The labor force for adult Black
Black men over 20 still have the highest unemployment
But the gap between Black and White labor-force participation shrank to its lowest level ever.
Black and Latina women also returned to the workforce at a fast clip in June, increasing their pool of overall workers either employed or looking for a job to the highest level since March of 2020.
Latino men older than 20 were the only major race and gender cohort to see a drop in their unemployment rate, to 6.6% from 6.7%.
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