In 2009 there were only five African Americans who were CEOs of fortune 500 companies,or 1 percent of the total number of fortune 500 CEOs.Given that African Americans make up more than 11 percent of the U.S.population,what does this tell you?
A) Jobs are not distributed regardless of racial or ethnic identity.
B) Most African Americans live in geographically isolated or rural areas.
C) There are serious flaws in the way we measure and report race in employment surveys.
D) African Americans have rejected mainstream jobs and embraced the informal economy.

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The fact that African Americans make up more than 11 percent of the U.S. population, but only 1 percent of the total number of fortune 500 CEOs, suggests that job opportunities are not equally distributed regardless of racial or ethnic identity. This could be due to a variety of factors such as systemic racism, bias in hiring and promotion, and lack of access to education and resources.

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