Chicago's Unemployed
Posted On: October 1, 2007Originally published as part of the May, 1999 Issue While unemployment in Chicago decreased throughout the 1990s, the unemployment rate for African Americans remained at least double the rate for whites and at least a third higher than the rate for Latinos. Unemployment was highest--more than 43 percent--among young African Americans. And some have turned to peddling. For more information, read " 'Steel Wheel' Salesmen Take on Chicago."
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