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Female Employment At SSA 1957-1998

The staff of the Social Security Administration is currently about 72% female. This table charts the percentage of female employment at SSA back to 1957, and shows some information about the grade level of female employees in terms of standard government GS ratings.

YEAR

WOMEN- NUMBER

WOMEN- PERCENTAGE

GRADE 9-12

GRADE 13-18

1957*
1958*

1959*

13,097
13,367
14,430

60%
60
58

12%**
17
17

7%
7
6

1960*
1961*
1962*
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969

14,405
17,372
19,278
19,753
20,215
21,233
29,171
31,773
36,597
34,773

58
57
58
58
58
59
64
66
67
67

17
17
18
18
30
30
31
34***
33
35

7
7
7
7
7
7
7
11***
8
9

      GRADE 12-15 SES
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

34,363
34,990
35,164
43,247
51,780
50,995
52,985
54,919
52,922
49,386

67
67
67
68
68
68
68
68
68
68

13
14
15
16
18
20
21
22
23
23

2
5
6
11
11
12
13
12
12
9

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

50,275
52,830
50,437
50,972
55,286
54,753
52,261
48,945
47,211
46,259

69
69
69
69
71
71
72
72
72
72

25
26
27
28
30
32
32
33
34
35

22
24
25
25
27
28
31
29
20
22

      GRADE 13-15 SES
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998

43,968
45,655
44,928
44,997
46,746
47,658
47,904
48,007
46,720

72
72
72
73
73
72
71
71
71

26
28
34
35
36
39
40
41
42

25
26
28
25
31
31
31
33
35

Sources:

SSA Personnel Data Book (1957-1969)
Executive Handbook of Selected Data (1975-1990)
Annual Report to The Congress (1972-1994)
HRMIS Database (1995-1998)
Notes:

* Includes BOASI personnel only
** GS 10-12
*** GS9-11 & GS 12-18
Percentages subject to rounding

SSA Historian's Office
October 1998


 
     
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