According to new Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the unemployment rate for black Americans jumped in January 2018. The black unemployment rate jumped from 6.8 percent in December to 7.7 percent in January. That rate is the highest it has been since April of last year, when the overall unemployment rate was 4.3 percent. The 0.9-point increase […]
The Black unemployment rate last month was nearly twice the national average and more than double the unemployment rate for Whites, according to jobs figures…
