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EPISODE · Feb 16, 2025 · 10 MIN

Black male unemployment shoots up under Trump #WeTriedToTellYa

from #RolandMartinUnfiltered · host iHeartPodcasts

The U.S. added 143,000 jobs in January, fewer than economists expected.  While the overall unemployment rate inched down to 4% from 4.1%,  The Black unemployment rate rose to 6.2 percent. For black men, it jumped to 6.9-percent.  Black women stayed at 5.4-percent.  Morgan Harper, the Director of Policy and Advocacy at the American Economic Liberties Project spoke with Roland Martin about the uptick in Black male unemployment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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