This research examines the socioeconomic mobility trajectory of black minority groups in the US and the UK by conducting a comparative analysis. The analysis of available evidence indicates that these two countries have very high levels of income inequality coupled with very low levels of social mobility relative to other advanced countries. The paper conducts a detailed literature review and secondary data investigation for both countries in a structural way. The analysis shows that in the case of the US, Black people have downward mobility while White people have upward mobility. Namely, given initial parental income levels, the majority of Black children in the US are expected to have lower income rankings than their parents. Moreover, Black children also face downward mobility in terms of employment ratio and wage rates. In the case of the UK, the black minority has also downward mobility, but it is more relevant for the first-generation migrants. For the case of British-born second-generation ethnic minorities, downward mobility is more limited. So, the problem seems to be less acute in the case of the UK relative to the US. Overall, the research paper displays existence and persistence major social mobility problems in the UK and the US, which requires further attention and policy measures.

Key Words: Social Mobility, Black minority, the UK, the US, Income Inequality.