State of the Dream Report Shows Blacks Facing Recession

State of the Dream 2026 finds Black America facing a recession across jobs, housing, and technology

By: Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Black unemployment surged to 7.5 percent by December 2025, a level that would signal a recession if it were reflected across the national workforce. But the latest “State of the Dream 2026” report makes clear the damage extends far beyond jobs. From broadband access and housing to artificial intelligence and federal workforce policy, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies finds that 2025 marked a sharp econo…

Black America Facing a Recession Across Jobs, Housing, and Technology

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Black unemployment surged to 7.5 percent by December 2025, a level that would signal a recession if it were reflected across the national workforce. But the latest “State of the Dream 2026” report makes clear the damage extends far beyond jobs. From broadband access and housing […] The post Black America Facing a Recession Across Jobs, Housing, and Technology appeared first on Milwauk…

State of the Dream report shows Blacks facing recession

Black unemployment surged to 7.5 percent by December 2025, a level that would signal a recession if it were reflected across the national workforce.