Syracuse’s painful employment gap for Blacks and Hispanics: What can be done?

Hispanic and Black workers in Syracuse have some of the highest unemployment rates in the nation, according to U.S. Census data.

The city also has wide gaps between the unemployment rate for white workers and the rates for Black and Hispanic workers.

It’s a nationwide problem, said Thomas Hirschl, a Cornell University professor who researches social class differentiation. The disparities persist even among broadly low unemployment figures…

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