Unemployment gap between black and white workers widens to nearly DOUBLE as econ

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Unemployment gap between black and white workers widens to nearly DOUBLE as economic recovery lags for African Americans

* In August, black unemployment was 13% while white unemployment was 7.3%
* That put the black jobless rate at 1.8 times the white rate, up from 1.6 in July
* Meanwhile, the unemployment gap between men and women narrowed
* Female unemployment rate declined to 8.6% from 10.6% in July

The unemployment gap between black and white workers widened in August, with the jobless rate for black workers nearly double that of whites, according to federal data. 

The black unemployment rate in August was 13 percent, down from 14.6 percent in July, but about 1.8 times higher than white Americans, who had a jobless rate of 7.3 percent last month, down from 9.2 percent in July.

That ratio of black unemployment to white unemployment widened from 1.6 in July and 1.5 in June, representing the slower jobs recovery for black Americans in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Historically, the black unemployment rate has always been higher than that of white workers.

There are several theories as to why the gap persists, ranging from hiring discrimination to differences in educational attainment, but none are considered definitive by experts.

For Hispanics, the unemployment rate dropped sharply in August, after Hispanic unemployment briefly exceeded that of black workers for the first time ever in April and May.

The unemployment rate for Hispanics tumbled to 10.5 percent from 12.9 percent in July.

One million more Hispanics reported having jobs in August, a 4 percent increase from July.

Hispanics are disproportionately likely to work in the kinds of services jobs - at restaurants or construction sites, for example - that have been returning as businesses reopen. 

Although Asians typically had the lowest unemployment rate of any racial group prior to the pandemic, the Asian unemployment rate remained higher than the national average in August, at 10.7 percent.

Meanwhile, the gap between the female and male jobless rate narrowed to just a third of a percentage point in August.

The female unemployment rate declined to 8.6 percent from 10.6 percent the prior month. The male rate fell to 8.3 percent from 9.8 percent in July.

Before the pandemic, fewer women were unemployed than men.

The unemployment gap between people with college degrees and those with a high school diploma remained large in August, with high school grads unemployed at a rate 1.8 times higher than their college grad peers.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8739459/Unemployment-gap-black-white-workers-widens-nearly-DOUBLE.html

[ghunter]

I agree, so what do you think the government needs to do?

[heypeg]

Sorry to hear this

[aflyingmonkey]

I agree, so what do you think the government needs to do?

Stop allowing all our higher paying factory jobs to move over seas & stop allowing illegal immigrants to work under the table in other wise union paying jobs, putting high paid union workers out of work?

[aflyingmonkey]

Education is key, school vouchers should be available for all students so they can choose the better performing schools.   Higher education means better job choices, Asians & Indians have the highest average household incomes in America, because they typically value higher education.

Hiring discrimination based on race is illegal in America, it is against the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

[bretay]

may be that way elsewhere..but h ere in our town..everyone has the same chances..we havent had a problem