Line chart showing that the unemployment rate for Black workers was consistently higher than the unemployment rate for white workers from 1973 to 2019. For example, from November 2018 to October 2019, Black unemployment stood at 5.2 percent, while white workers faced a rate of 2.8 percent.
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Note: Data are 12-month averages and are not seasonally adjusted. The prime-age unemployment rate is the share of workers ages 25 to 54 who are out of a job and looking for work.