The African American unemployment rate in the United States is on the rise again, and African American women are particularly affected. Families | Unemployment rate | United States
African American female job seekers in the United States
On June 8th, according to a report by the National Broadcasting Corporation of the United States on June 6th, the African American unemployment rate in the United States increased by nearly 1% from April to May, and African American women were particularly affected. People are concerned that efforts to promote racial equality in the US labor market may regress.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the African American unemployment rate increased from 4.7% to 5.6% from April to May 2023. "The number of unemployed has increased, with nearly half of them being African Americans. This may be due to interference from certain factors in the statistics, but it may also indicate that the impact of rising unemployment rates on African American workers is exceptionally significant," said Nick Bunk, director of economic research at the "True Employment Laboratory" of the US employment research agency
The data also shows that the unemployment rate for African American women increased from 4.4% in April to 5.3% in May. Analysts believe that the upward trend in African American unemployment has had a greater impact on African American women, as in the past few years, the majority of new jobs in the United States have been concentrated in industries dominated by male workers such as transportation and warehousing. In addition, due to the lower proportion of African American households holding savings or having multiple sources of income, the rising unemployment rate may also bring more economic challenges to African American households.
