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New studies have found that in areas where low skilled jobs are predominently held by whites, blacks that live in the area as well are less likely to get a job. The problem is not that there are not enough jobs, but that there are not enough jobs for blacks. Meaning that the jobs are out there but the employers are much more likely to hire the white male over the black male. The black male has a much harder time aquiring the job because the white male is more likely to be hired because the way society views the general black male population. The public has a poor perception of black males. According to the site http://www.nowpublic.com/study_racism_in_us_workforce there are many jobs held by white people in areas where blacks live, including low education areas. With the greater number of whites holding the jobs in these areas, the lower the chance that young black men have to aquire the jobs. researchers suggest discrimination or lack of labor market networks are likelycauses of why these jobs are not offered to these young black men.