2000 STUDENT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Forward. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Data Coverage and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Statistical Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Student Employment

Student Employment Workforce Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5

Distribution of Students by Mission Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Student Employees by Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Representation of African American Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7

Representation of Hispanic Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Representation of Asian Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Representation of American Indian Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Representation of White Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Students by Race and National Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

FOREWORD

The Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM) has developed a Student Employment Program Report (SEPR). SEPR is an important recruiting resource designed to help agencies eliminate the under representation of minorities and women in the Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The SEPR should be used by each agency as a tool to help develop plans to improve diversity and to monitor the results of targeted recruitment or employment efforts. We suggest that the SEPR be distributed widely.

DATA COVERAGE AND DEFINITIONS

The student employment statistics used in this report were collected from the Mission Area Student Employment Program Managers. The report includes students who were enrolled in the student programs as of July 2000. It also includes information on the number of students who were converted from student appointments to Career or Career Conditional Federal assignments. OHRM made every effort to collect and use the most accurate data in developing this report.

Students are participants of the following student programs:

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Intern
American Indian Higher Education Consortium-Washington Internships for Native Students Internship (AIHEC-WINS)
Career Experience
D.C. Federal Jobs Initiative
D.C. Summer Works
Government Connection Apprenticeship
Greater Washington Urban League Summer Youth
Hispanic Association of Colleges and University Intern (HACU)
Other Programs
Student Temporary Employment
Summer Intern
USDA/1890 National Scholars and Woodrow Wilson Fellows
Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities

Student employment covers full time, part time, intermittent, summer appointments, year-round appointments, unpaid, and contract assignments. The analyses in this report focuses on all the mission areas and agencies that submitted data. They are as follows:

Departmental Administration (DA) Serviced Agencies

Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center

National Office of Outreach

Office of Budget and Program Analysis

Office of Civil Rights

Office of Communications

Office of Human Resources Management

Office of Operations

Office of Procurement Property and Emergency Preparedness

Office of Planning and Coordination

Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Office of the Chief Economist

Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)

Office of the Chief Information Officer

Office of the General Counsel

Office of the Secretary

Office of Inspector General (OIG)

Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services(FFAS)

Farm Service Agency

Foreign Agricultural Service

Risk Management Agency

Food Safety

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services (FNCS)

Food and Nutrition Service

Natural Resources and Environment (NRE)

Forest Service

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP)

Agricultural Marketing Service

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

Research, Education and Economics (REE)

Agricultural Research Service

Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service

Economic Research Service

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Rural Development (RD)

OCFO-National Finance Center (NFC)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

OHRM's student report indicates that USDA's recruitment of students remained almost constant for 2000 while strides were made with efforts to hire women and minorities. American Indians showed a large increase in the number of students and in their percentage in the student population. American Indians represent 302 students which is up from 164 in 1999. This is more than an 83 percent increase. African American students had a slight percentage increase of 1.5 percent. Hispanic students decreased by 2.9 percent overall but they increased their numbers in the Career Experience Program which leads to permanent status. White and Asian student employment remained almost constant representing 64.5 percent and 4 percent respectively.

The SEPR shows the number of Career Experience Program positions increased by almost 76 percent from 588 positions in Fiscal Year (FY) 1999 to 1,031 positions in August 2000. (Career Experience positions may be converted to permanent positions once students complete their education.) Also, women's representation in the student employment programs increased by 2.2 percent.

USDA's mission areas reported the conversion of 185 students from the Career Experience Program to permanent positions. Information on the conversions is as follows:

MISSION AREA/AGENCY NUMBER OF CONVERSIONS

Food and Nutrition Service 2

Foreign Agricultural Service 5

Forest Service 40

Marketing and Regulatory Programs 29

Natural Resources Conservation Service 99

Research, Education and Economics 10

STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS

Minorities represent 35.5 percent of the student employment in USDA. This is an increase over last year's percentage of 34.2 percent. Other highlights in Student Employment are as follows:

The representation of American Indians in USDA rose from 164 students in 1999 to

302 students in 2000.

The representation of white students remained almost constant. They represented 64.5 percent of all students in 2000. White students constitute 3,432 students.

The percentage of women in USDA increased from 49.7 percent in 1999 to 51.9 percent in 2000.

The representation of Hispanic students in the Career Experience Program increased from 91 students in 1999 to 103 students in 2000.

The representation of Asian students in USDA rose slightly from 211 students in 1999 to 212 students in 2000.

The percentage of African Americans increased from 16.8 percent in 1999 to 18.3 percent in 2000. African Americans constitute 976 students.

The Natural Resources and Environment Mission Area employed 60.2 percent of all students. This is an increase of 1.5 percent.

The Forest Service continues to be the leader in employing students.

STUDENT EMPLOYMENT WORKFORCE OVERVIEW

The student employment covered in this report decreased by 14 positions from
5,334 students in FY 1999 to 5,320 students in August 2000. However, the total number of students in most minority groups increased. This upward trend can be seen in the representation of American Indian, African American, and Asian students. All increased for 2000. The representation of women also continues to rise.

