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People of color make up roughly half (47.3%) of all hourly workers at Walmart locations in the US.
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  • Women of color made up 26.8% of all US hourly employees in 2020, Walmart said in a new report.
  • Meanwhile, 74.5% of executives and 52.3% of hourly workers at Walmart are white.
  • "We're investing in change," Ben Hasan, global chief of diversity and inclusion, said in a release.
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Women of color are doing much of Walmart's hourly work, yet are responsible for few executive-level decisions.

Women of color – or workers who identify as Black, Asian, Latina, or Native -made up 26.8% of all US hourly employees, according to a new report. People of color make up roughly half (47.3%) of all hourly workers.

Though they represent about one in four hourly workers, women of color make up just 8.4% of people at the "officer" level, or people with president or vice president in their titles. Women of all races make up 32.8% of officers at Walmart's US operations.

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Black and Latino people account for 39% of hourly workers at Walmart, but 14% of US executives. The majority of Walmart employees are white, making up 74.5% of executives and 52.3% of hourly workers.

"Representation matters, education is the foundation of progress, and we're investing in change," Ben Hasan, Walmart's senior vice president and global chief diversity and inclusion officer, said in a release.

Hasan said women representation in upper management stayed roughly the same between 2019 and 2020, but Walmart increased management promotions for women by 4.4%.

CEO Doug McMillan said, "We remain focused on building teams that are diverse and inclusive, and on fostering an environment where people have the opportunity for continued growth and development."

Walmart, the country's largest employer, had 1.5 million total workers in the United States last year.

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