In its budget proposal this week, the Baker administration will propose a $5 million investment seeking to aid populations throughout Massachusetts that face chronically high levels of unemployment.

According to a statement from the governor's office, the funds would go to community groups "that partner with businesses to develop job training and employment opportunities for populations that face higher unemployment rates," including African-Americans, Hispanics, persons with disabilities, Native Americans and recently returned U.S. veterans

“Whatever their barriers, we realize certain people need a hands-on touch when it comes to job seeking and more attention than the federally-funded career centers are able to give them,” Ronald Walker II, the state secretary of labor and workforce development, said in the statement.