Black, Hispanic unemployment rates hit record lows in April

By Joseph Lawler

Published May 4, 2018 12:57pm ET

Black, Hispanic unemployment rates hit record lows in April — Philoria Richemond of Miami waits in an auditorium for her number to be called at a jobs fair hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus in Miami, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. The fair is aimed at lowering the especially high rate of unemployment in the black community. | (Lynne Sladky/AP)

The unemployment rate for black workers hit the lowest on record in April, according to the latest jobs figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday.

[Also read: Economy adds 164,000 jobs in April, unemployment drops to 3.9 percent]

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