Unemployment was 3.7% ... to the Economic Policy Institute. The American Progressive reports that the disparity between black and white jobless rates dates back to 1972 when the BLS started ...

In 2007, just before the recession started, median African-American wealth was 13.7% of the median white wealth -- $ ... suffered from much worse unemployment rates sooner and longer than was ...

and unemployment rates for Black versus white Americans. To determine the 25 worst cities in America for Black Americans, 24/7 Wall St. examined data from eight socioeconomic measures in each of ...

More Americans File for Unemployment ... job growth in December surged and unemployment fell. Employers added 256,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1%.