Trump Unemployment Rate January 2020

While above the all time lows reached last year that is still lower than any time prior to trump s presidency in records going back to 1972.

Trump unemployment rate january 2020. Prior to president trump s administration the black unemployment rate had never dipped below 7. The house passed heroes act would have extended benefits through january 31 2021 and expanded other unemployment related. Written by bruce c t.

January 10 2020 11 16 am print this article president trump starts off 2020 having presided over a lower average unemployment rate than any president at a comparable point in office in recorded. And unemployment fell to the lowest rate in half a century. In 2019 the african american unemployment rate hit a record low and remained below 7 for the entire year.

In december the unemployment rate for african americans was 5 9 percent. In follow up interviews many said. The black american unemployment rate has been at or below 7 for 23 consecutive months.

Statistical measures of how things have changed during trump s first three years. Wright posted february 7 2020. Under trump black unemployment has risen from 7 5 back to 16 8 in today s jobsreport a 124 increase.

Those who believed trump rosy outlook about the state of black workers got a wake up call with january s jobs report. The cares act federal unemployment benefits expired on july 31 2020. The unemployment rate in computer occupations dropped from 3 in january 2020 to 2 8 in april 2020 as demand for tech skills remained high.

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