14 May 10
Reducing Black Joblessness
In March, as the national unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent for the third straight month, the rate for black men rose to 20.2 The May edition of City Limits magazine presents a comprehensive investigation of the causes, consequences and political controversy of black male joblessness.
“Amid alarm over high black male unemployment in New York City and elsewhere, it’s easy to forget that most black men are in the labor force and have jobs, that most have never been to prison, have graduated high school and are not poor. It’s not that most black men are disconnected from the workforce—just that too many are.”
