Shares at Top Levels Lower, Though

The data also show that ethnic minorities and women remain under-represented at top levels. Blacks fill just 12.2 percent of GS 13-15 positions and just 6.1 percent of senior pay positions; for Hispanics it was 5.0 and 4.0 percent; for Asian/Pacific Islanders it was 6.0 and 5.7 percent; for Native Americans it was 1.1 and 0.9 percent; for women it was 36.2 and 28.2 percent.