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Unemployment among Black workers falls in August, bucking trend from other groups
The unemployment rate for Black workers fell in August, according to data released Friday by the Department of Labor.
In August, Black workers saw their jobless rate fall to 6.1% from 6.3% in the month prior. This trend was in line with the overall unemployment rate for the country, which ticked down to 4.2% in August from July.
On the other hand, unemployment for white workers held steady at 3.8%. The jobless rate also rose for Asian and Hispanic workers. For the former, it increased to 4.1% from 3.7%. For the latter, it crept higher to 5.5% from 5.3%.
Black men experienced a big month-to-month drop in unemployment, with their jobless rates falling to 5.9% from 6.6%. On the other hand, the unemployment rate held steady at 5.5% for Black women.
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