University of Wisconsin - Madison JXL ? A ' Institute for Research on Poverty
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High relative unemployment has been a persistent aspect of the labor market experience of blacks since the mid-1950s. This paper addresses two questions by way of attempting to understand racial differences in unemployment. First, what accounts for the continuing high level of the blacklwhite unemployment ratio? Second, how can this fact be reconciled with evidence of the narrowing of blacklwhite differentials in educational attainment, occupational position, and earnings? Our results indicate that racial differences in occupational placement and labor market discrimination are the major factors responsible for the persisting blacklwhite unemployment gap. Furthermore, our findings, which show a positive relationship between educational attainment and racial disparities in unemployment, challenge claims that favorable economic conditions, antidiscrimination laws, and the implementation of affirmative action, compliance, and set-aside programs have benefited blacks of advantaged backgrounds. Racial Equality in the Labor Market: Still an Elusive Goal?
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