Abstract
This article addresses two questions: First, why is Black unemployment persistently higher than White unemployment? Second, how can this fact be reconciled with narrowing Black/White differentials in educational attainment, occupational position, and earnings? We show that the persistent racial gap in unemployment is due to differential access to employment opportunities by region, occupational placement, labor market segmentation by race, and labor market discrimination. Our findings showing that the racial gap in unemployment is greatest for college-educated men and are consistent with the view that Blacks still encounter barriers to employment in the labor market.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 245-270 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | Work and Occupations |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management