The unemployment rate for Black women increased from 6.7% to 7.5% between August and September this year. In a packed room at a library in downtown Boston, Rep. Ayanna Pressley posed a blunt question: Why are Black women, who have some of the highest labor force participation rates in the country, now seeing their unemployment rise faster than most other groups?
Rising unemployment rate for Black women sparks calls for change
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