Unemployment in the Post-Industrial United States

Table 2:
Black Male Jobless Rates in Selected Metropolitan Areas: 2002-2005
(percentage of working-age (16-64) black males either
unemployed or out of the labor force)
2002 2005
Baltimore N/A Boston 28.3%
Minneapolis N/A Baltimore 31.6%
Cincinnati N/A Indianapolis 34.4%
Indianapolis 30.8% Kansas City 34.9%
Pittsburgh 31.9% Minneapolis 35.9%
Cleveland 32.3% Cincinnati 36.3%
Boston 36.4% Philadelphia 39.7%
Detroit 39.0% St. Louis 40.1%
Kansas City 39.1% Buffalo 40.4%
Philadelphia 39.7% Chicago 42.1%
Chicago 41.1% Detroit 42.7%
St. Louis 42.8% Cleveland 42.7%
Buffalo 45.7% Milwaukee 43.1%
Milwaukee 46.5% Pittsburgh 48.3%
Average 38.7% Average 39
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