New research by the University of Alabama's Education Policy Center digs into obstacles facing Black Belt residents to returning to the workforce.
New research by the University of Alabama's Education Policy Center digs into the obstacles facing Black Belt residents to returning to the workforce. Even though Alabama currently reports historically low unemployment rates, the numbers mask longstanding issues in the Black Belt, according to new research.because they’ve stopped looking for work. Many are single parents who struggle to find jobs while balancing child care.
Till spoke during a press briefing on employment in the Black Belt on Thursday, as part of the Education Policy Center’s series researching and analyzing issues that residents of the Black Belt face. Previous issues include The obstacles to returning to the workforce require wraparound services and funding for childcare, eldercare, transportation and behavioral and mental health care, researchers said during the briefing. That’s especially true for single parents and people who have been incarcerated, per the report.
The 530,503 residents living in the Black Belt make up roughly 10% of the state’s population. Nearly three-fourths of them are people of color, and are predominantly Black, per the report. The Black Belt’s population counts 47.5% of single-parent households, more than double the U.S. average and higher than Alabama’s statewide average of 38%, per U.S. Census Bureau research analyzed by the Education Policy Center.
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