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The latest jobs report, released Friday, indicated that the US economy added about 22,000 jobs in August and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3%, the highest it’s been in nearly four years.
The unemployment rate for Black workers in the United States rose again last month to 7.5%, the highest level since October 2021. A rise in the Black unemployment rate is often considered “the canary in the coal mine,” foretelling a broader-scale job market slowdown.
CNN’s Victor Blackwell discusses with his “First of All” panel: Black Voters Matter Fund co-founder LaTosha Brown, former GOP Georgia Senate candidate Stephanie Donegan, and Capital B national editor Dalila Paul. #CNN #News
