Black Women See Rising Unemployment Rates As Rest of Labor Market Plateaus

Kate Bahn, chief economist at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, highlighted the double bind: “Black women are overrepresented among those jobs, but somehow, that’s still not enough to overcome the bigger structural barriers.” Jasmine Tucker, VP of Research at the National Women’s Law Center, emphasized the urgency: “This is the backbone of our economy. We have cause to be concerned.”