A Three-Pronged Approach to Jobs for African Americans
- Direct-Public Sector Employment:
In the past 50 years, the private-sector has not been able to put
sufficient numbers of blacks to work. It appears that the only way we
will approach full-employment for black workers is by having the
public-sector directly hire workers from high-unemployment communities.
- Job Training with Job Placement:
Sectoral job training programs are good, but even after receiving
sectoral job training, blacks may still be hired at lower rates than
other groups. Because of the strength of the bias against black workers,
organizations must be assessed on their ability to place black workers
in jobs and not simply on their ability to train them.
- Wage Subsidies for Hiring Workers from High Unemployment Areas:
Wage subsidies targeted to hiring workers from high-unemployment
communities in businesses in high-unemployment communities are also
likely to be an effective employment strategy for blacks and for the
economic development of black communities.
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