Algernon Austin
Director of the Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy program
Areas of expertise
Race, ethnicity, and the economy • Discrimination • Education • Public opinion
Biography
Algernon Austin directs the Economic Policy Institute’s Program on Race, Ethnicity and the Economy (PREE). PREE works to advance policies that enable people of color to participate fully in the American economy and benefit equitably from gains in prosperity. As director of PREE, Austin oversees reports and policy analyses on the economic condition of America’s people of color. Prior to joining the Economic Policy Institute, Austin was a senior fellow at the Dēmos think tank and assistant director of research at the Foundation Center. From 2001 to 2005, he served on the faculty of Wesleyan University. He received his Ph.D. in sociology from Northwestern University.
Education
Ph.D. Sociology, Northwestern University
B.A. Sociology, Wesleyan University
Publications by Algernon Austin
Blog
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March 5, 2013 | Asian American unemployment highest in Nevada and California; disadvantages in four states
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Dec. 19, 2012 | A Social Security cut could lead to higher Latino and black elder poverty
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Dec. 10, 2012 | Latinos lead in insufficient work hours
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Dec. 7, 2012 | The black birth rate converges on the white rate
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Nov. 9, 2012 | Is job creation on Obama’s second-term agenda?
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Oct. 5, 2012 | Transporting black men to good jobs
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Sept. 12, 2012 | Hispanic and single-black-father families see declines in poverty
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Aug. 8, 2012 | For-profit colleges have the poorest students and richest leaders
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Aug. 7, 2012 | High cost and high debt for students at for-profit colleges
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July 2, 2012 | Another reminder that good regulations save lives
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June 20, 2012 | Wealth losses by race and ethnicity
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June 4, 2012 | We still have a long way to go to achieve racial equality
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May 22, 2012 | Latinos and the good jobs crisis
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May 7, 2012 | How Romney can show support for working women
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May 2, 2012 | Racial inequality and the black homicide rate
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April 10, 2012 | Latinos versus the Census Bureau: When racial categorizations clash
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March 9, 2012 | Charles Murray’s failure by design
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Feb. 24, 2012 | A closer look at Asian-American income
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Jan. 18, 2012 | The Gingrich nonsense
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Jan. 6, 2012 | Consumers need a strong Financial Protection Bureau
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Dec. 16, 2011 | Reducing the black-white achievement gap by reducing black unemployment
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Sept. 28, 2011 | Less money, less marriage
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Sept. 23, 2011 | All workers—including black youth—benefit from a tight labor market
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Sept. 13, 2011 | Recession continues to take its toll on America’s children
Report
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March 14, 2013 | Infrastructure investments and Latino and African American job creation
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Feb. 25, 2013 | Unemployment rates are projected to remain high for whites, Latinos, and African Americans throughout 2013
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July 2, 2012 | Black metropolitan unemployment in 2011: Las Vegas’s rate rises significantly
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July 2, 2012 | Hispanic metropolitan unemployment in 2011: Providence, RI, again tops the list
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May 22, 2012 | Asian Americans continued to suffer the most from long-term unemployment in 2011
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May 2, 2012 | The public-sector jobs crisis: Women and African Americans hit hardest by job losses in state and local governments
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Feb. 16, 2012 | No relief in 2012 from high unemployment for African Americans and Latinos
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Dec. 14, 2011 | A jobs-centered approach to African American community development: The crisis of African American unemployment requires federal intervention
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Oct. 3, 2011 | High black unemployment widespread across nation’s metropolitan areas
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Oct. 3, 2011 | Hispanic unemployment highest in Northeast metropolitan areas
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Sept. 8, 2011 | Reducing poverty and increasing marriage rates among Latinos and African Americans
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April 28, 2011 | Distressed States
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April 20, 2011 | Depressed states: Unemployment rate near 20% for some groups
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Feb. 25, 2011 | Whiter jobs, higher wages: Occupational segregation and the lower wages of black men
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Feb. 25, 2011 | The low wages of black immigrants: Wage penalties for U.S.-born and foreign-born black workers
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Nov. 18, 2010 | Different Race, Different Recession: American Indian Unemployment in 2010
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Oct. 28, 2010 | Graduate Employment Gap: Students of color losing ground
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June 8, 2010 | Uneven pain—Unemployment by metropolitan area and race
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June 2, 2010 | Hidden disadvantage: Asian American unemployment and the Great Recession
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Dec. 7, 2009 | American Indians and the Great Recession—Economic Disparities Growing Larger
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Nov. 12, 2009 | Getting Good Jobs to People of Color
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July 21, 2009 | Unequal unemployment—Racial disparities in unemployment vary widely by state
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March 9, 2009 | Stuck in Neutral: Economic Gains Stall Out for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in 2000s
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Oct. 31, 2008 | Hispanics and the economy: Economic stagnation for Hispanic American workers, throughout the 2000s
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Sept. 18, 2008 | Reversal of fortune: Economic gains of 1990s overturned for African Americans from 2000-07
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Jan. 18, 2008 | What a recession means for black America
Economic snapshot
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May 2, 2013 | The impact of geography on Asian American poverty
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Aug. 2, 2012 | For-profit colleges use taxpayer dollars to recruit vulnerable students, rake in profits
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Feb. 22, 2012 | For African Americans, 50 years of high unemployment
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Jan. 19, 2012 | A good credit score did not protect Latino and black borrowers
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Oct. 6, 2011 | Metropolitan areas with highest rates of Hispanic unemployment
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Aug. 3, 2011 | Blacks have highest unemployment among foreign-born workers
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May 11, 2011 | Poorest teens have hardest time finding summer jobs
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Aug. 18, 2010 | Another challenge for the unemployed: Public library budget cuts
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June 9, 2010 | Recession takes a slice out of retirement savings
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Dec. 9, 2009 | High unemployment: A fact of life for American Indians
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Nov. 10, 2009 | Jobs creation effort needs to focus on good jobs
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July 8, 2009 | African Americans see weekly wage decline
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April 22, 2009 | Among college-educated, African Americans hardest hit by unemployment
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June 10, 2008 | Subprime mortgages are nearly double for Hispanics and African Americans
Economic Indicators
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Sept. 5, 2008 | Jobs Picture, September 5, 2008 – Special Issue
Testimony
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March 26, 2010 | Unemployment in black and white
Commentary
March 21, 2013 | How Good Jobs Policies Can Reduce the Black-White Wealth Divide
July 24, 2012 | Infrastructure investments and the Latino jobs recovery
March 23, 2012 | Blacks see largest decline in health insurance coverage
March 9, 2012 | For African-Americans, 50 years of high unemployment … and counting
Feb. 27, 2012 | Black job seekers are still at the back of the bus
March 26, 2010 | Unemployment in black and white
Dec. 16, 2009 | A bleak future for black children
Sept. 18, 2009 | Three lessons about black poverty
Aug. 4, 2008 | Understanding the black jobs crisis