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This 1-page fact sheet summarizes racial disparities in unemployment in Oklahoma. Black workers in the state were unemployed at more than twice the rate (13.1 percent) of white workers (5.9 percent) in 2010. These disparities are persistent and deeply entrenched in the labor market.
Numbers You Need is a monthly publication from OK Policy that presents key data on the state's economy, work force, human services, and budget in one concise easy-to-read fact sheet.
This report was produced for the Public Policy Department of the Community Action Project of Tulsa County under the direction of David Blatt, then Director of Policy at CAP.