I would use census data from to compare local demographics and the Bureau of Labor Statistics to compare local area unemployment statistics (LAUS) in the cities you choose. This way you can make accurate comparisons of each city you're interested in based on race and unemployment data. I've found that the states/cities with high unemployment rates are the ones that have had COVID lockdowns.
I would use census data from [https://data.census.gov/cedsci/all?q=demographics](https://data.census.gov/cedsci/all?q=demographics) to compare local demographics and the Bureau of Labor Statistics [https://www.bls.gov/lau/](https://www.bls.gov/lau/) to compare local area unemployment statistics (LAUS) in the cities you choose. This way you can make accurate comparisons of each city you're interested in based on race and unemployment data. I've found that the states/cities with high unemployment rates are the ones that have had COVID lockdowns.
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