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Key Racial and Ethnic Diversity Definitions Ethnic Group: The term “ethnic group” refers to a group of persons whose members identify with each other through such factors as common heritage, culture, ancestry, language, dialect, history, identity and geographic origin.

Demographics refers to the characteristics, traits, and qualities that make us who we are. The demographics of your company's employees can help you identify the types of people that comprise your workforce.

Demographics By Department 53% of California employees are male and 47% of California employees are female. The most common race/ethnicity at California is White. 47% of employees at California are White.

Race (select all that apply): American Indian or Alaska Native. Asian. Black or African American. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. White.

About 260,000 people work for the state of California outside of public universities, including part-time employees, ing to the State Controller's Office. Another 400,000 people work the University of California and California State University systems.

Both the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the ADA prohibit discrimination and retaliation against applicants who have exercised their rights under those acts. Race inquiries: An applicant's race, color or national origin should not be asked on an employment application.

Federal law does not prohibit employers from asking you about your national origin. However, because such questions may indicate a possible intent to discriminate based on national origin, we recommend that employers ensure that they ask about national origin only for a lawful purpose.

In general, it is assumed that pre-employment requests for information will form the basis for hiring decisions. Therefore, employers should not request information that discloses or tends to disclose an applicant's race unless it has a legitimate business need for such information.