Feb
16
Banner yesterday in #Milwaukee “President Obama: Issue an executive order! Enforce the Full Employment Act. Implement a massive Public Jobs Program Now!” wibailoutpeople.org
In Dec. 2011, unemployment in Milwaukee County was officially 7.8%. But in the City of Milwaukee - - the nation’s most segregated city - - there are severe problems with unemployment.
“In 1970, when Milwaukee boasted one of the nation’s densest concentrations of factory jobs, black male employment nearly matched the white level (73.4% vs. 85.9%, for a gap of 12.5 percentage points). By 2010, the black-white gap widened to 32.7 percentage points - the widest among the 40 major cities.” - jsonline
