Building Our Diverse Team

We are confident some of the finest minds in the country are part of our diverse team. 

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Our employees are truly extraordinary.

Our employees come from varied backgrounds and have unique skills and experience. It is this diversity that makes us great. It fosters creativity and invention and enables us to create some of the most technically sophisticated products and services in the world.

At Northrop Grumman, we strive to build and retain the best team in the industry — one that is diverse and inclusive. By seeking top talent from a diverse pool, we continue to ensure that we have the right makeup of employees to help us reach our goals.

By being diverse and inclusive, we are also able to produce an engaged team where colleagues can do their best work and grow personally and professionally. Northrop Grumman is committed to achieving and sustaining an inclusive and diverse employee population by fostering a culture of equal opportunity through affirmative action and other proactive measures.

DEI Total Population Chart 2023

Employee Population

The company, as a major government contractor, records and monitors racial/ethnic, gender, people with disabilities and veterans as required by U.S. federal regulations

Total Population (reflecting U.S. population only)

  • 25% Women
  • 18% Veterans
  • 8% People with Disabilities
  • 38% People with Color
  • 62% White
  • 15% Hispanic/Latino
  • 11% Asian
  • 8% Black/African American
  • 4% Two or More Races
  • 0.4% American Indian/ Native American or Alaska Native
  • 0.4% Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander

Leadership – Vice President and Above (reflecting U.S. population only)

  • 35% Women
  • 20% People of Color

Leadership – Total Management Population (reflecting U.S. population only)

  • 28% Women
  • 30% People of Color

2023 Hires (reflecting U.S. population only)
(New hires may fall into one or more diversity categories and numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred employees)

  • 14,500 External Hires
  • 3,300 Women
  • 6,200 People of Color
  • 3,100 Veterans
  • 1,100 People with Disabilities

EEO-1 Annual Regulatory Reports 2019-2023

Our Values define our culture and how we act and operate as a company, starting with our first Value—“We do the right thing.” This includes valuing diversity and fostering safe and inclusive environments and a culture of belonging where every voice is heard, respected and valued.  Our sustainability report provides more detailed infographics and insights into our pioneering people, including our diverse workforce and our approach to diversity, equity and inclusion and equal opportunity. 

Below is Northrop Grumman’s EEO-1 report which provides a demographic representation snapshot by major job category as required by U.S. federal regulations of our U.S. workforce in categories prescribed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEO-1 report is a mandatory annual data collection in the United States filed annually with the Joint Reporting Committee. 

Additional information is available at www.EEOCdata.org/eeo1 and www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/faqs/eeo1-report.

Demographics

EEO-1 Annual Regulatory Reports 2018–2022

The EEO-1 Component 1 report is a mandatory annual data collection in the United States filed annually with the Joint Reporting Committee and is required of all private sector employers with 100 or more employees, and federal contractors with 50 or more employees. The report provides a demographic breakdown of the employer’s workforce data by gender, race/ethnicity and job categories. The filing is required under section 709(c) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-8(c), and 29 CFR 1602.7-.14 and 41 CFR 60-1.7(a). Additional information is available at www.EEOCdata.org/eeo1 and www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/faqs/eeo1-report.