The Madison Region Economic Partnership (MadREP) released the results of its third annual Diversity & Inclusion Survey.
The survey was sent to a random sample of 2,464 employers with 10 or more employees and received 468 responses, a 30% increase over last year. Seventy-six percent of the responding companies employ fewer than 50 workers.
All eight counties in the region were represented in the results, and companies from 19 of the 20 industry sectors responded, according to a release.
Some year-over-year survey findings include:
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- 13.4% of supervisory positions were held by non-white workers, compared to 9.8% in 2016.
- 7% of top-level leadership positions were held by non-white workers, compared to 4.6% in 2016.
- 22% of respondents stated they have a written diversity statement, compared to 14% from last year.
- 16% of respondents reported having staff dedicated to diversity and inclusion efforts, compared to 10% last year.
The survey was conducted by the Madison region’s four technical colleges: Blackhawk Technical College, Madison College, Moraine Park Technical College, and Southwest Tech. The complete report can be found here.
