Black unemployment is rising again. This time is different.

Federal layoffs and the end of diversity initiatives have weakened the historically strong labor market for black workers. Unemployment among black workers is rising again, two years after reaching a record low. It’s a troubling sign: unemployment often rises higher for the historically marginalized…

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/business/economy/black-unemployment-federal-layoffs-diversity-initiatives.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=newyorktimes/magazine/Business+Day