Unemployment rate for Black Americans reaches its highest level since pandemic
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There's been a lot of focus lately on the nation's job numbers. So far, the unemployment rate is up only slightly, but for one group of Americans, it's a different story.

A benchmark survey released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows over 900,000 fewer jobs in the 12 months before March of this year.

A deeper look at the data shows African Americans are facing those employment headwinds the most.

The unemployment rate for Black Americans is the highest it’s been since October 2021, now sitting at 7.5%. That is more than twice the unemployment rate for white Americans, which is currently at 3.7%.

Black unemployment is historically seen as a bellwether when it comes to the U.S. economy.