Black women feel brunt of April unemployment

Black women feel brunt of April unemployment

Black women experienced the steepest job loss of any demographic group in April, shedding 106,000 jobs, according to newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The April report shows a significant setback for Black women in the labor market, even as the U.S. economy added 177,000 jobs and the national unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%.The number of employed Black women dropped from 10.325 million in March to 10.219 million…