Google Ends Diversity Hiring Goals Following Trump Administration Policies

The tech giant discontinues diversity, equity, and inclusion programs to comply with federal mandates under President Trump's executive orders.

Google has announced the termination of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hiring goals, citing compliance with recent executive orders by President Donald Trump.
The company confirmed it will no longer set targets for increasing representation of underrepresented groups in its workforce, a commitment it had made in 2020 after the George Floyd protests.
Trump's executive order, signed on his first day back in office, declares DEI programs within federal agencies and contractors illegal, pressuring companies like Google to revise their policies.
Google's 2024 diversity report shows modest progress, with Black employees making up 5.7% and Latino employees 7.5% of its U.S. workforce, up from 3.7% and 5.9% in 2020, respectively.
Other major corporations, including Meta, McDonald’s, and Ford, have similarly scaled back or ended DEI initiatives, while some companies, like Apple, have chosen to maintain such programs.