Walmart Management Promotions for Black Employees Have Slowed
- Overall share of Black U.S. company officers has risen to 9.1%
- Internal survey last year revealed barriers for Black workers
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Walmart Inc.’s efforts to increase racial diversity in its senior ranks are wavering, new data on slowing promotion rates for Black workers show.
The nation’s biggest private employer said African American and Black employees made up 13.5% of U.S. promotions in the first half of this fiscal year, according to a midyear diversity report released Friday. That’s down from 14.1% at the end of last year and 17.2% at the midpoint of 2020. The figure includes those elevated from hourly jobs into management, as well as managers promoted into more senior positions.