"Among young household heads, black women are employed at lower rates than white women, following a pattern found among young men. The current article investigates whether theories of industrial restructuring account for the lower employment rates among young black women heading households. In particular, I investigate whether processes involving deindustrialization, spatial mismatch, and skills mismatch lead to different employment outcomes for white and black women. I find that young female household heads who reside in the central city experience a drop in employment with increases in the suburbanization of low-skill jobs. In addition, young black women are losing employment from the relative expansion of retail trade industries, while young white women are not."

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