Economy

Black unemployment at new record low

By John Gage
Published November 1, 2019 4:47pm ET
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Black unemployment at new record low
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump, center, joins a group of African-American religious leaders to speak to reporters in New York, Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. Trump met with a coalition of 100 African-American evangelical pastors and religious leaders in a private meeting at Trump Tower. | (Seth Wenig/AP)

The black unemployment rate hit an all-time low for the month of October, making it three straight record months of record unemployment among black Americans.

The jobs report, which was released Friday showed unemployment for black Americans at 5.4%, down from 5.5% the previous two months. The overall unemployment is at 3.6%, up from 3.5% in September. Unemployment is still near a 50-year low.

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