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Competitiveness of Ethnic Minority Neighborhoods in Metropolitan Areas in the Seventh District

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This article by senior business economist Maude Toussaint-Comeau explores employment change in ethnic minority neighborhoods in the Seventh District in comparison to job growth within their regions before and after the Great Recession. Among the high-level findings is that ethnic neighborhoods in economically growing metro areas tend to have high job growth, underscoring the value of policies that promote economic inclusion

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  • Maude Toussaint-Comeau, 2017. "Competitiveness of Ethnic Minority Neighborhoods in Metropolitan Areas in the Seventh District," Profitwise, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue 4, pages 4-25.
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