In 2020, women of color accounted for approximately 12 percent of the computing and mathematical workforce in the United States. Women in total made up about 25 percent of persons employed in these occupations.
Percentage of employed women in computing-related occupations in the United States from 2007 to 2020, by ethnicity
Characteristic
White
African American/Black
Asian/Pacific Islander
Latina/Hispanic
Total Women
2007
17.1%
2.4%
4.4%
1.2%
25.1%
2008
18%
2.6%
3.9%
1.3%
24.3%
2009
18.3%
2.3%
4.1%
1.4%
24.6%
2010
19.8%
2.6%
4.2%
1.2%
26.5%
2011
17.4%
2.7%
3.8%
1.1%
25.2%
2012
17.8%
2.7%
3.2%
1.4%
26.1%
2013
17.1%
3%
5.1%
1.6%
25.2%
2014
17.7%
2.9%
4.7%
1.4%
25.9%
2015
16.3%
3%
5%
1.7%
24.2%
2016
16.9%
2.7%
5.5%
1.6%
26.5%
2017
16.3%
3.3%
5.1%
1.4%
25.7%
2018
15.8%
3.2%
6%
2%
25.6%
2019
15.3%
3.1%
6.6%
2.2%
27.3%
2020
13%
3%
7%
2%
25%
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Computer and mathematical occupations include computer and mathematical occupations, computer systems analyst, information security analysts, computer programmers, software developers for applications and systems software, web developers, computer support specialists, database administrators, network and computer systems administrators, computer network architects, actuaries, mathematicians, operations research analysts, statisticians and miscellaneous mathematical science and computer occupations.
In 2007, data is taken from Table Four. From 2008 to 2010, data is taken from Table Five. From 2011 to 2017, data is taken from Table Seven. Racial ethnic categories do not add to the total because people who identify as Hispanic/Latino can be of any race. Therefore, all individuals represented in the Hispanic/Latina category above are also counted as white, Black, or Asian/Pacific Islander.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, & NCWIT. (May 5, 2021). Percentage of employed women in computing-related occupations in the United States from 2007 to 2020, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/311967/us-women-computer-workers-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, und NCWIT. "Percentage of employed women in computing-related occupations in the United States from 2007 to 2020, by ethnicity." Chart. May 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/311967/us-women-computer-workers-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, NCWIT. (2021). Percentage of employed women in computing-related occupations in the United States from 2007 to 2020, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/311967/us-women-computer-workers-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, and NCWIT. "Percentage of Employed Women in Computing-related Occupations in The United States from 2007 to 2020, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/311967/us-women-computer-workers-ethnicity/
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