Economic Disparities
Minority and Women-owned Businesses Enterprises ( MWBE ) want a sense of community . They need resources and connections to people who can mentor them .
– an Arlington resident
White residents and Asian and Pacific Islanders have the lowest poverty and unemployment rates and the highest wages , while Black , Latino , and Mixed / Other residents have the opposite . Latino residents have the highest poverty rate ( 23.8 percent ) and the lowest median wage ($ 15.60 ), and the Mixed / Other group has the highest unemployment rate ( 6.8 percent ). The poverty rate of People of Color in Arlington is 10 percent more than that of White residents . Arlington has a higher poverty rate ( 15.7 percent ) with respect to other comparison cities and has the highest working poverty rate of the comparison cities ( 3.7 percent ).
White workers occupy 70 percent of jobs , and Black workers occupy 21 percent . The largest industry sector is Retail , Hospitality , and Other , but Healthcare , Education , and Government is growing at the fastest rate . Minority-filled jobs are increasing much faster than White-filled jobs .
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