State of the Union 2017: Employment

Full recovery from the job losses of the Great Recession eluded African-American men even as the rest of the population approached full employment. Job loss can also unsettle those who haven’t lost their jobs. 1 in 9 African-Americans and 1 in 6 Hispanic Americans fear a job loss within one year, while just 1 in 18 whites do.

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Author: 

Michael Hout
Publisher: 
Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality
Publication Date: 
June 2017