Post by Logan on May 7, 2016 4:07:34 GMT -6
Twenty years ago, minorities held 9.5 percent of Minnesota’s jobs. That number almost doubled by 2014.
But the consistently higher number of white people with jobs has spurred a wage disparity, with whites making more than two dollars per hour more than minorities, according to a December state report.
“If graduates were more equally represented across majors, we might see fewer differences by race in industries of employment after graduation and thus less wage disparity,” the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development report said.
According to the DEED report, white people tend to major in engineering and business majors, leading to higher paying jobs. For liberal arts, culinary and personal service majors, the predominant population is composed of minorities.
Read more: www.mndaily.com/news/metro-state/2016/05/05/racial-diversity-minn-workplaces-upswing
But the consistently higher number of white people with jobs has spurred a wage disparity, with whites making more than two dollars per hour more than minorities, according to a December state report.
“If graduates were more equally represented across majors, we might see fewer differences by race in industries of employment after graduation and thus less wage disparity,” the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development report said.
According to the DEED report, white people tend to major in engineering and business majors, leading to higher paying jobs. For liberal arts, culinary and personal service majors, the predominant population is composed of minorities.
Read more: www.mndaily.com/news/metro-state/2016/05/05/racial-diversity-minn-workplaces-upswing