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9 - Individual Wage and Employment Disparity

from Part III - African American Income and Wealth, 1965–Present

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2023

Patrick L. Mason
Patrick L. Mason
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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Summary

The labor market progress of African Americans men and women has been concentrated in the South: 1974–1989 was a period of weekly wage decline for males, especially African Americans. For men and women, racial wage and employment inequality increased consistently during 1974–1989 and 2008–2019.

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incomeearningsemploymentracial disparityparticipation ratediscriminationwage differentialemployment differential
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The Economics of Structural Racism
Stratification Economics and US Labor Markets
 , pp. 231 - 257
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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