Student Employment Trends in USDA

Year	Total	White	African American	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian
2000	5,320	3,432	976	398	212	302
1999	5,334	3,512	894	553	211	164

Distribution of Students by Mission Area

Mission Area/Agency	Total	Percentage
Departmental Administration & Office of Inspector General	97	1.8
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service	133	2.5
Food Nutrition & Consumer Service	82	1.5
Food Safety	67	1.3
Marketing & Regulatory Programs	344	6.5
National Finance Center	62	1.2
Natural Resources & Environment	3,203	60.2
Research, Education & Economics	1,154	21.7
Rural Development	178	3.3

Student Employees by Gender

Gender	Total	Percentage
Male	2,560	48.1
Female	2,760	51.9

REPRESENTATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS

The representation of African American students in USDA increased from 894 in FY 1999 to 976 in August 2000. African Americans constitute 18.3 percent of the student workforce.

African American women represent 615 students or 11.5 percent of the total students participating in all student programs.
African American men represent 361 students or 6.7 percent of the total student body.

The majority of the African American students participate in the Student Temporary Employment Program. There are 404 African American students enrolled in this program. The second largest program in which students participate is the Career Experience Program. The Forest Service hired the most African American students with a total of 181 students. The Agricultural Research Service had the second highest total with 157 students participating in their programs.

Distribution of African American Students by Student Program

Total	976
ARS Intern	19
Career Experience	162
D.C. Federal Jobs Initiative	40
D.C. Summer Works	11
Gov. Connection Apprenticeship	3
Greater Washington Urban League Summer Youth	39
Other Programs	4
Student Temporary Employment	404
Summer Intern	160
USDA/1890 National Scholars & Woodrow Wilson Fellows	128
Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities	6

REPRESENTATION OF HISPANIC STUDENTS

The representation of Hispanic students in USDA stands at 398 in August 2000. This includes 103 individuals who are in the career path Career Experience Program. Hispanics constitute 7.5 percent of the student workforce.

Hispanic women represent 203 students or 3.8 percent of the total students participating in all student programs.

Hispanic men represent 195 students or 3.6 percent of the total student body.

The majority of the Hispanic students participate in the Student Temporary Employment Program. There are 168 Hispanic students enrolled in this program. The second largest program in which students participate is the Career Experience Program. The Forest Service hired the most Hispanic students with a total of 229 students. The Agricultural Research Service had the second highest with 61students participating in their programs.

Distribution of Hispanic Students by Student Program

Total	398
ARS Intern	4
Career Experience	103
Gov. Connection Apprenticeship	2
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Intern	83
Other Programs	1
Student Temporary Employment	168
Summer Intern	34
USDA/1890 National Scholars & Woodrow Wilson Fellows	1
Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities	2

REPRESENTATION OF ASIAN STUDENTS

The number of Asian students in USDA increased from 211 in FY 1999 to 212 in August 2000. Asian students constitute 4 percent of the total student population.

Asian women represent 123 students or 2.3 percent of the total students participating in all student programs.

Asian men represent 89 students or 1.67 percent of the total student body.

The majority of the Asian students participate in the Student Temporary Employment Program. There are 116 Asian students enrolled in this program. The second largest program in which students participate is the Career Experience Program. The Agricultural Research Service hired the most Asian students with a total of 76 students. The Forest Service had the second highest with 56 students participating in their programs.

Distribution of Asian Students by Student Program

Total	212
ARS Intern	11
Career Experience	45
Other Programs	1
Student Temporary Employment	116
Summer Intern	39

REPRESENTATION OF AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS

The number of American Indian students in USDA increased from 164 in FY 1999 to 302 in August 2000. USDA's continued participation in efforts such as the American Indian Higher Education Consortium-Washington Internships for Native Students Internship is beginning to bring more students to the Department. American Indian students constitute 5.7 percent of the total student population.

American Indian women represent 132 students or 2.4 percent of the total students participating in all student programs.

American Indian men represent 170 students or 3.1 percent of the total student body.

The majority of the American Indian students participate in the Student Temporary Employment Program. There are 196 American Indian students enrolled in this program. The second largest program in which students participate is the Career Experience Program. The Forest Service hired the most American Indian students with a total of 106 students. The Natural Resources Conservation Service had the second highest with 31 students participating in their programs.

Distribution of American Indian Students by Student Program

Total	302
American Indian Higher Education Consortium	37
ARS Intern	1
Career Experience	47
Other Programs	1
Student Temporary Employment	196
Summer Intern	19
Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities	1

REPRESENTATION OF WHITE STUDENTS

The representation of white students in USDA stands at 3,432 as of August 2000. White students constitute 64.5 percent of the total student population.

White women represent 1,687 students or 31.7 percent of the total students participating in all student programs.

White men represent 1,745 students or 32.8 percent of the total student body.

The majority of the white students participate in the Student Temporary Employment Program. There are 2,290 white students enrolled in this program. The second largest program in which students participate is the Career Experience Program. The Forest Service hired the most white students with a total of 1,707 students. The Agricultural Research Service had the second highest with 700 students participating in their programs.

Distribution of White Students by Student Program

Total	3,432
ARS Intern	77
Career Experience	674
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Intern	1
Other Programs	14
Student Temporary Employment	2,290
Summer Intern	355
USDA/1890 National Scholars & Woodrow Wilson Fellows	1
Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities	20

2000 Student Employees by Race and National Origin

Race and National Origin	Total	Percentage
African American	976	18.3
American Indian	302	5.7
Asian	212	4.0
Hispanic	398	7.5
White	3,432	64.5

MISSION AREA/AGENCY	NUMBER OF CONVERSIONS
Food and Nutrition Service	2
Foreign Agricultural Service	5
Forest Service	40
Marketing and Regulatory Programs	29
Natural Resources Conservation Service	99
Research, Education and Economics	10