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NYCHA’s Working…Except When it Comes to Young Men of Color
Iziah Thompson
Summary:
While the worst of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are past us and residents look to find some sense of normalcy, economic impacts linger for New Yorkers. U.S. labor markets have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels and the city has regained most of the jobs lost to the pandemic, but serious inequities persist across racial lines. Most strikingly, the unemployment rate for Black New Yorkers was estimated to be at 12.2 percent compared to 1.3 percent for White workers.
This brief uses 2022 Unheard Third Survey data to focus on NYCHA resident unemployment before, during, and after the pandemic, investigating the racial and gender dynamics of employment opportunities.
Issues: Affordable Housing, The Unheard Third
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