The Unemployment Rate for People Like You

Re:The Unemployment Rate for People Like You by jacobolus on Saturday November 07, 2009 @03:46AM (#927672)

It would be interesting to see what the salaries and job types are for all of these groups: education might help significantly there (or might not; I have no idea).

(also, I think you mean veracity)

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Re:The Unemployment Rate for People Like You by bilbo0s on Saturday November 07, 2009 @03:53AM (#927677)

Ooops! You're right.

Sorry I'm just so bothered by that data.

Also, your other point is interesting as well. If a young black guy can get an education, let's say a high school diploma. He will have less of a chance of getting a job than a white man who does not have a high school diploma, we know that from this data. BUT, will the black guy with the high school diploma make more money than the white guy without a high school diploma IF he can find someone willing to give him a job? That's a great question. Prior to being presented with this data I would have been eager to get the answer. Now, I almost don't want to know, that answer could be even MORE depressing.

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Re:The Unemployment Rate for People Like You by DougBTX on Saturday November 07, 2009 @01:28PM (#928138)

Google Book result, you'll be after page 31, table 2.7. Doesn't include figures for high school dropouts though.

"Racial and ethnic diversity in America: a reference handbook" - 2000

http://books.google.com/books?id=xc-YEVDhC0MC&pg=PA30...

The scary table is number 2.9:

    homicide by firearm, per year, per 100,000 people

    age       10-14    15-19    20-24
    white      0.5      3.9      5.6
    hispanic   1.1     14.0     18.1
    black      1.8     29.1     55.6(!!)

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