The Employment of Black Men

Finis Welch

Journal of Labor Economics, 1990, vol. 8, issue 1, S26-74

Abstract: Trends in wages and employment of black men are contradictory. Wages are rising and employment is falling. The article first describes employment trends using data from the five decennial censuses, 1940-80, noting that education is becoming a more important determinant of participation. Next, it is shown that ratios of average wages have not been severely biased by falling participation of those who would earn the least if they worked. The final question asks whether falling participation of black men results from deteriorating job opportunities or from falling labor supply; falling supply appears to dominate. Copyright 1990 by University of Chicago Press.

Date: 1990
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