Economics
Unemployment Rate for Educated Black Workers Lagged in March
- Gaps persist between Black and White Americans, data show
- Minorities disproportionately impacted by Covid-19 job cuts
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The labor market is recovering, but not as strongly for Black workers.
The unemployment rate for Black Americans improved slightly last month, but at 9.6% is still higher than all other race groups tracked and the national average of 6%, according to data from the Labor Department released Friday. Gaps persist between Black and White workers, including among those who are highly educated, the data show.