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2024-03-16 11:36:36 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 54D8EB152AAB242112A4DB0DE540DB32375E6CAD53B4CD425D8311C7FC641512
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It is inaccurate to say that the “black unemployment rate is at a record low.” Black unemployment is currently at 5.6% (Feb 2024). It was lower under Trump in August 2019 at 5.3% and it was lower under Biden April 2023 at 4.8%. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS14000006 https://www.bls.gov/charts/employment-situation/civilian-unemployment-rate.htm https://www.bls.gov/charts/employment-situation/civilian-unemployment-rate.htm https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/06/economy/black-unemployment-rate/index.html
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