Black Unemployment Is Nearly Double The National Rate—And Getting Worse

Black Unemployment Is Nearly Double The National Rate—And Getting Worse

By Andrea Bossi ·Updated December 16, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Economists and the general public alike have been waiting with baited breath for the latest job report. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics was closed for over a month due to the government shutdown, and its job report on Tuesday is the first time since we’re seeing the government’s numerical temperature check on the state of U.S. employment for October and Novembe…

Black Unemployment Is Nearly Double The National Average

Source: Gemth / Getty The Bureau of Labor Statistics released new jobs data on Tuesday, Dec. 16, and the economic outlook isn’t so great. The adage that when America gets a cold, Black people get the flu is once again proving true as the data reveals that Black unemployment is almost double the national average.  According to The New York Times, the national unemployment rate rose to 4.6%, the highest level in almost five years. For Black people…