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Why can’t NYC companies retain employees of color?

New York City is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the country, yet many companies here are still doing a poor job when it comes to diversity. In this week's issue, Crain's New York Business has a special section on diversity in the workplace, and the statistics it cites are depressing: * "In a city that is 25% black, only 2.5% of employees making over $100,000 at the 16 [advertising] agencies examined are black" * "In the securities industry, minorities make up about 22% of the workforce but are clustered in the lower ranks" * "A third of law firms in New York don't have any black or Hispanic partners"

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