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Twin Cities leads nation in racial unemployment gap

10:06 AM, July 5, 2012

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The Twin Cities metro area has the widest gap in unemployment rates between black and white residents, according to a new study from the Economic Policy Institute. The survey looked at 19 major metropolitan areas in the country.

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