Women and People of Color Down for the Count in Jobless Recovery
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In this cross-post from Huffington Post, AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker says women and people of color are being hit hardest by the recession.
A close look at the unemployment figures shows that while white males are taking it on the chin in this recession, women and people of color are down for the count.
Although, in this recession, unemployment is rising faster for whites than for African Americans, the fact is that the jobless rate for minorities is still significantly higher than that of whites and has been for a long time. And with this recession looking to be long and deep, these higher rates of unemployment could have dramatic consequences for economic security, homeownership and child poverty rates, among other things.
