Research Brief on ETI Studies of African American and Latino Access to Jobs

Authors

John Pawasarat, University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeFollow
Lois M. Quinn, University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeFollow

Document Type

Technical Paper

Publication Date

2016

Abstract

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute conducted research studies from 1994-2014 on access of African Americans and Latinos to equal employment opportunities for the City of Milwaukee, NAACP, Private Industry Council of Milwaukee County (MAWIB/Employ Milwaukee), Milwaukee Public Schools, Helen Bader Foundation, and Greater Milwaukee Foundation. The analysis focused on labor market issues for African Americans, Hispanics and other non-Caucasian populations as critical to addressing housing integration and economic concerns in local communities. The ETI prepared a series of report cards on hiring practices and challenges for Milwaukee area companies and governments, provided customized tables showing diversity (and non-diversity) of employment by place-of-work and residence for every U.S. census tract, and offered critiques of the paradigms imbedded in academic measures of segregation in housing.

Recommended Citation

Pawasarat, John and Quinn, Lois M., "Research Brief on ETI Studies of African American and Latino Access to Jobs" (2016). ETI Publications. 193.
https://dc.uwm.edu/eti_pubs/193