Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Black Unemployment Rate Lowest in 17 Years


From CNS:
(CNSNews.com) — According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics( BLS), the unemployment rate for black Americans is the lowest it has been since the year 2000, 17 years ago. 
In November, the national unemployment rate for black Americans, ages 16 and over, was 7.3%. 
The last time it was 7.3% was in the year 2000, during the months September, October and November. 
During the Bush and Obama years (2001 -2016), the black unemployment rate fluctuated between 7.7% and a high of 16.8%.
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The time when the Black Unemployment Rate was highest was the Obama years, 2010-2011, during which time it was 15.4%-16.8%.

1 comment:

thelastenglishprince said...

Tip of the iceberg for what the POTUS has accomplished in his first year. I cannot wait to see where we are at in four years.

My favorite of the list? 22 regulations removed for every single new regulation. Bureaucracy will decline, hence, the bloat of the Federal branch will slowly dissipate.