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Black Representation in Hospitality Leadership Below 10%, Analysis Finds

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The hospitality industry’s leadership does not accurately represent the diversity of its workforce—particularly when it comes to Black professionals. OysterLink, a hospitality jobs platform, recently analyzed U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and found that the number of Black workers in leadership roles decreased from 11.3% in 2022 to 9.5% in 2024. “Black representation in management has barely moved in five years,” Milos Eric, co-founder and general manager of OysterLink, stated in a news r...

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