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U.S. unemployment rate falls in December but rises for Black women & Latino men
The U.S. unemployment rate declined in December but rose for Black women and Hispanic men, according to the latest Nonfarm Payrolls report.
Black women saw unemployment increase to 5.5% last month, up 0.3 percentage points from 5.2% in November, data from the Labor Department showed Friday. Overall, Black employment held steady at 5.7%, while the unemployment rate for Black men declined to 5.1% from 5.4% last month.
Meanwhile, Latino men saw unemployment rise to 4% in December, an increase of 0.4 percentage points from 3.6% the prior month. The overall unemployment rate ticked up to 4.1% from 4.0%. Unemployment among Latino women also ticked up to 3.7% from 3.6%.
Still, parts of the economy where Black women are overrepresented showed slight improvement or failure to regain their levels from before the pandemic, like education and hospitality.
Both Black women and Latino men are well represented in leisure and hospitality. The industry significantly added jobs in December but remains below its pre-pandemic levels.
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