The Department of Labor released the March jobs report indicating that the economy added 216,000 jobs last month and the national unemployment rate dropped to 8.8%, the lowest level in two years.
The addition of 230,000 private sector jobs equals the 13th consecutive month of private sector job growth – and a drop in the national unemployment rate for the fourth straight month.
The news isn’t so cheery for blacks, however.
The *official* black unemployment rate is 15.5%, up from 15.3% in February. Black female unemployment fell to 12.5%, from 13.0%. Black male joblessness rose to 16.8%, from 16.2%. Black youth unemployment increased to 42.1%, from 38.4%.
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