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2001 Minority Employment Results Tables

Published: April 03, 2001
Last Updated: April 02, 2003
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Contents

Table A

Minority employment in daily newspapers: projections based on responses to annual employment census (numbers rounded)
Total
Work Force		 Minorities In
Work Force		 % Minorities In
Work Force
1978 43,000 1,700 3.95
1981 45,500 2,400 5.27
1991 55,700 4,900 8.72
1992 54,500 5,100 9.39
1993 53,600 5,500 10.25
1994 53,700 5,600 10.49
1995 53,800 5,900 10.91
1996 55,000 6,100 11.02
1997
54,000
6,100
11.35
1998
54,700
6,300
11.46
1999
55,100
6,400
11.55
2000
56,200
6,700
11.85
2001
56,400
6,600
 11.64

Table B

Numbers and percentage of minorities by race and job category, 2001
Blacks Hispanics Asians Native Americans
No. Pct. No. Pct. No. Pct. No. Pct.
Supervisors
584
20
399
19
214
16
57
23
Copy/Layout Editors
508
17
324
16
240
18
41
16
Reporters
1,558
53
973
47
594
46
119
48
Photographers
301
10
368
18
251
19
32
13
Totals
2,951
2,064
1,299
249

Table C

Numbers and percentage of whites and minorities by job category, 2001
Total
Work Force		 Minorities Whites
No. Pct. No. Pct.
Supervisors
13,728
1,254
9.1
12,474
 90.9
Copy/Layout Editors
10,901
1,113
10.2
9,788
 89.8
Reporters
25,593
3,244
12.7
22,348
 87.3
Photographers
6,171
951
15.4
5,220
 84.6
Totals
56,393
6,563
49,830

Table D

Percentage distribution of whites and minorities in job categories: 1978, 1991-2001
Whites
1978 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Reporters
54
49
49
48
48
47
46
46
46
45
45
45
Photographers
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
Copy/Layout Editors
23
16
16
17
17
18
19
19
20
19
19
20
Supervisors
13
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
Minorities
1978 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Reporters
67
55
54
53
53
52
52
51
51
50
50
49
Photographers
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
Copy/Layout Editors
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
17
17
18
17
17
Supervisors
4
16
16
17
18
18
18
19
18
19
19
19

Table E

Percentage of newspapers in seven circulation categories employing minority journalists: 1978, 1990-2001
1978 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Over 500,000
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
250,001 to 500,000
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100,001 to 250,000
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
50,001 to 100,000
77
93
94
94
91
91
93
95
97
92
95
95
25,001 to 50,000
46
70
68
72
72
74
73
75
79
78
76
74
10,001 to 25,000
23
45
44
50
50
49
45
50
52
54
55
46
10,000 and under
12
24
25
24
23
25
30
27
31
32
32
27

Table F

Minority journalists as a percentage of the professional work force of newspapers in eight circulation categories: 1980, 1990-2001
1980 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Over 500,000
7.2
14.1
15.6
16.1
17.1
17.3
17.2
17.3
17.0
17.3
18.4
18.4
250,001 to 500,000
6.4
12.0
13.3
14.3
15.4
15.7
15.7
16.2
16.8
17.8
18.3
18.3
100,001 to 250,000
6.3
9.8
10.4
11.8
11.8
12.3
13.1
13.1
13.2
13.6
13.6
14.0
50,001 to 100,000
5.6
9.1
9.3
10.3
10.0
10.9
10.6
11.3
11.0
10.8
10.2
10.2
25,001 to 50,000
4.2
5.4
5.7
7.0
6.9
7.1
7.2
7.1
7.6
7.6
8.1
7.4
10,001 to 25,000
3.1
5.3
5.7
6.5
6.1
5.8
6.1
7.0
6.9
6.5
6.9
6.0
5,001 to 10,000
2.4
4.8
4.5
4.9
5.0
5.3
6.3
5.1
5.9
5.6
5.6
4.4
5,000 and Under
2.8
5.3
5.4
5.2
5.4
5.0
5.5
4.6
6.6
5.7
6.0
6.4

