A report on the state of diversity in the publishing industry in the United States in 2019 revealed that 76 percent of all employees were white or Caucasian, with representation of people part of any other ethnic group at seven percent or lower. The source noted that there was little change in racial diversity in publishing since the previous survey held in 2015.
Distribution of employees in the publishing industry in the United States in 2019, by ethnicity
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Lee & Low Books. (January 28, 2020). Distribution of employees in the publishing industry in the United States in 2019, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218682/publishing-industry-workforce-by-ethnicity-us/
Lee & Low Books. "Distribution of employees in the publishing industry in the United States in 2019, by ethnicity." Chart. January 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218682/publishing-industry-workforce-by-ethnicity-us/
Lee & Low Books. (2020). Distribution of employees in the publishing industry in the United States in 2019, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218682/publishing-industry-workforce-by-ethnicity-us/
Lee & Low Books. "Distribution of Employees in The Publishing Industry in The United States in 2019, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218682/publishing-industry-workforce-by-ethnicity-us/
Lee & Low Books, Distribution of employees in the publishing industry in the United States in 2019, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218682/publishing-industry-workforce-by-ethnicity-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of employees in the publishing industry in the United States in 2019, by ethnicity [Graph], Lee & Low Books, January 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218682/publishing-industry-workforce-by-ethnicity-us/