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Why is black unemployment so high right now?

roberthughey said:
I'm not an economist.

Were you aware that black unemployment has been trending upward over the past 2 years when you posted this thread?
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Yes, I was aware, but it is currently at it's highest now.
 
OrphanSlug said:
Frustrating to have this conversation when the numbers referenced by various resources do not align, that is on top of us changing the timeframes to reframe the conversation.
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OrphanSlug said:
This all reads like economic slowdown, from various faults, caused by Trump Administration actions to date. As in early indications from actions taken recently. So, 2 year or 10 year or longer trends does not mean all that much to this conversation. It should, but it does not now given all the change we have seen in such a short period of time.
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OrphanSlug said:

Unemployment among Black Americans can be an early sign of economic strain. It’s rising​

Economists say the rise in unemployment among Black Americans could be a troubling sign for the economy at large. www.usatoday.com
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BUT we don't want to talk about the early signs of economic strain. We don't want to talk about the actions taken by Trump. We don't want to talk about the changes that are happening in such a short period of time.

What we DO want to do is get y'all to stop talkin' nonsense about Trump, we want to change the conversation, we don't want to deal with the CURRENT unemployment numbers among blacks, oh hell no................

Jagged said:
Why blame Trump? It's been on a slight upwards trend since 2023.
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Jagged said:
Black unemployment has been on the rise for over 2 years, yet you focus on just the last 6 months since Trump has been president. You're obviously trying to make this about Trump.
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Airyaman said:
You do realize he is president right now, right? It would seem natural to include him since his policies are causing chaos in the economy.
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Yeah, but we don't wanna talk about who is President right now, do we?

Jagged said:
Who said anything about excluding him? The problem with this thread is that you intended it to be solely about him
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roberthughey said:
Under Trump Black unemployment reached it a record low at the time of 5.3% in Aug/Sept 2019.
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Whatabout............ back in 2019? :rolleyes:
roberthughey said:
Were you aware that black unemployment has been trending upward over the past 2 years when you posted this thread?
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SNOWFLAKE said:
Whatabout............ back in 2019? :rolleyes:
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The op went out of it's to say black unemployment hit a record low under Biden and they got that wrong - it was 4.8% not 5%.

It's pervious record low was under Trump.

Pay attention to the post instead playing this Whatabout bullshit game.
 
roberthughey said:
The op went out of it's to say black unemployment hit a record low under Biden and they got that wrong - it was 4.8% not 5%.

It's pervious record low was under Trump.

Pay attention to the post instead playing this Whatabout bullshit game.
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www.reuters.com

Inside the US jobs report: Record-low Black unemployment

The Black unemployment rate hit a record low in March, a milestone for a U.S. labor market that most policymakers and economists expect to begin cooling in the face of higher interest rates, jeopardizing those historic gains.
www.reuters.com www.reuters.com

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And yes, it went lower, again under Biden!

 
Because New Jersey, Illinois, New York, and California have had stubbornly high unemployment rates, and they also have the largest number of non-Hispanic blacks.
 
Airyaman said:
I did not see others complaining, so the topic never came up.

People are complaining now, so now the topic is in the news.

They did experience the lowest unemployment rate ever under Biden at one point however.
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Of course not, the left seen nothing when Biden was President. Too funny!
 
element94 said:
Just like Trump does with Biden, Trumps needs to blamed for the bad numbers while he is in office is my point. Trump should do something about them, right?
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Of course he should. That said, there are many factors which cause trends, and they're not always so easy to turn around.
 
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