The federal market leads the government when it comes to diversity hiring.
But the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) says there is still more work to be done.
The group says the percentage of women, as well as the percentage of some male minorities, is lower in the federal workforce than in the labor force overall.
Tom Fox is the Vice President for Leadership and Innovation at the Partnership for Public Service. He told Chris Dorobek on the DorobekINSIDER program why diversity matters.
Tom Fox talks diversity with Chris Dorobek by cdorobek
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