FACT!
The unemployment rate for Black workers is at historic lows, but it is still higher than for white workers. As of January, the white unemployment rate was 3.4% while the Black unemployment rate was 5.3%.
2023 saw the lowest Black unemployment rate of any year on record, and a decrease in the racial unemployment gap. However, we need to continue to push for policies that will further reduce the gap. Read more here.
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Sources: FRED, BLS, The White House