Current：Home > MarketsA troubling cold spot in the hot jobs report -ValueCore
A troubling cold spot in the hot jobs report
View
Date：2025-04-19 07:24:23
A mixed jobs report today. A month after the Black unemployment rate hit a historic low, May's data show that almost half of newly unemployed workers were Black. Today on the show, we make sense of that shift. We'll talk about how recent data on Black employment is both encouraging and a signal this country has a lot more work to do.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: Facebook / Newsletter.
Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and NPR One.
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
veryGood！ (6966)
Related
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- Treat Your BFF to the Ultimate Galentine's Day: Solawave, Nasty Gal & More
- Launching today: Reporter Kristen Dahlgren's Pink Eraser Project seeks to end breast cancer as we know it
- Syphilis cases rise to their highest levels since the 1950s, CDC says
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- Hurry! This Best-Selling Air Purifier That's Been All Over TikTok Is On Now Sale
- U.S. fighter jet crashes off South Korea; pilot rescued
- Islamic Resistance in Iraq group is to blame for Jordan drone strike that killed 3 troops, US says
- The Grammy nominee you need to hear: Esperanza Spalding
- Elmo takes a turn as a therapist after asking 'How is everybody doing?'
Ranking
- 'We're reborn!' Gazans express joy at returning home to north
- Why Keke Palmer Might Be Planning to Quit Hollywood
- 'Handmaid's Tale' star Elisabeth Moss pregnant with her first child
- Olive oil in coffee? Oleato beverages launching in Starbucks stores across US
- Most popular books of the week: See what topped USA TODAY's bestselling books list
- Zayn Malik Talks 2024 Goals, Setting the Bar High, and Finding Balance
- Stop picking on 49ers' QB Brock Purdy. He takes so much heat for 'absolutely no reason'
- Report: Baltimore Orioles set for $1.725 billion sale to David Rubenstein, Mike Arougheti
Recommendation
Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
Whether You're Rooting for the Chiefs or the 49ers, These Red Lipsticks Are Kiss-Proof
Conspiracy Theories: Why we want to believe when the facts often aren’t there
Biogen scraps controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm
Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
Elon Musk can't keep $55 billion Tesla pay package, Delaware judge rules
Olive oil in coffee? Oleato beverages launching in Starbucks stores across US
Syphilis cases rise sharply in women as CDC reports an alarming resurgence nationwide