In 2023, 55.73 percent of all newly-employed people at Penguin Random House in the United States were white, compared to 71.5 percent of new hires back in 2017. Whilst this shows small improvements in diversity, other ethnic groups still have limited representation within the company. The share of newly-hired Asian or Hispanic employees is under 20 percent in each year shown, and the share of Black people recruited by Penguin Random House was below 15 percent in every year from 2017 to 2023.
Distribution of newly-hired employees at Penguin Random House in the United States from 2017 to 2023, by ethnicity
Characteristic
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Bi/multi-racial
Native American/Pacific Islander
Middle Eastern/North African
White
2017
3.7%
6.8%
11.7%
5.4%
0.3%
0.4%
71.5%
2018
7.3%
8.8%
10%
5.7%
0%
0.6%
67.7%
2019
5.1%
9.3%
13.4%
4%
0%
0.5%
67.6%
2020
14.4%
13.1%
8.5%
9.8%
0%
0%
54.2%
2021
13.7%
14.2%
15.5%
3.8%
0.3%
0.3%
52.2%
2022
9.8%
18.8%
11.8%
4%
0.3%
0.7%
54.5%
2023
5.72%
16.67%
14.58%
6.25%
0%
1.04%
55.73%
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Random House (Penguin Random House). (December 13, 2023). Distribution of newly-hired employees at Penguin Random House in the United States from 2017 to 2023, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220644/penguin-random-house-recruitment-ethnicity-breakdown-us/
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Random House (Penguin Random House). (2023). Distribution of newly-hired employees at Penguin Random House in the United States from 2017 to 2023, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220644/penguin-random-house-recruitment-ethnicity-breakdown-us/
Random House (Penguin Random House). "Distribution of Newly-hired Employees at Penguin Random House in The United States from 2017 to 2023, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220644/penguin-random-house-recruitment-ethnicity-breakdown-us/
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