Multicultural workforce: Apple's overall US staff was 56% white (up 2% from a year ago), 19% Asian (down 1%) 12% Hispanic (up 1%), and 9% black (up 1%).
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc reported improvements in gender and ethnic diversity in June as the US technology company stayed ahead of fellow Silicon Valley powerhouses Google and Facebook Inc in hiring minorities.
Apple also said in its annual diversity and inclusion report that it had closed pay gaps over the last year by analysing salaries, bonuses and annual stock grants. It had also opened up its annual stock grants programme to retail employees for the first time.
