The representation of Hispanics in the federal workforce rose from 8.2 to 8.4 percent over 2013-2014, OPM has said, a continuation of a trend that has shown growth of one or two tenths of a percent over the prior 14 years.
The only exceptions in that period, a report showed, was three-tenth of a point increases in two years and a flat period of 2009-2010.
In terms of a percentage of the overall U.S. workforce–what the Labor Department calls the civilian labor force–Hispanics make up 14.2 percent, according to a 2014 OPM report on federal workforce demographics. That is, despite the steady growth, Hispanics remain substantially under-represented.
That is especially true at higher levels, the report said, with Hispanics accounting for only 4.4 percent of SES members, although that figure is up from 4.1 percent over 2013. Among newly appointed execs, the Hispanic share increased from 3.5 percent to 5.5 percent.
That reflected a general increase in the percentage of Hispanics among the newly hired, up from 7 to 7.5 percent.