“Jobless rate for Black Americans declines to 5.2% to end 2023 on a positive note”
January 11, 2024
“The unemployment rate for Black Americans fell significantly in December, closing out 2023 on a positive note, according to data released Friday by the Department of Labor.
Black Americans, the group with the highest jobless percentage in the country, saw their unemployment rate dip to 5.2% last month from 5.8% in November. Still, that’s higher than the overall unemployment rate, which held at 3.7% last month, as well as the 3.5% jobless rate for white Americans…”