By agency, the highest percentages of Hispanic employees in the workforce are DHS, SSA and EEOC–21.2, 15.1 and 14.3 percent, respectively. Also above the government-wide average of 8.4 percent on board are Treasury, Justice and Labor.
Said an OPM blog post, “The common thread among them is that these agencies target their recruitment in geographic areas that have high Latino populations; have active Hispanic employment program managers; engage with their Hispanic employee resource groups; and reach out to students and job-seekers through colleges and universities, at job fairs, and other employment programs.
“Over the past five years, Hispanic employment at SSA rose from 13.6 percent to 15.1 percent. Agency officials participate in career fairs, collaborate with Hispanic serving institutions, provide information about job opportunities on Spanish language media, and work with community organizations to get the word out about available positions,” it said.
At the bottom of the 24 departments and large independent agencies listed were HHS and Commerce at 3.3 and 4.8 percent.
In terms of new hires, the highest were DHS, SSA and Labor at 18.3, 13.3 and 12.1 percent, with NASA, Justice, Defense and Treasury also above that average of 7.5 percent. At bottom were EPA, GSA and Education, each below 2 percent.
