Abstract Background Although unemployment rates are at historical lows, there is still a persistent gap between unemployment rates in black and white population. Some have proposed that part of the gap for men can be explained by the higher rate of criminal records in the black population. Methods This analysis aims to use negative binomial regressions and the detailed crime data available from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 survey to determine if black men with criminal records appear to be the driving force behind the gap. Results The author finds that there are significant deviations in labor market outcomes depending on race and ethnicity, even when controlling for a criminal record and premarket skills. Conclusions Lowering the disproportionate rate at which black men are incarcerated will not in itself eliminate the unemployment gap between white and black men.

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劳动力市场中有犯罪记录和种族差异的人口

摘要背景尽管失业率处于历史低位，但黑人和白人的失业率之间仍然存在持续的差距。一些人提出，男性差异的部分原因可以由黑人人口中犯罪记录的发生率较高来解释。方法该分析的目的是使用负二项式回归和1997年全国青年纵向调查的详细犯罪数据，以确定具有犯罪记录的黑人是否似乎是造成这种差距的动力。结果作者发现，即使控制犯罪记录和售前技能，劳动力市场的结果也会因种族和种族而有显着差异。