What are the top 10 companies for African-Americans?
*The Top 10 Companies for African Americans had an average of 18.7 percent African-American employees in their work force and 21.6 percent of new hires were African Americans. This compares with 15.7 percent in the work force and 18.1 percent new hires for the Top 50, and 13.1 percent in the work force and 15.1 percent new hires for the bottom quarter of respondents to the Top 50 survey. There were 256 participants in this year’s survey. Nationally, blacks comprise 10.8 percent of the work force, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
*The Top 10 Companies for African Americans had an average of 12.2 percent African Americans in management, compared with 9.7 percent for the Top 50 and 7.2 percent for the bottom quarter of respondents. Nationally, blacks comprise 8.1 percent of managers and professionals, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
*The Top 10 Companies for African Americans demonstrate extremely high CEO commitment, which proves the connection between strong diversity management and top-down support. In 80 percent of the Top 10 Companies for African Americans, the CEO signs off on executive compensation tied to diversity. This compares with 72 percent of the Top 50 and 45 percent of companies ranked in the bottom quarter of respondents. In all the Top 10 Companies for African Americans, the CEO personally reviews diversity metrics, compared with 88 percent of the Top 50 and 73.5 percent of companies in the bottom quarter.
