- While the African-American unemployment rate (6.5%) is significantly lower than its 2009 recession peak (16.8%), many predominantly black cities still have double-digit unemployment.
- Article profiles Kansas City (Missouri), which has a 3.6% unemployment rate yet 17-26% unemployment in 80-90% black areas such as Blue Hills and Ivanhoe.
- While some interviewed unemployed residents highlight criminal records as barrier, a major universal obstacle is a lack of adequate public transportation.
- 20-minute car rides are 2-hour bus rides and walks for poorer workers.
