How Diverse is the U.S. Department of Labor in 2021?

The United States Department of Labor currently has 74 active members and a few vacancies. There was a change in leadership because the top members were appointed by the President of the United States and with the recent change in national leadership there was a change in their positions as well. Forty-eight, more than half of the department is white while 10 are Black or African American, 8 are  Asian and 7 are Hispanic. There are slightly more females than male with 39 females and 35 males. For each ethnic group, besides Black or African American there are more females then males.

U.S. department of labor race statistics
U.S. department of labor gender statistics
U.S. department of labor gender by race statistics

Karen Britt

A native New Yorker Karen is a graduate student at NYU obtaining her Masters Degree in Applied Statistics for Social Science Research. Her goal is to use statistics and data to make the world a more equal and balanced place. On her free time she enjoys baking and trying new cuisines.

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