Unemployment was down but not for black workers

Black people have been more likely to die from Covid. Black businesses were more likely to be excluded from government relief. Black workers are more likely to be unemployed and less likely to be rehired. Structural racism at every level. https://t.co/kshZrdLsFf pic.twitter.com/fsbOxRK5Hb

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) July 4, 2020

Workers who returned to restaurants, dentist offices and retail stores helped boost the employment figures.

But the unemployment rate among black workers increased. https://t.co/g9w29gIMtH

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) June 5, 2020

The unemployment rate for African Americans went UP in May, a month the president just called “a tribute to equality.” White unemployment fell.

— Tony Dokoupil (@tonydokoupil) June 5, 2020

Dear @realDonaldTrump

You left this part out of your bullshit press victory tour today. "What do you have to lose?" Remember that?

Black unemployment hits highest rate in more than a decade https://t.co/0uA05o8O5m

— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) June 5, 2020

The unemployment rate, which had climbed to a stunning 14.7% in April, dropped to 13.3% in May.

But the unemployment rate for black workers (and particularly black women) rose from April to May. https://t.co/Amx3jIzOXD pic.twitter.com/oGe5ydXDQr

— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) June 5, 2020

Trump refuses to answer a question about increased unemployment for black Americans pic.twitter.com/7ZvVCHTt80

— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) June 5, 2020

Black unemployment rose in May while white unemployment fell. In a mere few months, all of the hard-won employment gains of the past decade among black workers have been wiped out.

Black Americans are suffering the most from the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/q0hViXuf9B

— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) June 9, 2020

More than 36 million Americans are unemployed in the aftermath of nationwide pandemic shutdowns. 1.7 million Black women who were working pre-coronavirus and want to continue working have been left without a job. From The New York Times: https://t.co/KTb3IHaFsZ

— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) July 4, 2020