Blacks Lose Better Jobs Faster As Middle-Class Work Drops.
Louis Uchitelle.
- New York Times, 2003.
- SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 54, Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Blacks Lose Better Jobs Faster As Middle-Class Work Drops, July 12, 2003; pp. A1+.
"Unemployment among blacks is rising at a faster pace than in any similar period since the mid-1970's, and the jobs lost have been mostly in manufacturing, where the pay for blacks has historically been higher than in many other fields." (NEW YORK TIMES) The author considers "why the black unemployment rate, though still not high by historic standards, is rising twice as fast as that of whites, and faster than in any downturn since the mid-1970's recession."
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