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 December 19, 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 December 19, 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: December 19, 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 December 19, 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/