Target commits to increasing Black employees by 20% over three years

Target Corp. announced Thursday it’s planning to increase representation of Black employees by 20% over the next three years by “sharpening its focus on retention, advancement and hiring,” according to a press release.

The plan is in response to a workforce diversity report which found 50% of Target’s 360,000 employees are people of color. However, diversity isn’t proportional to position. Black employees make up 5% of Target’s executives and senior level officials and managers, while 71% of its…

Source: The Business Journal