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From NYTimes.com:

Unemployment among blacks in New York City has increased much faster than for whites, and the gap appears to be widening at an accelerating pace, new studies of jobless data have found.

While unemployment rose steadily for white New Yorkers from the first quarter of 2008 through the first three months of this year, the number of unemployed blacks in the city rose four times as fast, according to a report to be released on Monday by the city comptroller’s office. By the end of March, there were about 80,000 more unemployed blacks than whites, according to the report, even though there are roughly 1.5 million more whites than blacks here.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Nu-Gen/ Nu-Gen

    The problem is there are less black business owners to hire qualified blacks. We are so dependent on white folks to do everything for us. Even give us jobs. We need more entrepreneurs and less jobs seekers. Because if you can’t find a job, create one.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/samsthewon/ samsthewon

    It just means that the very true but sad saying”First to get Fired,Last to get Hired”still applies this very day.The fact that we have a Black President,or that the N.A.A.C.P,turned 100yrs old!…Just mean’s that we have to work that much more harder.We’re gonna be examined under a fine micro-scope more so than ever now.We really didn’t have no excuses before the first black President.We really shouldn’t have any now.Can’t say it’s the “White Man”crap no more…!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mootie31/ mootie31

    When looking at these unemployment statistics, did they consider how many blacks were unemployed prior to the proclaimed recession? We need more blacks to be educated, graduate high school and continue their education. We need to push or children, stop the trends from childhood. Welfare has become the goal of most. Single mothers at young ages, who get on welfare and just continue the trend with their children. Incarcerated teens, futures lost before they ever get started in life. I haven’t heard a word about President Obama’s encouragement of single mom’s returning to school, there have been new grants created just for this purpose. Education requires work, welfare requires none.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mootie31/ mootie31

    Just look at this post, 3 comments, if it were Jay Z’s opposition to Audio Tunes, there are over 500, no ones even interested in anything that is worth reading, their not interested. Just SAD!!

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