[ClearCase_guy]

Nearly one in five African-American workers hold government jobs such as mail clerks, firefighters and teachers, the report said.

Well, in the private sector, you have to actually be capable of making a contribution ...

[oldbrowser]

Nearly one in five African-American workers hold government jobs such as mail clerks, firefighters and teachers, the report said.

I would say that it is prima facie evidence of job discrimination. The percentage of black employees is significantly out of line with their percentage in the general population. Somebody call the ACLU.

[matt04]

Unless that private sector job is a Unionized job.

[Cronos]

not completely fair. It could also be that “my dad/uncle/mom/aunt worked there, so it’s the easiest thing to get in to”