TIL: Black median income in Queens is higher than white Median income

[jonbenson]

Originally Posted by YorktownGal

stable families earn more money.

yes but there is also probably some kind of difference between a couple where both people work as opposed to only one

[deconstructer]

Originally Posted by Bklynball

Networking is definitely essential. For everyone. It's always been that way. ESPECIALLY for non technical roles. It matters less for technical roles and during economic booms (when the labor market is tight ) but it always plays a role.

You don't see many Black faces because there aren't many qualified Black/ Latino NYCers to fill higher paying professional positions. Look at the college and post grad graduation rates for Black/Latino Americans. There's a very small pool to begin with. If you can't meet the minimal qualifications, you can't even get the shot to begin with.

For those Black or Latinos who DO have the qualifications for technical roles it's never been easier to land a nice gig. Many F500s HRs will trip over themselves to hire you to hit their diversity goals. I'm not saying that the people they hire aren't qualified. Just that being Black/Latino actually becomes a tangible asset at that point.

The problem lies with non technical roles. In essence, it's very hard to "test" for these roles so they're filled with more subjective evaluations.
Does discrimination go on? Sure. It goes on in a variety of ways. The interviewer might not like your shoes. Your name might be Robert and they hated a kid names Robert in 8th grade. They just a fight with their wife that morning and will take it out on you. If the role isn't technical it's just much easier to reject s candidate for whatever reason.

in a fantasy world, this would be true, but in practice, it is anything but, especially in public agencies.

[deconstructer]

Originally Posted by jonbenson

Yes. I think as for immigrants it's better to compare by countries, disregard race

Then if "black" and "white" must be discussed use it just for American born

Immigrants bring with them cultural traditions.
And they can tend to be more driven than the average person from their own countries

yes. people here have no problem identifying "italians" or "irish" as groups, but "jamaicans" can't be jamaicans, they're just "black".