economic health and employment indicators in north minneapolis
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Economic Health and Employment Indicators in North Minneapolis. Jeff Matson Steve Peyton Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. Overview. Contract with LISC and Building Sustainable Communities Partners Neighborhood Assessment Technical Assistance Shared understanding of data - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Economic Health and Employment Indicators in North Minneapolis
Jeff MatsonSteve Peyton
Center for Urban and Regional Affairs
Overview
• Contract with LISC and Building Sustainable Communities Partners– Neighborhood Assessment– Technical Assistance
• Shared understanding of data• Illuminating gaps & racial disparity• Quantify the values in each critical category
• How can community organizations best use this data?
Data Categories
• Housing– Cost-burdened households– Home ownership
• Employment– Unemployment rates– Laborforce participation– Joblessness
• Poverty– Households in poverty– Wage categories
• Public Safety– Crime
LISC Building Sustainable Communities Focus Areas
North Minneapolis BSC Area
White
African American
American Indian
Asian
Hawaiian/Pacific Is-lander
Other
Two or More Races
Employment
North
Minneapolis Minneapolis
Metropolitan Region
Total
In Work Force 18,831 231,216 1,632,782
Number Employed 14,866 209,346 1,513,652 Number Unemployed
3,965 21,870 119,130
Percent Unemployed
21.1% 9.5% 7.3%
White (Non-Hispanic)
In Work Force 5,661 163,337 1,310,636
Number Employed 5,068 152,998 1,232,181 Number Unemployed
593 10,339 78,455
Percent Unemployed
10.5% 6.3% 6.0%
African American
In Work Force 8,640 30,506 113,890
Number Employed 6,144 23,518 94,167
Number Unemployed 2,496 6,988 19,723
Percent Unemployed 28.9% 22.9% 17.3%
Employment
The Current Unemployment Rate for the African American Population in North Minneapolis is:
28.9%
The Current Unemployment Rate for the White (Non-Hispanic) Population of the City is:
6.3%
Reducing the North Mpls African American Poverty Rate to Match the City’s White Poverty Rate will Require This Many People to Procure Employment:
1,952
Employment
2000 2009 20120%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Total
White (Non-Hispanic)
African American
Asian
Minneapolis White (Non-Hispanic)
Metro White (Non-Hispanic)
Unemployment
• Spatial concentration of unemployment in North Minneapolis
• Racial disparities in the unemployment rate– High African American unemployment rate specifically
• Widening unemployment gap over time between North Minneapolis and the City and Region as a whole
• Distribution of high- and low-income employment is skewed toward lower wages in North Minneapolis
Poverty
The Current Poverty Rate for The African American Population of North Minneapolis is:
42.0%
The Current Poverty Rate for the White (Non-Hispanic) Population of the Metropolitan Region is:
6.2%
Reducing the North Mpls African American Poverty Rate to Match the Metropolitan White Poverty Rate will Require This Many People to Move Out of Poverty:
7,116
North Minneapolis Minneapolis Metropolitan Region
Individuals Below Poverty Line
Percent Below Poverty Line
Individuals Below Poverty Line
Percent Below Poverty Line
Individuals Below Poverty Line
Percent Below Poverty Line
Total 15,071 36.6% 83,366 22.5% 299,741 10.6%
Non-Hispanic White
1,364 15.1% 29,401 12.9% 133,045 6.2%
African American 8,348 42.0% 29,735 45.4% 78,176 33.9%
American Indian 256 63.4% 2,895 48.9% 5,536 32.4%
Asian 2,723 43.0% 6,204 30.7% 31,481 17.2%
Hispanic 1,433 41.3% 12,421 33.0% 38,546 23.3%
Poverty
2000 2009 20120%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Total
African American
Minneapolis Total
Minneapolis White (Non-Hispanic)
Metro Total
Metro White (Non-Hispanic)
Poverty
• High level of racial disparities in poverty• Spatially-concentrated poverty• Instability and higher increase over time
Indicator Assessment
• Consistent spatially concentrated and racially differentiated economic disparities North Minneapolis
• Trends have remained constant in the last decade• Targeted strategies need to take into account
both race and location
• Moving Forward– How can we target policies toward closing this gap?– Understanding the multi-dimensional framework of
unemployment and poverty– Place-specific and program-oriented