The CFPB Can Enhance Its Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

Appendix C: Workforce Data

Table C-1 depicts the composition of the CFPB’s workforce by fiscal year as compared to the most current five-year ACS data. From FY 2011 to FY 2013, the CFPB’s workforce grew from 666 employees to 1,323 employees. Table C-2 depicts the CFPB’s workforce composition by race/ethnicity and pay grade series.

Table C-1: Permanent Employees, by Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Age, FY 2011–FY 2013, and Demographic Breakdown of ACS Data, 2006–2010^a

Permanent workforce demographics	FY 2011		FY 2012		FY 2013		2006–2010 ACS data
	Number	% of total workforce	Number	% of total workforce	Number	% of total workforce	% of total
Total permanent workforce	666	100.00	988	100.00	1,323	100.00	100.00
Gender
Male	354	53.15	498	50.40	703	53.14	52.79
Female	312	46.85	490	49.60	620	46.86	47.21
Race/Ethnicity
White	438	65.77	651	65.89	876	66.21	67.05
Black/African American	133	19.97	178	18.02	227	17.16	11.34
Asian	49	7.36	93	9.41	129	9.75	4.82
Hispanic/Latino	31	4.65	46	4.66	71	5.37	14.58
Other	15	2.25	20	2.02	20	1.51	2.21
Age
Under 40	332	49.85	501	50.71	694	52.46	N/A
40 or older	334	50.15	487	49.29	629	47.54	N/A

Source: OIG analysis of CFPB-provided information and the Census Bureau’s ACS data.

Note: Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.

^aThe number of permanent employees excludes interns and unpaid workers, but includes temporary paid employees.  Return to table

Table C-2: Number of Permanent Employees, by Race/Ethnicity and Pay Grade Level, FY 2011–FY 2013

Workforce by race/ethnicity and pay grade series	FY 2011		FY 2012		FY 2013
	Number	% of total workforcea	Number	% of total workforcea	Number	% of total workforcea
Total permanent workforce	666	100.00	988	100.00	1,323	100.00
Below 50 grade series
White	84	19.18	95	14.59	136	15.53
Black/African American	60	45.11	65	36.52	75	33.04
Hispanic/Latino	9	29.03	14	30.43	22	30.99
Asian	15	30.61	19	20.43	27	20.93
Other	5	33.33	3	15.00	4	20.00
Total	173	25.98	196	19.84	264	19.95
Grade series 50–70
White	324	73.97	520	79.88	706	80.59
Black/African American	69	51.88	110	61.80	149	65.64
Hispanic/Latino	21	67.74	30	65.22	46	64.79
Asian	31	63.27	68	73.12	97	75.19
Other	10	66.67	17	85.00	16	80.00
Total	455	68.32	745	75.40	1,014	76.64
Grade series 80 and above
White	30	6.85	36	5.53	34	3.88
Black/African American	4	3.01	3	1.69	3	1.32
Hispanic/Latino	1	3.23	2	4.35	3	4.23
Asian	3	6.12	6	6.45	5	3.88
Other	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00
Total	38	5.71	47	4.76	45	3.40

Source: OIG analysis based on CFPB-provided data.

^aPercentage of the total demographic group in the workforce for that year.  Return to table

Note: Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.