Google’s 2024 diversity report showed that 5.7% of its US employees were Black and 7.5% were Latino, up from 3.7% and 5.9% in 2020|Servizi Multimediali|CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Google is ending its hiring goals for underrepresented groups and reviewing its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. In an email to employees, the company stated it will no longer set hiring targets to improve workforce diversity.
The company is also considering whether to continue publishing its annual diversity report, which it has released since 2014.
The 2024 diversity report showed that 5.7% of Google’s US employees were Black and 7.5% were Latino—up from 3.7% and 5.9%, respectively, in 2020.
However, its latest annual report removed a statement about its DEI commitment that had been included from 2021 to 2024.
Google cited recent court decisions and executive orders affecting DEI policies as factors in its decision.
Other tech giants are scaling back DEI efforts, too. Meta has disbanded its diversity team and ended hiring goals for women and minorities. These moves line up with President Trump’s executive orders banning DEI initiatives in the federal government.
Amazon told its employees in December that it would wind down some of its diversity initiatives by the end of 2024. Meanwhile, Apple wants its shareholders to reject a conservative think tank proposal to end the company’s inclusion and diversity efforts.
Other American companies like Walmart, Target and McDonald’s have recently dropped DEI.