Research Brief
Unequal Opportunity
Dec 13, 2018
Hispanics are less represented in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) civilian workforce than in the federal civilian workforce and the civilian labor force. This report assesses what factors might account for Hispanic underrepresentation in DoD. It includes assessments of trends in Hispanic employment and analyses of job applicant data. It also presents findings from interviews with representatives of DoD and of Hispanic-serving institutions.
Trend and Barrier Analysis
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Hispanics are less represented in the federal government workforce than in the U.S. civilian labor force, and they are particularly underrepresented in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) civilian workforce. Although previous analyses have demonstrated that Hispanics are underrepresented in DoD, research has not yet considered employment barriers for Hispanics across DoD agencies. In this report, the authors provide information that might help DoD address Hispanic underrepresentation in its civilian workforce. They examine trends in Hispanic employment in the DoD, non-DoD federal, and civilian workforces. They also explore whether DoD labor-force characteristics might account for Hispanic underrepresentation in DoD. In addition, the authors examine observed trends in job applicants and applications to DoD. They also present findings from interviews that they conducted with DoD hiring managers and supervisors and representatives of Hispanic-serving institutions. They conclude with recommendations for DoD to consider as part of its efforts to address Hispanic underrepresentation in the DoD civilian workforce.
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
Research on Hispanic Employment in the U.S. Civilian Labor Force
Chapter Three
Application of Prior Guidance and Analytic Efforts to Hispanic Employment in the Department of Defense
Chapter Four
Analyzing Differences in Hispanic Representation Across Labor Forces
Chapter Five
Job-Applicant Data and Hispanic Representation in the Department of Defense
Chapter Six
Qualitative Assessment of Hispanic Representation Gaps in the Department of Defense Civilian Workforce: Representative Department of Defense Perspectives
Chapter Seven
Qualitative Assessment of Hispanic Representation Gaps in the Department of Defense Civilian Workforce: Engaging Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Chapter Eight
Conclusion and Recommendations
The research was sponsored by the Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and conducted within the Forces and Resources Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute, a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence Community.
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