In 2023, 1.21 million Black or African American individuals in the United States were unemployed. This is a decrease from the previous year, but has yet to reach pre-pandemic lows.
Number of unemployed Black and African American persons in the United States from 1990 to 2023
(in millions)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 26, 2024). Number of unemployed Black and African American persons in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/193978/unemployment-level-of-african-americans-in-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of unemployed Black and African American persons in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. January 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193978/unemployment-level-of-african-americans-in-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Number of unemployed Black and African American persons in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193978/unemployment-level-of-african-americans-in-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Unemployed Black and African American Persons in The United States from 1990 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193978/unemployment-level-of-african-americans-in-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of unemployed Black and African American persons in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193978/unemployment-level-of-african-americans-in-the-us-since-1990/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Number of unemployed Black and African American persons in the United States from 1990 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/193978/unemployment-level-of-african-americans-in-the-us-since-1990/
