The percentages of ethnic minority group members in the federal workforce continues to rise, and each group except for Hispanics has a greater representation in the workforce than in the overall American labor force, OPM has said. In 2007, blacks represented 17.8 percent of the federal workforce, compared with 17.6 percent in 2006 and 10.1 percent in the overall labor pool; Hispanics represented 7.8 percent, compared with 7.6 and 13.3 percent, respectively; Asian/Pacific Islanders represented 5.3 percent, compared with 5.2 and 4.3 percent, respectively; Native Americans represented 2.0 percent, compared with 1.9 and 0.7 percent, respectively. Women represented 43.9 percent, the same as in 2006, but slightly below the 47.5 percent overall workforce share.