Black Unemployment Just Rose at Its Fastest Pace Since Covid

Black unemployment just rose at its fastest pace since Covid

(CNN) — Cherry-picking one data point from a monthly economic report is neither fair nor necessarily telling. But one statistic stood out in September’s mostly “meh” jobs report like a sore thumb.

Black Unemployment Rose Sharply in September, Jobs Report Shows

Economists had taken a recent drop in Black unemployment as a hopeful sign that job gains were lifting a broad share of workers.