Black unemployment rates have been much higher for decades
Unemployment rate, 16+, %
Apr-Jun 2001
Apr-Jun 2002
Apr-Jun 2003
Apr-Jun 2004
Apr-Jun 2005
Apr-Jun 2006
Apr-Jun 2007
Apr-Jun 2008
Apr-Jun 2009
Apr-Jun 2010
Apr-Jun 2011
Apr-Jun 2012
Apr-Jun 2013
Apr-Jun 2014
Apr-Jun 2015
Apr-Jun 2016
Apr-Jun 2017
Apr-Jun 2018
Apr-Jun 2019
Apr-Jun 2020†
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0%
white
Black/African/Caribbean
4.5%
13.8%