Aug 22America has much greater unemployment inequality than we thinkThe Black unemployment rate is consistently double the White unemployment rate. Job growth is not equally distributed. 🇺🇸 In May 2022, President Biden celebrated the most recent employment data by proclaiming in a press release, “The unemployment rate did not increase in any of our 50 states.” He was right, but he wasn’t telling the full story. The US is currently experiencing historically low levels of…Unemployment6 min read
Jul 21Single Parent Homes and InequalityThe US has the highest share of single-parent homes of any country in the world. Children in these homes face greater obstacles The US has the highest share of single parent households of any country in the world. 👩👦👦 Almost 1 in 4 children live in a single parent home. That’s 19 million kids under 18 years old. America is an extreme outlier here. …Data7 min read
Mar 31Teacher pay and InequalityTeachers are 3x more likely to have multiple jobs compared to other workers — hometown is a big factor — If you’re interested in more stories and data visualizations like this, follow along at American Inequality. In December 2021, a hockey game in South Dakota featured teachers competing to stuff cash in their shirts for classroom supplies. …Data Science6 min read
Mar 7Incarceration and Inequality“I missed out on their first day of school. I missed out on being able to encourage them to persevere. I missed out on being a mother. I feel like I was robbed of that opportunity because they were babies. And when I came home, they had babies. …Prison8 min read
Dec 28, 2021Superfunds and InequalityLow-income communities are most likely to live near superfund sites, leading to high health risks Superfund sites are located in low-income neighborhoods and they have terrible health impacts on the children and families that live nearby. …Superfund6 min read
Dec 13, 2021Hate Crimes and InequalityThe US has just experienced the highest levels of hate crimes ever. For more articles like this, subscribe at American Inequality. Hate is on the rise in America. 11,126 victims were the victims of hate crimes in 2020, the highest ever on record. According to new data from the…Hate Crimes6 min read
Nov 30, 2021Flooding and InequalityFlood risk is much higher for and low-income and non-White communities For more stories like this, follow along at American Inequality The way that FEMA currently measures flood risk drastically undercounts the dangers of flooding in certain communities. FEMA does not currently include intense rainfall in its calculation, nor…America7 min read
Oct 27, 2021Voter Suppression and Inequality130 elections are being held across the US this week. Millions of suppressed Americans will not be eligible to participate. For more article likes this, check out the American Inequality substack Stacey Abrams was nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize because she got Americans to vote. Abrams helped…Data Visualization6 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·Sep 22, 2021Credit Scores and InequalityOne number to rule them all — Support this work by signing up for American Inequality on substack The most important number in your life is your credit score. More important than your GPA, your bank balance, your standardized test scores — your credit score determines so much of what is accessible to you. Your credit…Gender Equality7 min read
Aug 11, 2021Teen Pregnancy and InequalityYoung mothers fall into cycles of poverty, making it difficult for their children to achieve the American Dream 17 teenagers out of every 1,000 is a teen mom in America. The developed countries with levels most similar to this are Hungary, Russia, Slovakia, and Turkey. Just 10 years ago…Teens7 min read
