Apple has posted its latest EEO-1 statement, which provides a breakdown of the diversity of the company’s workforce. The report, covering 2015, shows a U.S. workforce made up of 30% female (up 1% over 2014), 8.6% Black, and 11.7% Hispanic workers.
Apple’s executive ranks continue to be made up of executives who are white and male, as the company’s senior officials, executives, and managers are 83% male and 83% white. Hispanic employees at the managerial level accounted for 7% of the total, up 1% from 2014. While Apple hired additional Black, Asian and multiracial workers to fill leadership roles, the overall percentages remained unchanged, due to similar growth in hiring whites.
AppleInsider notes that Apple’s 2015 EEO-1 shows a net increase of 1,475 black employees and 1,633 Hispanics from the previous year. Apple hired 6,378 white employees for the period ending in August, while net Asian hires came out to 2,824, adding to a total of 12,583 people, or 17% of US operations.
Apple has long been a critic of the EEO-1 process, saying the federally-required survey is outdated, and doesn’t reflect reality. The company says its own data is a more accurate representation of reality. The company’s own numbers show an greater than 50% growth in employment numbers for Black, Hispanic, and female workers.
