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Likes to cite black employment data
John W. Schoen
Published 10 Hours Ago
Updated 6 Hours Ago
... Trump during his State of the Union address .. took credit for .. strength in hiring, singling out the drop in unemployment among black workers.
"Unemployment claims have hit a 45-year low," Trump told Congress. "It's something I'm very proud of. African-American unemployment stands at the lowest rate ever recorded."
... Last month, the jobless rate among blacks jumped nearly a full point to 7.7 percent, according to the latest monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/02/trump-news-black-unemployment-gets-worse.html
