‘There’s a Lot of Unevenness’: Chicago’s Youth Joblessness Rates Outpace Illinois and U.S., New Report Finds – WTTW (Chicago)

Chicago remains worse off than Illinois and the U.S in joblessness for Black and Latino 16- to 19-year-olds and 20-to-24-year-olds, the report found. The highest percentages of joblessness in Chicago, recorded at 92.8 percent, were found around the South and West side neighborhoods of Pilsen, Bridgeport, McKinley Park, Fuller Park and Back of the Yards.