According to the latest jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, every racial group in America saw a dip in unemployment claims except for Black people.
Black women specifically have experienced the highest downturn in employment of any group.
According to the data, unemployment among Black women climbed from 4.9% in November to 6.2% in December. Simultaneously, the unemployment rate for white women has fallen to its lowest mark since the pandemic at 3.1%.
Dr. Julianne Malveaux, dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at California State University at Los Angeles, joins Charles Blow on “Prime” to discuss.
All this and more on “Prime.”
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