Some Chicago StreetWise
magazine vendors are now selling fresh fruit and vegetables from carts
in an effort to address unemployment and access to healthy foods in the
city.
Unemployment rates are not expected to improve for white, Latino and
African American workers through 2013, according to a new report from
the Economic Policy Institute, prompting a recommendation for
legislators that focus more on job creation.
“In the fourth quarter
of 2012, nationwide unemployment rates were 6.3 percent for whites, 9.8
percent for Hispanics, and 14 percent for blacks. These elevated rates
are projected to remain essentially unchanged at the end of 2013,” the
report reads.
Whether Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative, the economy
has remained a key issue for many voters over the past two elections.
With
an unemployment rate hovering above 9 percent throughout much of that
time, it is perhaps unusual to hear that employers have been in need of
more workers.
Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law yesterday legislation that bans employers
from requesting that workers provide their passwords to social
media sites such as Facebook.
Unemployment rates are not expected to improve for white, Latino and
African American workers through 2013, according to a new 
Whether Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative, the economy
has remained a key issue for many voters over the past two elections.