The percentage change in newsroom employees from 2015 to 2016, broken down by race, newspaper circulation size, and online vs. print outlets.

Answers: How did newsroom employment change from 2015 to 2016, and were journalists of color affected differently than white journalists?

White FT
Employees
Professionals of
Color FT Employees
All FT
Employees
A (500K+)-11.50%4.41%-8.35%
B (250K-500K)1.04%8.42%2.69%
C (100K-250K)-9.14%3.13%-8.17%
D (50K-100K)-22.49%-4.50%-16.80%
E (25K-50K)-12.22%15.65%-8.28%
F (10K-25K)-3.66%-15.28%-4.13%
G (5K-10K)0.34%-38.47%1.61%
H (Under 5K)-6.22%-46.67%-5.89%
Online5.60%25.52%13.89%
Based on comparison of 433 organizations who responded in both 2015 and 2016

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