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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 |
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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 |
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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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