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As has traditionally been the case, the percentage of veterans varied widely among agencies, with Air Force (57 percent), Army (50), Navy (41), and other DoD components and Transportation (both 37) at the top end. Image: Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock.com

Percentages of federal employees with veterans status remained about stable over the five years through fiscal 2020, OPM has reported.

The numbers among non-seasonal, full-time permanent employees slipped a bit in the last year of that period to 32 percent after standing at 33 percent the four prior years. Counting other categories of employees, the share similarly slipped by 1 point, from 31 to 30.

Among non-seasonal, full-time permanent employees newly hired, the percentage of veterans fell more steeply, from 42 to 33 over the period, while the percentage of new hires including other categories fell from 31 to 25.

The report also showed that during the period the percentage of current employees with disability ratings connected to their military service rose from 13 to 15 and the percentage of those with a disability rating of 30 percent or more—making them eligible for certain additional hiring preferences—rose from 8 to 10.

As has traditionally been the case, the percentage of veterans varied widely among agencies, with Air Force (57 percent), Army (50), Navy (41), and other DoD components and Transportation (both 37) at the top end, and HHS (8), National Science Foundation (9), EPA (10), SBA (11) and NASA (12) at the low end.

OPM had not issued what is supposed to be an annual report on veterans’ representation since late 2020 when it reported on data through 2018. Data 2019 were released at the same time as the those through 2020.

The annual reports contain only tables of statistics and do not have narrative sections addressing, for example, the impact of a series of initiatives to boost hiring of veterans by federal agencies.

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