Table G

Percentage distribution of whites and minorities by circulation category: 1990-2001
White
Minority
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Over 500,000
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
19
22
17
18
18
17
17
13
14
15
15
250,001 to 500,000
11
11
13
13
14
14
15
18
16
16
15
16
17
19
20
22
22
23
26
26
26
26
100,001 to 250,000
22
20
20
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
25
23
23
24
23
24
24
22
23
23
24
50,001 to 100,000
16
17
17
15
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
15
16
15
15
16
15
14
15
25,001 to 50,000
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
10
9
10
10
9
10
9
10
10
9
8
10,001 to 25,000
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
16
9
9
10
9
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
5,001 to 10,000
6
6
2
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
5,000 and Under
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2

Table H

Percentage of minority journalists working for newspapers with circulations above and below 100,000: 1978, 1981, 1990-2001
1978
1981
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Over 100,000
57
46
60
61
59
63
63
62
63
61
63
64
65
Under 100,000
43
54
40
39
41
37
37
38
37
39
37
36
35

Table I

Numbers and percentages of minorities in first full-time professional jobs: 1980, 1991-2001
1980 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
Over 500,000
19
67.9
29
61.7
36
64.2
23
38.9
26
59.1
18
56.3
20
58.8
28
62.2
17
56.7
27
64.3
37
71.1
40
59.7
250,001 to 500,000
42
30.2
39
43.0
30
39.4
43
40.0
59
57.9
38
43.8
45
50.0
50
34.7
59
58.1
80
42.4
65
39.1
69
55.7
100,001 to 250,000
115
41.9
127
41.0
64
47.6
104
50.0
88
52.7
80
38.2
65
46.3
43
38.4
79
38.0
78
34.3
73
28.5
120
40.2
50,001 to 100,000
105
32.6
106
29.1
77
31.1
104
33.6
99
33.9
117
37.1
112
32.6
84
29.2
84
28.6
102
26.8
89
22.8
95
25.6
25,001 to 50,000
132
20.9
121
26.1
79
23.6
89
24.3
130
29.8
91
23.3
108
26.2
97
23.8
106
22.4
104
20.3
85
17.3
111
20.9
10,001 to 25,000
120
13.4
138
17.1
92
16.6
135
19.3
110
15.8
123
15.7
96
12.8
144
16.6
160
17.4
120
12.5
135
14.3
102
9.8
5,001 to 10,000
42
7.2
45
9.0
55
13.6
42
11.2
52
11.3
36
7.7
53
10.8
72
12.8
51
9.9
61
10.0
41
7.5
35
7.1
5,000 and Under
15
8.4
25
11.6
13
8.3
13
8.3
9
6.2
11
6.7
11
6.9
11
5.0
31
15.8
14
6.7
34
11.2
25
10.3
Totals
590
19.3
630
22.5
446
22.7
553
24.2
572
24.4
513
21.0
510
21.0
530
20.1
586
21.5
586
18.7
561
17.7
596
18.8

Table J

Numbers and percentages of minorities in internships: 1991-2001
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
Over 500,000
125
46.3
118
53.9
82
46.3
90
47.6
94
44.6
108
55.1
93
55.0
41
36.0
57
41.3
61
50.5
72
48.3
250,001 to 500,000
130
43.3
135
50.9
134
50.4
129
51.7
154
50.2
163
52.5
173
46.9
160
45.3
166
49.2
176
50.6
187
47.0
100,001 to 250,000
230
40.2
186
50.0
222
49.3
205
47.4
214
47.1
203
48.6
211
43.8
217
45.2
193
45.0
218
43.3
211
40.9
50,001 to 100,000
229
44.4
222
48.0
190
46.8
212
44.4
207
44.4
173
42.3
139
35.5
152
35.8
150
30.5
160
29.5
178
26.8
25,001 to 50,000
128
28.8
118
34.1
149
35.1
131
36.5
118
29.6
153
33.7
125
33.5
136
33.9
104
23.4
107
23.6
136
25.7
10,001 to 25,000
100
21.1
97
26.8
108
27.4
116
25.6
94
22.0
74
19.5
78
19.5
119
24.2
117
23.0
106
20.7
109
20.3
5,001 to 10,000
22
10.4
35
15.6
24
13.8
29
18.1
25
11.9
33
14.8
29
14.0
22
9.9
55
19.9
35
17.9
24
10.2
5,000 and Under
16
14.6
6
8.8
15
21.6
6
10.3
11
14.3
7
8.3
13
18.6
12
13.3
12
10.2
16
13.2
7
4.4
Totals
980
33.8
917
39.6
924
39.2
917
38.7
916
36.0
914
37.0
861
35.0
859
33.3
855
32.8
880
31.4
923
29.0

