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In recognition of Black History Month, the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Thursday released an update to their 2015 report on the economic status of African Americans. The study finds that African Americans lag far behind white Americans in almost every measure of economic well-being in all 50 states.

During Black History Month, the nation celebrates the many important achievements of African Americans. African Americans have made significant social and economic progress since the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. However, by the most important measures of economic well-being, they continue to lag far behind white Americans.

When Barack Obama took over from George W. Bush we faced “[…] the worst financial crisis in global history, including the Great Depression,” according to former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. View this fact sheet to see just how impressive the Obama recovery has been.

Joint Economic Committee Democrats Chairman - Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

Publications

Feb 12 2016

JEC, CBC Black History Month Report Shows Need to Act on Economic Issues Facing Black Community

Feb 11 2016

The American Dream on Hold: Economic Challenges in the African American Community

Feb 11 2016

The American Dream on Hold: Economic Challenges in the African American Community

Feb 05 2016

January Jobs Report in Eight Charts

Feb 02 2016

2015 Year in Review - State-by-State Economic Snapshots

Jan 27 2016

January 2016 State-by-State Economic Snapshots (December data)

Jan 26 2016

Current Unemployment Rates Across States

Jan 21 2016

The Resurgence of the U.S. Auto Industry

Jan 12 2016

The Economy: Then and Now

Jan 12 2016

State of the Economy: Private Sector Job Growth and GDP