In a message dated 98-03-12 23:06:59 EST, you write:
<< Even if you did throw the prison population into the stats, how much
would effect the official unemployment rate? 1 or 2 per cent?
>>
The person who sent this comment didn't sign their message, and their email
address was no clue -- however
The point of adding in the prison population isn't the great absolute rise in
unemployment, but the huge proportional rise in unemployment for African
American and Hispanic men. Since the vast majority of prison inmates are
AFrican American and Hispanic men, the inclusion of prison inmates in their
statistics would make the "great recovery" look even more dismal for them than
it already does.
maggie coleman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
