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Sociology 498: Homelessness 

Rossi: Down and Out in America

Rossi's conclusion on the labor market:

"The lack of demand for unskilled labor contributes to contemporary homelessness and helps account for the poor employment and earnings records of the extremely poor and the homeless."

Peter Rossi, Down and Out in America, chapter 7, page 186.

What is the evidence?

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