African American men and the labor market during the Great Recession / Michelle Holder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holder, Michelle, author.

Series:

Palgrave pivot

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor market--United States--History.

Labor market.

African American men--History.

African American men.

History.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 95 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]

Summary:

This book analyzes the status and position of African American men in the U.S. labor market prior to, during, and after the Great Recession. Using a model of occupational crowding, the book outlines how the representation of African American men in major occupational categories almost universally declined during the recent recession even as white non-Hispanic men were able to maintain their occupational representation in the face of staggering job losses. Using US Census Bureau data, this book illustrates how African American men sought to insulate their group from devastating job losses by increasing their educational attainment in a job market where employers exercised more leverage in hiring. However, this strategy was unable to protect this group from disparate job losses as African American men became further marginalized in the workforce during the Great Recession. Policy approaches to address high African American male unemployment are outlined in the final chapter.

Contents:

The position of African American men in the US labor market prior to the Great Recession

African American male unemployment during the Great Recession in comparison to other groups and theoretical considerations

African American men's decline in labor market status during the Great Recession

Where African American men stand post-recession in the labor market: economic theories underlie advocacy efforts and policy approaches

Appendix: Estimation of wage categories using US Census Bureau data

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-88) and index.

ISBN:

9781137563101

1137563109

9781137563118

1137563117

OCLC:

967770580