DiversityInc. recently announced its Top 10 Companies for African Americans. Topping the list is Allstate, which has made the list since it began in 2003 and has been No. 1 two of those four years. Seventeen percent of Allstate’s work force is African-American and 24 percent of new hires are African-American.
No. 2: AT&T
The firm has a longstanding commitment to African-American leadership. Twelve percent of the company’s managers are African-American.
No. 3: Cox Communications
With 18 percent of the work force and 21 percent of new hires African-American, the media company also reports 12 percent of all managers are African-American.
No. 4: Xerox
The company reports 9 percent of its direct reports to the CEO are black, 8 percent of its middle managers and 13 percent of all other managers. Its board of directors is 18 percent black
No. 5: Con Ed of New York
With a work force that is 22 percent African-American and new hires at 25 percent African-American, the utility Consolidated Edison is a leader.
No. 6: Wal-Mart
The nation’s largest retailer reports African Americans are 17 percent of the work force and 22 percent of new hires.
No. 7: Wachovia
The only bank on this list has a work force that is 20 percent African-American while new hires are 26 percent African-American. African Americans are 12 percent of all managers.
No. 8: Verizon Wireless
The company reported 21 percent of this work force is African-American, as well as 26 percent of new hires. Seventeen percent of managers receiving promotions were African-American.
No. 9: Turner Broadcasting
Nineteen percent of women managers in the company receiving promotions and 16 percent of all managers were African-American.
No. 10: Sprint Nextel
With a board of directors that is 15 percent African-American, the newly merged telecom also reported 18 percent of the work force and 22 percent of new hires were African-American.