Structural discrimination is less overt and more subtle than other types of prejudice. It is unintended and cannot be linked to personal biases or the creation of laws that purposefully deny privileges or harm members of specific ethnic groups. Instead, it is a result of society's institutions operating normally. Because structural discrimination uses ethnicity as a subordinating mechanism rather than more overt types of discrimination, like overt racial slurs or discriminatory hiring practices, it can be challenging to spot. Instead, it can be seen in how society's institution's function and the barriers they erect against groups. The location of new jobs in the United States is one instance of structural discrimination.