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Unemployment among Black Americans jump to highest level since pandemic
UNITED STATES, AUG 8 – Black unemployment reached 7.2%, highest in nearly five years, linked to federal job cuts and elimination of diversity programs, with 300,000 Black women losing jobs in early 2025.
- The unemployment rate for Black Americans reached 7.2% in July, the highest since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Labor Department's report.
- Experts suggest that the increase in Black unemployment may indicate an economic downturn, particularly affecting Black women.
- Trump's policies, including firing federal workers and promoting anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion agendas, are believed to have contributed to the rising Black unemployment.
- Advocates criticize Trump for blaming labor statistics on others, calling it racially divisive and dangerous.
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