Using data obtained from OPM's Office of Workforce Information and Census Bureau statistics, the research reported here has three main objectives. The first is to provide a statis tical look at America's African- American population. The second is an examination of the integration of minority employ ees in the federal public sector. The third is to discuss the obsta cles to integration of African- Americans in the public sector and explore what the future may hold. Although African-Ameri cans have made some progress in reaching middle- and upper-level management positions, their employment pattern suggests continued segregation into the lower grade levels.
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