南侧的芝加哥贫民区。尽管在 1960 年至 1970 年间，年收入 7,000 美元或以上的芝加哥黑人所占比例从 26% 跃升至 58%，但仍有很大一部分人处于失业状态。通常假设黑人失业率是劳工统计局每月公布的全国失业率的两倍

CHICAGO GHETTO ON THE SOUTH SIDE. ALTHOUGH THE PERCENTAGE OF CHICAGO BLACKS MAKING $7,000 OR MORE JUMPED FROM 26 TO 58% BETWEEN 1960 AND 1970, A LARGE PERCENTAGE STILL REMAINED UNEMPLOYED. THE BLACK UNEMPLOYMENT RATE GENERALLY IS ASSUMED TO BE TWICE THAT OF THE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.