Table K

Regional Comparison of Minority Newsroom Employment, 2001
Region Minority White Total Minority Percent
East North Central
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin		 780 8,368 9,148 8.52
East South Central
Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee		 275 2,435 2,710 10.16
Middle Atlantic
New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania		 1,040 8,235 9,276 11.22
Mountain
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana,
New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming		 423 3,334 3,758 11.27
New England
Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont		 229 3,519 3,748 6.10
Pacific
Alaska, California, Hawaii,
Oregon and Washington		 1,345 6,834 8,179 16.44
South Atlantic
District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia		 1,352 9,081 10,432 12.96
West North Central
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota		 288 3,739 4,027 7.16
West South Central
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas		 853 4,316 5,169 16.50

Table L

Numbers and percentage of men and women by race, 2001
Blacks
Hispanics
Asians
Native
Americans
Whites
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
Men
1,535
52
1,228
59
652
50
140
56
31,776
64
Women
1,415
48
837
41
647
50
109
44
18,054
36
Totals
2,951
2,064
1,299
249
49,830

Table M

Numbers and percentage of men and women by job category, 2001
Total
Work Force
Men
Women
No.
Pct.
No.
Pct.
Supervisors
13,728
9,007
65.6
4,720
34.4
Copy/Layout Editors
10,901
6,412
58.8
4,489
41.2
Reporters
25,593
15,374
60.1
10,219
39.9
Photographers
6,171
4,538
73.5
1,633
26.5
Totals
56,393
35,331
21,062

Table N

Percentage distribution of men and women in job categories, 1999-2001
Men
Women
1999
2000
2001
1999
2000
2001
Reporters
44
44
44
49
49
49
Photographers
13
13
13
8
8
8
Copy/Layout Editors
18
18
18
21
21
21
Supervisors
25
25
25
22
22
22

Table O

Minority and white retention, 1986 - 2001
Minorities
Whites
Newsroom
Year
Total
Hires
Departures
Pct. Retention
Total
Hires
Departures
Pct. Retention
Total Employees
Pct. Minorities
1986
3,402
555
233
92
50,583
2,821
2,973
94
53,985
6.30
1991
4,857
724
336
92
50,858
2,167
3,724
93
55,714
8.72
1992
5,120
447
184
96
49,410
1,521
2,969
94
54,531
9.39
1993
5,496
553
177
97
48,106
1,738
3,042
94
53,601
10.25
1994
5,635
572
433
92
48,076
2,342
2,372
95
53,711
10.49
1995
5,874
513
274
95
47,966
1,934
2,044
96
53,840
10.91
1996
6,061
510
323
95
48,916
1,919
969
98
54,978
11.02
1997
6,113
530
478
92
47,873
2,107
3,150
94
54,004
11.35
1998
6,269
586
430
93
48,451
2,146
1,568
97
54,721
11.46
1999
6,363
586
492
92
48,742
2,543
2,252
95
55,105
11.55
2000
6,665
561
259
96
49,574
2,608
1,776
96
56,239
11.85
2001
6,563
596
698
90
49,830
2,569
2,313
95
56,393
11.64

 
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