Google Tosses Minority Hiring Goals, Says Will Review DEI Programs

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Google plans to eliminate its goal of hiring more minority employees while reviewing some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the company announced in an email to employees on Wednesday that it would no longer set hiring goals from historically underrepresented communities.

Back in 2020, the search engine company announced it would set a goal of increasing leadership representation of underrepresented groups by 30%. The company’s decision came following the police killing of George Floyd.

The WSJ also noted that Google’s parent company Alphabet omitted a line from its annual report stating the company was “committed to making diversity, equity, and inclusion part of everything we do and to growing a workforce that is representative of the users we serve.” Previously, the sentence was used in reports from 2021-2024.

“We’ll continue to invest in states across the U.S.—and in many countries globally—but in the future we will no longer have aspirational goals,” the company said in the email.

“Google has always been committed to creating a workplace where we hire the best people wherever we operate, create an environment where everyone can thrive, and treat everyone fairly,” the email read. “That’s exactly what you can expect to see going forward.”

Moreover, Google told employees it was reviewing recent court decisions and executive orders signed by President Donald Trump seeking to eliminate DEI in government agencies and federal contractors. The email noted that the company is “evaluating changes to our programs required to comply.”

Google joins a growing list of technology firms seeking to wind down its diversity initiatives following Trump’s victory, including Amazon, Apple, and Meta.