The CFPB Can Enhance Its Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

Appendix D: Hiring Data

As shown in tables D-1 through D-4, thousands of applicants competed for only hundreds of positions in every year during the period under review. During the application process, individuals were asked to voluntarily disclose demographic data related to race/ethnicity and gender.

Table D-1: Number of Applicants, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity, FY 2011–FY 2013

Applicants	FY 2011		FY 2012		FY 2013
	Number	% of total applicants	Number	% of total applicants	Number	% of total applicants
Total applicants	48,961	100.00	72,114	100.00	88,936	100.00
Gender
Male	26,165	53.44	36,380	50.45	44,786	50.36
Female	20,779	42.44	31,817	44.12	40,074	45.06
Unknown	2,017	4.12	3,917	5.43	4,076	4.58
Race/Ethnicity
White	21,708	44.34	35,473	49.19	32,662	36.73
Black/African American	15,808	32.29	17,811	24.70	31,343	35.24
Hispanic/Latino	3,605	7.36	5,104	7.08	7,791	8.76
Asian	3,020	6.17	5,746	7.97	7,125	8.01
Other	4,820	9.84	7,980	11.07	10,015	11.26

Table D-2: Applicants Found Eligible, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity, FY 2011–FY 2013

Met minimum requirements (eligible)	FY 2011		FY 2012		FY 2013
	Number	% of total eligible	Number	% of total eligible	Number	% of total eligible
Total eligible	32,513	100.00	42,323	100.00	58,922	100.00
Gender
Male	16,835	51.78	20,552	48.56	29,028	49.27
Female	14,375	44.21	19,403	45.85	27,302	46.34
Unknown	1,303	4.01	2,368	5.60	2,592	4.40
Race/Ethnicity
White	14,551	44.75	20,331	48.04	20,985	35.61
Black/African American	10,482	32.24	10,960	25.90	21,421	36.35
Hispanic/Latino	2,381	7.32	3,084	7.29	5,220	8.86
Asian	1,944	5.98	3,208	7.58	4,799	8.14
Other	3,155	9.70	4,740	11.20	6,497	11.03

Table D-3: Applicants Found Best Qualified, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity, FY 2011–FY 2013

Best qualified	FY 2011		FY 2012		FY 2013
	Number	% of total best qualified	Number	% of total best qualified	Number	% of total best qualified
Total best qualified	1,194	100.00	17,956	100.00	7,319	100.00
Gender
Male	646	54.10	9,515	52.99	3,846	52.55
Female	480	40.20	7,399	41.21	3,066	41.89
Unknown	68	5.70	1,042	5.80	407	5.56
Race/Ethnicity
White	607	50.84	10,335	57.56	3,323	45.40
Black/African American	262	21.94	2,793	15.55	1,926	26.32
Hispanic/Latino	84	7.04	1,165	6.49	570	7.79
Asian	129	10.80	1,618	9.01	659	9.00
Other	112	9.38	2,045	11.39	841	11.49

Table D-4: Applicants Hired, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity, FY 2011–FY 2013

Hired	FY 2011		FY 2012		FY 2013
	Number	% of total hired	Number	% of total hired	Number	% of total hired
Total hired	166	100.00	378	100.00	446	100.00
Gender
Male	99	59.64	181	47.88	241	54.04
Female	63	37.95	180	47.62	190	42.60
Unknown	4	2.41	17	4.50	15	3.36
Race/Ethnicity
White	89	53.61	211	55.82	252	56.50
Black/African American	45	27.11	76	20.11	78	17.49
Hispanic/Latino	9	5.42	20	5.29	36	8.07
Asian	10	6.02	38	10.05	45	10.09
Other	13	7.83	33	8.73	35	7.85