Diversity

Measuring Progress

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Ethnicity

Minority

Number of Associates
2006 450,021
2005 428,526
  2005 2006 % change
Total 428,526 450,021 5.01%
Officials and Managers 13,109 16,255 24.00%
Professionals 2,156 2,367 9.78%
Technicians 5,723 6,513 13.80%
Sales 237,524 245,803 3.48%
Office and Clerical 12,734 13,331 4.68%
Craft Workers (skilled) 642 7,882 1,127.72%
Operatives (semi-skilled) 10,983 13,548 23.35%
Laborers 110,946 108,624 2.09%
Service Workers 34,709 35,698 2.85%
EEO-1 Comparison % of all Associates in job category
Officials and Managers
2006 Wal-Mart 23.20%
2005 Wal-Mart 21.31%
2005 NAICS 45 Composite 19.73%
2005 EEO-1 Composite 16.43%
Professionals
2006 Wal-Mart 21.67%
2005 Wal-Mart 19.79%
2005 NAICS 45 Composite 21.79%
2005 EEO-1 Composite 21.74%
Technicians
2006 Wal-Mart 24.35%
2005 Wal-Mart 22.29%
2005 NAICS 45 Composite 25.50%
2005 EEO-1 Composite 27.22%
Sales
2006 Wal-Mart 34.14%
2005 Wal-Mart 32.62%
2005 NAICS 45 Composite 34.58%
2005 EEO-1 Composite 29.19%
Office and Clerical
2006 Wal-Mart 22.39%
2005 Wal-Mart 21.65%
2005 NAICS 45 Composite 27.85%
2005 EEO-1 Composite 32.22%
Craft Workers (skilled)
2006 Wal-Mart 30.70%
2005 Wal-Mart 21.65%
2005 NAICS 45 Composite 30.90%
2005 EEO-1 Composite 25.69%
Operatives (semi-skilled)
2006 Wal-Mart 28.15%
2005 Wal-Mart 27.44%
2005 NAICS 45 Composite 35.48%
2005 EEO-1 Composite 37.79%
Laborers
2006 Wal-Mart 37.73%
2005 Wal-Mart 36.00%
2005 NAICS 45 Composite 39.78%
2005 EEO-1 Composite 50.37%
Service Workers
2006 Wal-Mart 32.91%
2005 Wal-Mart 31.31%
2005 NAICS 45 Composite 34.78%
2005 EEO-1 Composite 46.76%