On Jan. 1, 2009, the national black unemployment rate was 12.6 percent. When President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act a little over six weeks later, the black unemployment rate was 13.4 percent.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Useful Links
Black Unemployment in the U.S.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data Brief: Black Employment and Unemployment
Source: UC Berkeley Labor Center Black Worker Project
Economy Track: Unemployment Rate
Source: Economic Policy Institute
Source: National Urban League
Reports
Race-Recovery Index: Is Stimulus Helping Communities in Crisis?
Source: Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity (December 2010)
Race-Recovery Index: Is Stimulus Helping Communities in Crisis?
Source: Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity (November 2010)
Race-Recovery Index: Is Stimulus Helping Communities in Crisis?
Source: Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity (October 2010)
Race-Recovery Index: Is Stimulus Helping Communities in Crisis?
Source: Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity (August 2010)
Race-Recovery Index: Is Stimulus Helping Communities in Crisis?
Source: Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity (July 2010)
Race-Recovery Index: Is Stimulus Helping Communities in Crisis?
Source: Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity (June 2010)
Race-Recovery Index: Is Stimulus Helping Communities in Crisis?
Source: Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity (May 2010)
Race-Recovery Index: Is Stimulus Helping Communities in Crisis?
Source: Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity (April 2010)
Understanding the Economy: Long-Term Unemployment in the African American Community
Source: Joint Economic Committee Report (March 17, 2010)
Race-Recovery Index: Is Stimulus Helping Communities in Crisis?
Source: Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity (March 2010)
ARRA & the Economic Crisis - One Year Later: Has Stimulus Helped Communities in Crisis?
Source: Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity (February 2010)
Race-Recovery Index: Is Stimulus Helping Communities in Crisis?
Source: Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity (February 2010)
Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output
From October 2009 Through December 2009
Source: Congressional Budget Office (February 2010)
Ensuring Equitable Recovery: A Guide to Stimulus Jobs Data Released on October 15th
Source: The Advancement Project (October 2009)
Source: Center for American Progress (September 2009)
Weathering the Storm: Black Men in the Recession
Source: Center for American Progress (April 2009)
News Stories
Black Unemployment Sparks Chorus Of Discontent
Stimulus bill helped some far more than others