Among Wisconsin`s jobless, Black applicants half as likely as whites to receive pandemic aid


Among Wisconsin`s jobless, Black applicants half as likely as whites to receive pandemic aid


Wisconsin`s unemployment insurance system buckled for many during the pandemic, with people of color less likely than whites to receive federal help, an audit found.

A federal audit has uncovered what researchers into Wisconsin`s unemployment insurance system have long suspected: People of color are less likely to receive jobless compensation than their white counterparts.

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development previously told Wisconsin Watch that it lacked data to know whether its systems might favor some groups over others, such as producing different outcomes around racial lines...


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