Entry-Level Jobs, Mobility, and Urban Minority Unemployment.

Kasarda, John D.

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ERIC Number: EJ289152

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Publication Date: 1983

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Entry-Level Jobs, Mobility, and Urban Minority Unemployment.

Kasarda, John D.

Urban Affairs Quarterly, v19 n1 p21-40 Sep 1983

Documents the extent of urban transportation and entry-level job losses in major cities. Describes the mismatch between educational requisites of newer growth industries and educational background of urban minorities, and highlights the role of this mismatch in the increase in urban minority unemployment and welfare dependency. (EF)

Descriptors: Black Youth, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Attainment, Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Labor Economics, Minority Groups, Unemployment, Urban Areas, Urban Demography, Welfare Services

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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