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Economic Policy Institute
Transportation Infrastructure and Good Jobs for Black Men
Algernon Austin
Congressional BriefingTransporting Black Men to Good Jobs
Transportation Infrastructure, Transportation Jobs, and Public TransitWednesday, September 26, 2012
8:30 - 10:00 amRayburn House Office Building - Gold Room (2168)
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24.6%
22.0% 21.6% 21.6% 20.9%19.8% 19.6% 18.7% 18.6% 18.0%
13.0%
8.8% 9.0%
13.5%
10.2%
7.5%6.2%
10.6%
8.2% 7.7%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
Top ten metropolitan areas with the highest black male unemployment rates,
July 2009 to May 2012
Black male White male
Source: Author's estimates based on Current Population Survey and Local Area Unemployment Statistics data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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10.3%
12.2%
4.7%
10.1%
13.1%
4.4%4.9%
9.3%
6.7%
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
14.0%
Construction Manufacturing Transportation
Share of male 16-to-64 year-old population in construction, manufacturing, and
transportation industries, 2005-2007 (ACS estimates)
All
Wh
ite
Bla
ck
Source: Author's analysis of American Community Survey data from Steven Ruggles, J. Trent Alexander, Katie Genadek, Ronald Goeken, Matthew B. Schroeder, and Matthew Sobek, Integrated Public Use Microdata Series: Version 5.0 [Machine-readable database](Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 2010).
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-150,000
-198,000
-134,000
-250,000
-200,000
-150,000
-100,000
-50,000
0
Construction Manufacturing Transportation and Utilities
Estimated number of black male job losses from 2007 to 2011
Source: Author's analysis of Current Population Survey data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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ASCE Transportation Infrastructure Grades, 2009
Aviation: D
Bridges: C
Rail: C-
Roads: D-
Transit: D
Source: http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/
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9%
14%13%
11%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
SAFETEA-LU T4A Transit-Plus FTA Transit Backlog AA Transportion Action Plan
Estimated share of African-American jobs in different transportation infrastructure
investment plans
Source: Economic Policy Institute
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FTA Transit Backlog Jobs
• 74% male
• 16% less than high school diploma
• 39% high school diploma
• 28% some college
• 17% bachelor’s degree or higher
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Source: Ethan Pollack and Rebecca Theiss, Impact of Alternate Public Transit and Rail Investment Scenarios on the Labor Market, Issue Brief #285 (Wasington D.C.: Economic Policy Institute, 2010).
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15%
23%24%
21%
17%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
Lowest Second Third Fourth Highest
Wage distribution by quintiles of FTA Transit Backlog jobs
Source: Ethan Pollack and Rebecca Thiess, Impact of Alternate Public Transit and Rail Investment Scenarios on the Labor Market, Issue Brief #285(Washington D.C.: Economic Policy Institute, 2010).
"VeryLow Wage"
"Low Wage"
"MediumWage"
"HighWage"
"Very HighWage"
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Benefits of Transportation Infrastructure Investments for Black
Men
• Depending on the type of investments, black men can get a significant share of the jobs created.
• Most of the jobs pay well.
• Transportation infrastructure investments in public transit can lead to the creation of transportation jobs which can also benefit black men.
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Benefits of Transportation Infrastructure Investments for Black
Men (continued)
• Good public transit systems can increase the access to jobs of black males who lack private vehicles.
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More information at www.epi.org
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