13
Economic Health and Employment Indicators in North Minneapolis Jeff Matson Steve Peyton Center for Urban and Regional Affairs

Economic Health and Employment Indicators in North Minneapolis

  • Upload
    venice

  • View
    22

  • Download
    0

Embed Size (px)

DESCRIPTION

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 Presentation

Citation preview

Page 1: Economic Health and Employment Indicators in North Minneapolis

Economic Health and Employment Indicators in North Minneapolis

Jeff MatsonSteve Peyton

Center for Urban and Regional Affairs

Page 2: Economic Health and Employment Indicators in North Minneapolis

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?

Page 3: Economic Health and Employment Indicators in North Minneapolis

Data Categories

• Housing– Cost-burdened households– Home ownership

• Employment– Unemployment rates– Laborforce participation– Joblessness

• Poverty– Households in poverty– Wage categories

• Public Safety– Crime

Page 4: Economic Health and Employment Indicators in North Minneapolis

LISC Building Sustainable Communities Focus Areas

Page 5: Economic Health and Employment Indicators in North Minneapolis

North Minneapolis BSC Area

White

African American

American Indian

Asian

Hawaiian/Pacific Is-lander

Other

Two or More Races

Page 6: Economic Health and Employment Indicators in North Minneapolis

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%

Page 7: Economic Health and Employment Indicators in North Minneapolis

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

Page 8: Economic Health and Employment Indicators in North Minneapolis

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)

Page 9: Economic Health and Employment Indicators in North Minneapolis

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

Page 10: Economic Health and Employment Indicators 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%

Page 11: Economic Health and Employment Indicators in North Minneapolis

Poverty

2000 2009 20120%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Total

African American

Minneapolis Total

Minneapolis White (Non-Hispanic)

Metro Total

Metro White (Non-Hispanic)

Page 12: Economic Health and Employment Indicators in North Minneapolis

Poverty

• High level of racial disparities in poverty• Spatially-concentrated poverty• Instability and higher increase over time

Page 13: Economic Health and Employment Indicators in North Minneapolis

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