Unemployment number black workers is at its lowest since at least the early 1970s, when the direction began tracking the data.
The black unemployment rate of 6.8 percent in December was the least since the Bureau of Labor Statistics started tracking it in 1972, a year in which the compute ranged from 11.2 percent to 9.4 percent. In the 45 years the statistics has been tracked, the unemployment rate for black or African-American workers elderly 16 years and older has never fallen below 7 percent.
Unemployment notwithstanding – Black or African-American – since 1972
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
From one end to the other last year, the black unemployment rate rose to 8 percent in Cortege and fell back to 7 percent in September before falling again in December. The unemployment have a claim to for white workers was 3.7 percent in December.
Overall, non-farm payrolls produce 148,000 in December, falling short of the 190,000 expected, according to statistics released Friday. The national unemployment rate was 4.1 percent. There was an unexpected extinction of 20,000 retail jobs during the holiday season.