Exhibit 14: Unemployment in 37 Central Cities Is Still at Least Double the National Average Despite Strong Recovery.
City
|
State
|
Percent Unemployed: 1998
|
City
|
State
|
Percent Unemployed: 1998
|
| Atlantic City
|
NJ
|
13.7
|
Modesto
|
CA
|
10.8
|
| Brownsville
|
TX
|
14.4
|
Newark
|
NJ
|
9.9
|
| Camden
|
NJ
|
13.5
|
Niagara Falls
|
NY
|
10.4
|
| East St. Louis
|
IL
|
9.6
|
North Chicago
|
IL
|
10.3
|
| Edinburg
|
TX
|
15.6
|
Port Arthur
|
TX
|
10.8
|
| El Paso
|
TX
|
9.6
|
Porterville
|
CA
|
18.5
|
| Flint
|
MI
|
9.8
|
Salinas
|
CA
|
14.0
|
| Fort Pierce
|
FL
|
17.6
|
Stockton
|
CA
|
12.4
|
| Fresno
|
CA
|
12.5
|
Texarkana
|
TX
|
9.4
|
| Harlingen
|
TX
|
9.1
|
Trenton
|
NJ
|
9.1
|
| Hemet
|
CA
|
9.3
|
Tulare
|
CA
|
13.4
|
| Jersey City
|
NJ
|
9.3
|
Turlock
|
CA
|
10.6
|
| Kankakee
|
IL
|
9.6
|
Visalia
|
CA
|
10.2
|
| Laredo
|
TX
|
9.2
|
Watsonville
|
CA
|
14.6
|
| Madera
|
CA
|
18.3
|
Yakima
|
WA
|
10.2
|
| McAllen
|
TX
|
12.7
|
Youngstown
|
OH
|
10.6
|
| Merced
|
CA
|
15.2
|
Yuba City
|
CA
|
17.7
|
| Miami
|
FL
|
9.6
|
Yuma
|
AZ
|
18.8
|
| Mission
|
TX
|
15.0
|
|
|
|
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Return to Finding #1
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