Chart 6. African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, and women, shares in total employment, protective service employment, and police and sheriff's patrol officers (in percent)
Year Total employment, African Americans Total employment, Asians Protective service, African Americans Protective service, Asians Police and sheriff's patrol officers, African Americans Police and sheriff's patrol officers, Asians Total employment, Hispanic or Latino Total employment, Women Protective service, Hispanic or Latino Protective service, Women Police and sheriff's patrol officers, Hispanic or Latino Police and sheriff's patrol officers, Women

2003

10.7 4.2 18.7 1.5 13.2 1.2 12.6 46.8 10.1 20.7 11.0 12.4

2004

10.7 4.3 17.9 1.9 15.7 1.6 12.9 46.5 11.1 21.7 12.7 13.3

2005

10.8 4.4 19.3 1.6 13.7 1.1 13.1 46.4 10.4 22.4 11.3 14.3

2006

10.9 4.5 19.7 1.7 14.9 2.3 13.6 46.3 10.2 22.3 11.8 12.8

2007

11.0 4.7 18.9 2.1 12.7 2.6 14.0 46.4 10.0 22.5 9.1 13.7

2008

11.0 4.8 19.1 1.8 13.6 1.8 14.0 46.7 10.9 22.8 11.6 14.7

2009

10.7 4.7 18.8 1.8 14.1 1.5 14.0 47.3 12.3 22.3 12.7 15.5

2010

10.8 4.8 17.8 2.4 12.1 2.7 14.3 47.2 13.3 21.4 15.2 13.0

2011

10.8 4.9 17.4 2.1 11.5 2.0 14.5 46.9 12.6 20.7 12.7 12.0

2012

11.1 5.4 17.2 2.7 12.8 3.1 15.4 47.0 13.7 20.9 13.8 12.6

2013

11.2 5.7 18.6 2.4 14.2 2.4 15.6 47.0 15.1 21.1 15.3 13.4

2014

11.4 5.7 19.7 2.3 15.6 1.8 16.1 46.9 14.4 21.8 13.2 12.4

2015

11.7 5.8 19.2 2.4 13.5 2.0 16.4 46.8 13.9 21.3 15.5 13.6

2016

11.9 6.1 19.0 2.8 12.0 2.7 16.7 46.8 14.1 22.3 16.0 14.1

2017

12.1 6.2 20.5 2.9 13.9 2.4 16.9 46.9 12.8 22.3 10.9 13.6

2018

12.3 6.3 20.1 2.4 12.7 2.1 17.3 46.9 13.8 22.5 13.5 15.4

2019

12.3 6.5 20.3 2.2 12.6 1.5 17.6 47.0 15.3 22.1 17.0 17.6

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.