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On the recordJuly 28, 2014
I cannot, nor can anyone in our State, be satisfied with these numbers when you consider that the African American population as a percent of the adult population in our State is 10.4 percent, yet the unemployment rate is 12.4.
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Bob Casey
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Senator Casey highlights the disparity in unemployment rates for African Americans in Pennsylvania.

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