We have long valued diversity and inclusion at the Minneapolis Fed, and we are proud of our efforts in this critical area. Our Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) develops standards and procedures to make sure the Bank involves minorities, women, and minority- and women-owned businesses in all Bank activities. These include workforce diversity, supplier diversity, and assessment of diversity policies and practices of regulated entities.
Congressional Reports
OMWI was established in January 2011, in line with Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. We submit an annual report to Congress outlining our activities that foster diversity and inclusion.
- 2023 Congressional Annual Report [pdf], Office of Minority and Women Inclusion
- 2022 Congressional Annual Report [pdf], Office of Minority and Women Inclusion
- 2021 Congressional Annual Report [pdf], Office of Minority and Women Inclusion
- 2020 Congressional Annual Report [pdf], Office of Minority and Women Inclusion
- 2019 Congressional Annual Report [pdf], Office of Minority and Women Inclusion
- 2018 Congressional Annual Report [pdf], Office of Minority and Women Inclusion
- 2017 Congressional Annual Report [pdf], Office of Women and Minority Inclusion
- 2016 Congressional Annual Report [pdf], Office of Women and Minority Inclusion
- 2015 Congressional Annual Report [pdf], Office of Women and Minority Inclusion
- 2014 Congressional Annual Report [pdf], Office of Minority and Women Inclusion
- 2013 Congressional Annual Report [pdf], Office of Minority and Women Inclusion
- 2012 Congressional Annual Report [pdf], Office of Minority and Women Inclusion
- 2011 Congressional Annual Report [pdf], Office of Minority and Women Inclusion
Workforce Diversity
One of the OMWI’s mandates is to seek diversity in the workforce of the Bank in a manner consistent with applicable law.
Consistent with our commitment to transparency and openness, our Minneapolis Fed EEO-1 data are available. This information summarizes our workforce by gender and race/ethnicity across a set of defined job categories. It is submitted annually to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and is used for a variety of EEO enforcement, research, and self-assessment purposes.
A short summary of the data is below; the full data set is available here [pdf].
| Job Categories | % Women | % Minority |
|---|---|---|
| Executive/Sr Level Officials | 64% | 45% |
| First/Mid-Level Officials | 46% | 26% |
| Professionals | 49% | 35% |
| Ph.D. Economists | 31% | 36% |
| Research Assistants | 24% | 65% |
| Administrative Support Workers | 60% | 32% |
| Technicians | 27% | 40% |
| Service Workers | 8% | 33% |
| All Other | 29% | 32% |
| Total | 48% | 33% |
Total population (12/31/2023): 1,128