by Economic Policy InstituteBlack workers endure persistent racial disparities in employment outcomesPart of the series Labor Day 2019: How Well Is the American Economy Working for Working People? Summary: Black workers are twice as likely to be unemployed as white workers overall (6.4% vs. 3.1%). Even black workers with a college degree are more likely to be unemployed than similarly educated white workers (3.5% vs. 2.2%). When they are employed, black workers with a college or advanced degree 3hWorking people have been thwarted in their efforts to bargain for better wages by attacks on unionsPart of the series Labor Day 2019: How Well Is the American Economy Working for Working People? Summary: The share of workers represented by unions has dropped by more than half since 1979—from 27.0%
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Black workers endure persistent racial disparities in employment outcomes
Part of the series Labor Day 2019: How Well Is the American Economy Working for Working People? Summary: Black workers are twice as likely to be unemployed as white workers overall (6.4% vs. 3.1%). Even black workers with a college degree are more likely to be unemployed than similarly educated white workers (3.5% vs. 2.2%). When they are employed, black workers with a college or advanced degree 3h
Working people have been thwarted in their efforts to bargain for better wages by attacks on unions
Part of the series Labor Day 2019: How Well Is the American Economy Working for Working People? Summary: The share of workers represented by unions has dropped by more than half since 1979—from 27.0% to 11.7% in 2018. Not coincidentally, the share of income going to the top 10% has escalated in this period—these high earners now capture nearly half of all income. The decline of unions is not beca3h
Low-wage workers are suffering from a decline in the real value of the federal minimum wage
Part of the series Labor Day 2019: How Well Is the American Economy Working for Working People? Summary: The real value of the federal minimum wage has dropped 17% since 2009 and 31% since 1968. Workers earning the federal minimum wage today have $6,800 less per year to spend on food, rent, and other essentials than did their counterparts 50 years ago. Some states have raised their minimum wages 3h