Increases in unemployment have been especially stark for Black women and Latino men

Source: PPIC calculations from Current Population Survey monthly data for California.
NOTES: Blue bars estimate unemployment in May-August 2022; orange bars estimate the increase between that time and May-August 2025. Note that Asian men had no change; Black and other men saw a small improvement in their rate. See prior chart for race/ethnic group definitions.
FROM: PPIC Blog, September 2025
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