Black unemployment is at 7.5%, 1.4% higher than one year ago. For Black women, the jobless rate is 1.9% higher. White unemployment, by contrast, has barely budged, up 0.2% since December 2024.
Black labor unions in the U.S. are building solidarity with exploited DRC miners, says reporter Adam Mahoney of Capital B.
“There are just a lot of positive ripple effects for communities,” says Kali Grant of Georgetown, who co-wrote the updated report.
“The Black workforce is the canary in the coal mine,” said Howard University’s Bill Spriggs. “They’re already suffering.”
The Urban Institute says more than half of Black, Latinx and Native American workers have jobs that put them at a greater risk.
