URM: underrepresented minorities (African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaskan Native). OPC: other people of color (Asian/Asian American, Middle Eastern/Southwest Asian/North African, Pacific Islanders). The data includes only career, term, and postdoctoral employees, as of October 10, 2014. There are a total of 3,108 employees.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has launched a major initiative to foster a more diverse and inclusive workforce. The move comes as recent workforce data shows that women and minorities have not made significant gains at the Lab in the last decade. As of October 10, 2014, women accounted for 16 percent of the Lab's research scientists and engineers and 33 percent of its total workforce. Underrepresented minorities (Black, Hispanic, and Native American) accounted for 4 percent of the research scientists and engineers and 13 percent of the total workforce. "I take this very seriously because we want to have the best workforce possible, within both our scientific teams and our support teams," said Lab Director Paul Alivisatos. "Bringing in a more diverse workforce will simply make us a more effective laboratory as we try to solve some of the most difficult problems in science and energy." Berkeley Lab's support staff, which makes up about half of the total employees, is moderately more diverse than the scientific staff, with women accounting for 44 percent of employees and ethnic minorities accounting for 44 percent. Overall, of the Lab's 3,108 career, term, and postdoctoral employees, 33 percent are women, 13 percent are underrepresented minorities, and 26 percent are other people of color (which includes people of Asian, Middle Eastern, Southwest Asian, North African, and Pacific Island heritage).
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