US DEI professionals being laid off, 76% white and only 3.8% black. By Curtis Bunn.

Diversity, equity and inclusion leaders, who were hired in waves to help companies achieve an ethnically balanced workforce after George Floyd’s murder in 2020, are being phased out, surveys indicate, leaving experts in the field concerned that corporations’ talk of affecting change was just empty words. …

DEI professionals are losing their jobs, as layoffs across the economy have gained momentum. The attrition rate for DEI roles was 33% at the end of 2022, compared to 21% for non-DEI roles. …

Another survey showed that Black employees represent only 3.8% of chief diversity officers overall, with white people making up 76.1% of the roles. Those of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity make up 7.8% and those of Asian ethnicity make up 7.7%. …

The stunning absence of Black people in chief diversity officer roles in companies makes DEI professionals cringe.

Follow the money. Great salaries while it lasted.

HR departments are mostly headed up white women, who didn’t even follow their own DEI guidelines.