What Are the Demographics of Boston City Employees?

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced Tuesday the public release of a data tool used to determine the demographic makeup of Boston city employees.

The Employees Demographic Dashboard updates each month in an effort by the city to maintain an inclusive and diverse workforce.

"This dashboard will help us meet our goal of creating a workforce that is representative of Boston," Mayor Walsh said in a press release. "I am proud of our work so far to use data to create a stronger city government, and our diversity dashboard is another tool to help us identify opportunities for improvement."

Created through a partnership between the Mayor's Office of Diversity, the Citywide Analytics Team and the Office of Human Resources and programmed using the same technology as the Mayor's and Cabinet dashboards, the tool is used by city officials to comprehend existing demographics and adjust to reach staffing goals.

"This dashboard is a great example of how the City of Boston uses data and technology to increase transparency and help implement an important policy goal," Jascha Franklin-Hodge, the city's Chief Information Officer, said in the release.

According to the data, 46.3 percent of city employees are male and 53.7 percent are female. The majority of those employed by the city are white at 53.7 percent, followed by 28.5 percent black and 12.2 percent Hispanic.

Click here for a full look at the demographics, which also include average income based on gender and ethnicity.

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