The latest March jobs report revealed good news including strong job creation, steady wage growth and a decrease in unemployment. Unfortunately, the report also showed an increase in unemployment among Black workers, going up to 6.4% in March, a 0.8% increase from March 2023, highest since mid-2022. Meanwhile, unemployment for white workers remained steady at 3.4% and unemployment among Hispanic workers decreased to 4.5%. This trend of rising unemployment among Black workers has been noted since January, with experts suggesting this as an indicator of possible issues in the overall economy. Alternatively, this could also mean that better labor market conditions are encouraging more people to seek employment. Despite this, other metrics of Black labor-market performance have shown strength following pandemic-era hiring and wage growth.

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