Depressed labor force participation in the ghetto affects prime age groups more than others, due partly to residential segregation and the resultant shortage of appropriate jobs in the area. (MF)

This study examines the question: does location within a metropolitan area have a major effect on the employment, unemployment, hours of work, occupation and earnings of poverty area residents? If so, how does this effect differ among various population groups and can the nature and magnitude of these effects among the different groups be…