Black Unemployment Rates Rise Amid Workforce Resegregation and Economic Challenges
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Black Americans are experiencing a worsening in employment conditions, with their unemployment rate rising sharply due to factors like shrinking federal jobs, reversing previous gains where Black-white employment gaps were at record lows, and highlighting ongoing racial disparities in the labor market.
Topics:business#black-unemployment#economic-cycle#economy#federal-employment#labor-market#racial-disparities
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