Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up, EEOC NEWS—Asian American underrepresented in leadership compared to representation in federal workforce as a whole, (Jan 9, 2025)

By Brandi O. Brown, J.D.

However, EEOC research determined that workers were employed in the federal sector generally at a rate that exceeded their representation in the civilian labor force.

This week the EEOC released a report regarding Asian American employment in the federal sector. The agency found that overall Asian Americans accounted for 7.1 percent of the federal workforce, compared to 5.7 percent of the civilian labor force (CLF). However, Asian Americans were relatively underrepresented among leadership roles compared to their representation in the federal workforce.

As described within the report, representation of Asian Americans in federal sector leadership roles declined from FY 2015 to FY 2020, from 28.9 percent to 18.1 percent. Asian American men saw a larger increase in representation over that time (from 2.6 percent to 3.3 percent) than Asian American women (from 2.2 percent to 2.3 percent).

According to the report, Asian American men accounted for 3.8 percent of the federal workforce in FY 2020, while Asian American women accounted for 3.2 percent. Asian American men accounted for 3.3 percent of Federal leaders and Asian American women for 2.3 percent.

Separations. Asian American men and women voluntarily and involuntarily separated from federal agencies at lower rates than their representation in the federal workforce.

Salaries. Asian Americans earned a median annual salary of $107,221—about 19 percent more than the governmentwide median of $90,097.

EEO complaints. Also, three percent of federal sector EEO complaints alleged Asian national origin as a basis in FY 2020, although the total number of complaints (440) went down from FY 2019 (448).

This report is one of a series of published profiles, joining those regarding Hispanic women and Latinas, American Indian and Alaska Native women, and African American women in the federal sector

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