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Why the racial unemployment gap hasn't gone away
Last Post 27 Jul 2009 11:43 AM by Ryan Smartt. 0 Replies.
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27 Jul 2009 11:43 AM
At a news conference last month, President Barack Obama got hammered about one of the recession's ripple effects: "Why not target intervention now," the questioner asked, "to stop the bloodletting in the black unemployment rate?"

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/07/why-racial-unemployment-gap-hasnt-gone-away

Black Americans always have had a significantly higher jobless rate than white Americans. But the economic plunge, as it drives up unemployment, has made the gap more conspicuous. What do you think?
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