Black workers face higher levels of workplace attrition at every level

Visual form

Stacked Bar / Stacked Column: small-multiple pipeline bars by race, gender, and role level.

Layout / body structure

The visual is arranged as six demographic mini-panels. Within each panel, stacked bars run across role levels from entry-level professional through C-suite, showing how representation changes along the corporate pipeline.

What is being compared

It compares representation by role category for White men, men of color, Black men, White women, women of color, and Black women. The reader compares both across demographic groups and across seniority levels within each group.

Measurement system

The chart reports percent share of professionals in each role category. The role labels run from A for entry-level professional to F for C-suite professional.

Visible structure inside the graphic

Representation for people of color narrows toward senior levels. The Black men and Black women panels show especially small labeled shares at the highest role categories, making the attrition pattern visible across the pipeline.

Main takeaway from the visual

The chart shows that advancement to highly compensated senior roles is unequal at every step. Black professionals are especially underrepresented as the pipeline moves from entry-level roles toward senior and C-suite positions.

Key standout values or extremes

Black men are labeled around 4 percent at entry level and about 2 percent in several senior categories. Black women are labeled around 5 percent at entry level and about 1 percent by the highest role levels.

Controls / sequence, when applicable

This is a static small-multiple stacked-bar chart; there are no in-chart controls to operate.

Companion media, when applicable

There is no separate companion audio or video; the pipeline chart is the full visual on this page.