Algernon Austin
Director of the Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy program
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