.633199376331335
0.268453596604331
0.0860963925724451
1.88229979388817E-05
0.0108702813097042
0.000178818480419377
Black Men
0.000599013389711064
0.607751937984497
0.058985200845666
0.316948555320649
0 0.0156448202959831
3.52360817477097E-05
Black Women
0.000410251981085224
0.739317254334636
0.197158465225746
0.0463152894435688
2.15922095308013E-05
0.0166475935482478
0.000129553257184808
5%15%25%35%45%55%65%75%
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* Permanent and Temporary
GS/GM 13-15 Onboard
GS/GM 13 GS/GM 14 GS/GM 15
All Men 0.0378 0.0138 0.0042
Black Men 0.0152 0.0062 0.0015
0.5%
1.5%
2.5%
3.5%
Men
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GS/GM 13 GS/GM 14 GS/GM 15
All Women 0.0412 0.012 0.0028
Black Women
0.0266 0.00920000000000001
0.0016
0.5%
1.5%
2.5%
3.5%
4.5%
Women
* Permanent and Temporary
SES and Title-38 Onboard
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* Permanent and Temporary
White Men
White Women
Black Men
Black Women
Hispanic Men
Hispanic Women
Asian Men
Asian Women
NHPI Men
NHPI Women
AIAN Men
AIAN Women
Two+ Men
Two+ Women
Total VA On-board
0.2502 0.3585 0.089000000000
0001
0.1453 0.031 0.0356 0.026 0.042 0.001 0.0012 0.0047 0.0069 0.0033 0.005
SES and T-38
0.5378 0.3025 0.0378 0.0441 0.0294 0.0063 0.0168 0.0105 0.0021 0 0.0042 0.0021 0.0042 0.0021
5%
15%
25%
35%
45%
55%
Promotion
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* Permanent and Temporary
White Men
White Women
Black Men
Black Women
Hispanic Men
Hispanic Women
Asian Men
Asian Women
NHPI Men
NHPI Women
AIAN Men
AIAN Women
Two+ Men
Two+ Women
On-board
0.2502 0.3585 0.089000000000
0001
0.1453 0.031 0.0356 0.026 0.042 0.001 0.0012 0.0047 0.0069 0.0033 0.005
Pro-mo-tion
0.2788 0.3453 0.1005 0.14 0.0308 0.0325 0.0171 0.0268 0.0014 0.0015 0.0046 0.0067 0.0057 0.008400000000
00001
3%
8%
13%
18%
23%
28%
33%
38%
Top 5 Occupations for Black Employment VA-Wide
Nurse – 9,124
Custodial Worker – 5,395
Medical Support Assistance – 5,386
Nursing Assistant – 5,224
Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant – 4,241
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* Permanent and Temporary* As of June 2012
Wage Grade
There is a disproportionate number of Black/African American males in wage grade occupations
8.96% of VA’s total permanent employees are wage grade. Of this group, 41.13% of them are Black/African Americans.
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* As of June 2012
TakeawaysBlack/African Americans are well represented in VA.
High concentration Black/African American men in wage grade occupations.
Representation diminishes as grade increases—particularly for GS/GM 13-15.
Representation of Black/African American women slightly better than representation of Black/African American men for GS/GM 13-15
Black men are promoted at a higher rate than onboard; Black women are promoted at 96 percent of onboard.
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Moving Ahead
Perform additional analysis to identify triggers to full participation of Black/African Americans.
Examine applicant flow data for all VA positions as well as SES Pilot to determine VA’s outreach efforts to Black/African Americans.
Implement a TMS pilot project with wage grade employees to see impact on upward mobility/career development.
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Contact Us
Trina FaisonVA’s National Program Manager for African
American Employment ProgramPhone: (202) 461-4044
E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.diversity.va.gov/
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