Filadendron | E+ | Getty ImagesThe overall U.S. unemployment rate declined in June, but a negative trend among Black workers may be emerging, according to the latest nonfarm payrolls report.
Overall, the unemployment rate last month was 3.6%, a 0.1 percentage point decrease from May, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Friday.
However, Black workers saw their unemployment rate rise to 6% in June from 5.6% in May, making it the second consecutive monthly increase.
"If the employment level for Black workers has gone down pretty significantly for the last three months, then that is a red flag."
Cumming attributed the increase in unemployment among Black workers to the mechanics of the economy slowing down.
Persons:
women's, Carmen Sanchez Cumming, Cumming
Organizations:
U.S . Department of Labor, Washington Center for Equitable