>***** The New York Times
>February 28, 2004
>Nearly Half of Black Men Found Jobless
>By JANNY SCOTT
>
>It is well known that the unemployment rate in New York City rose
>sharply during the recent recession. It is also understood that the
>increase was worse for men than for women, and especially bad for
>black men. But a new study examining trends in joblessness in the
>city since 2000 suggests that by 2003, nearly one of every two black
>men between 16 and 64 was not working.
Later today I'll be posting an interview with the author of the study, Mark Levitan.
Doug