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Title: The State of Black Workers in Chicago: Part One - Labor Force Status and Income

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Publication Year: 2012

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Abstract: June 2009 marked the third anniversary of the official end of the Great Recession. It is important to emphasize end because three years of economic recovery have minimal impact on the job fortunes of most people in this country. The June 2012 unemployment rate of 8.2% was only a bit lower than the 9.5% unemployment rate that existed in June 2009 and far from the nations 5.0% unemployment rate at the start of the recession in December 2007. For the Black community, this dismal performance is worse. In June 2012, the unemployment rate was 14.4%; barely lower than the June 2009 rate of 14.9%. When the recession began, the Black unemployment was 9.0%.The fact that the unemployment rate for the Black community at the start of the recession was higher than the current rate for all workers three years into a sluggish recovery provides a snapshot of how race still matters in the United States. Given the continued saliency of race, it important to understand how racial difference manifests in various institutions in this country. This report provides a picture of how Black workers fare in the labor market in the Chicago metropolitan region with respect to labor force status and income.

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Authors: Pitts, Steven C.

Publisher: Berkley Center for Labor Research and Education

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Race and Ethnicity

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