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01 — State Profiles
Who Lives Here?
Demographic composition, political context, and baseline economic conditions across assigned states.
Assigned States
States with submitted data are highlighted. Hover for a quick summary.
Minimum Wage by State
Current state minimum wage. Federal floor is $7.25/hr.
Racial Composition of State Population
Percentage breakdown by race/ethnicity. Stacked bars allow direct cross-state comparison.
Demographics Detail — Select a State
02 — Unemployment
Who Bears the Burden?
Black workers face persistently higher unemployment than the overall population. This tab shows how large that gap is across states and how it breaks down by gender.
Black vs. Overall Unemployment
Grouped by state — Black men and women vs. overall rates. Shows the racial unemployment gap directly.
Black Unemployment by Gender
Black men vs. Black women across states. Intersectional patterns often diverge from the headline gap.
Racial Unemployment Gap (Percentage Points Above Overall)
How many percentage points higher is Black unemployment vs. overall? Taller bar = deeper disparity.
03 — Wages
What Does Work Pay?
Median wages for Black workers compared to all workers, disaggregated by gender — plus an intersectional scorecard and wage gap ratios.
Intersectional Wage Scorecard
Four key wage metrics per state at a glance. Ratio = Black worker median ÷ all worker median (closer to 1.00 = smaller gap). Min wage as % of Black median shows how low the floor sits relative to Black worker earnings.
Median Wage: Black vs. All Workers
Annual median wages by gender, Black workers vs. all workers. Shows absolute earnings gaps.
Black Worker Wages by Gender
Black men vs. Black women — the gender wage gap within the Black workforce.
Wage Gap Ratio — Cents on the Dollar
How many cents does a Black worker earn for every $1 earned by all workers? Lower = larger disparity. 100¢ would mean full parity.
04 — Industry
Where Do Black Workers Work — And What Does It Pay?
Industry concentration, wage quality by sector, and the gap between where Black workers are vs. where wages are highest.
Industry Profile by State
Black Worker Wage Quality by Industry
Which industries pay Black workers the most vs. least? Do those industries overlap with where Black workers are concentrated? Select a state.
Top Industries Across All States — Overall Employment
Which industries appear across multiple assigned states? Shared patterns reveal structural forces; divergences reveal regional variation.
05 — Labor Power
Organizing & Wages
Unionization rates by gender, cross-referenced with minimum wage and political designation. Does union density track with better wage floors?
Unionization Rate by Gender
Men vs. women union membership across states.
Union Rate vs. Minimum Wage
Scatter: does higher union density correlate with higher minimum wages? Each dot is a state.
Labor Power Context by State
Union rates, minimum wage, and political designation side by side for all filtered states.
06 — Ecosystem
Movement Infrastructure
Organizations, lawmakers, media outlets, and research resources across assigned states. Built for LABWC as a living directory of movement infrastructure.
07 — Policy Database
Policy Research Database
Part 2 submissions — policies affecting Black workers across assigned states. Filter by topic, status, or state. Use CA Import to surface policies with California potential.
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