ALEXANDRIA, Va.–NCUA is reporting that 42.4% of the people the agency hired during 2021 were people of color.
In addition, according to the agency’s 2021 report to Congress from its Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI):
- 17.4% and 4.5% of agency workforce self-identify as having disabilities and targeted disabilities, respectively. “Since 2017, the NCUA has consistently exceeded the federal employment rate goals for employees with disabilities and for employees with targeted disabilities,” the report states.
- 25.4% of the NCUA’s workforce participated in employee resource groups (ERGs), which the agency said is than twice the benchmark participation rate for successful programs such as its own.
- During 2021, 240 federally insured credit unions submitted Voluntary Credit Union Diversity Self-Assessments, up from 188 submissions in 2020.
- 36.8% of the NCUA’s total reportable contracting dollars for the year were awarded to minority- or women-owned businesses.
About OMWI
NCUA said its Office of Minority and Women Inclusion oversees all agency matters relating to measuring, monitoring, and establishing policies for diversity in NCUA’s management, employment, and business activities. The office assesses the diversity policies and practices of NCUA’s regulated entities excluding the enforcement of statutes, regulations, and executive orders pertaining to civil rights, NCUA added.
The full report can be found here.