Blacks are 3.1 times as likely as whites to be unemployed in the metro area, the highest racial disparity among the top 50 metro areas in the country, according to a new study. The metro area has the second highest black unemployment rate in the country.
Metro areaBlackWhiteBlack-white
ratio
Detroit20.913.81.5
Minneapolis/St. Paul20.46.63.1
St. Louis17.38.42.1
Las Vegas16.910.11.7
Memphis15.75.13.0
Charlotte15.69.41.7
Chicago15.58.51.8
Miami15.48.01.9
Los Angeles15.08.61.7
Atlanta14.37.22.0
Source: Economic Policy Institute
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