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Which states have the biggest Black unemployment gaps
Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Sometimes overlooked in the big monthly jobs reports is a stark reality: The unemployment rate among Black Americans is consistently higher than the overall rate, and that gap ...
Black Enterprise4d
Black Men See Unemployment Increase Amid Job Market Slowdown And Economic Uncertainty
Although the overall percentage is modest, Black worker’s unemployment rate overall ticked higher to 6.2% from the 6.1% rate in December 2024; Black men, specifically, saw a significant increase.
NBC New York5d
Unemployment spiked for Black men in January as more joined the labor force
The unemployment rate for Black men spiked in January, but so did the percentage of eligible adults looking for jobs. Asian Americans were the only other cohort to see a rise in jobless rates last ...
NBC Washington1mon
The unemployment rate for Black women fell in December, following a sharp rise
The unemployment rate slipped to 5.4% for Black women last month, reflecting an improvement from November’s rate of 5.9%. Hispanic men also saw an improvement in the jobless rate in December ...
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Unemployment declined in January, but new job growth also slows
Generally, the U.S. unemployment rate has held steady in the last year, but Black, Asian and disabled Americans have seen a ...