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Title: Recognizing the Underutilized Economic Potential of Black Men in New Orleans
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Publication Year: 2013
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Abstract: Today, nearly every growing occupation requires some post-high school education or training. While the share of African American men in New Orleans with a high school degree has increased substantially since 1980, the share of African American men with an associate's degree or more has been completely stagnant since 1980 at only 15%. In comparison, the share of white men with an associates degree or more has grown from 46 percent in 1980 to 66 percent in 2009-11. Until more African American men perceive the benefit of acquiring more education and find the means to do so, the city will continue to lose out on the productivity that more postsecondary-educated workers could contribute to the economy. This issue is nontrivial because African American men represent 26 percent of the working-age population of New Orleans, and this share is expected to grow in the future. The economic future of New Orleans depends on maximizing the productivity of all its workers.
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Authors: Sams-Abiodun, Petrice; Rattler, Jr. Gregory
Publisher: Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Education, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Race and Ethnicity
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