And, African-Americans regularly suffered from much worse unemployment rates sooner and longer than was the case for whites. They then had to rely on their savings to a larger degree and for ...

Unemployment was 3.7% ... plays a significant role in the lower labor force participation rate for African American men.” Educational attainment is another reason. Whites tend to graduate ...

During the Great Depression, African Americans were disproportionately affected by unemployment: they were the first fired and the last hired. After Roosevelt was elected, he began to institute hi ...

Among African Americans, unemployment reached a staggering fifty percent. Even so-called menial jobs were now eagerly sought after. In many cities, whites demanded that they be given first crack ...

Moreover, record low unemployment has been achieved for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and people with disabilities — and a 70-year jobless low for women. Employment continued to ...