The Labor Department's recent report is concerning because Black folks are often the first to be hit by economic downturns in the nation.

Economists say the rise in unemployment among Black Americans could be a troubling sign for the economy at large.

For Black women, 20 years and older, the unemployment rate during July was 6.3%, according to the bureau’s July report. This ...

Just like the workers on his construction projects, Donald Trump wrote the Black community a bad check during the campaign,” ...

Women have been hit hardest, with more than 300,000 Black women losing their jobs in the first half of the year.

The Black unemployment rate hit its highest mark since December 2021, while the White House defended the firing of Erika ...

RASCOE: When President Joe Biden said that last February, Black unemployment was 5.7%. A month later, it hit a record low of 5%, though still higher than the overall unemployment rate of 3.5%.

First, you see that the black unemployment rate has recovered more slowly than the white unemployment rate. Alone, that would seem to indicate that black people are having a harder time finding work.