1. Private Sector Job Growth Continues
2. All Employment Growth has been Full-time Jobs
3. Employment and Underemployment Rate have Declined Significantly from Recession Peak
4. Declines in Short- and Long-term Unemployment
5. Black vs. White Unemployment
6. Hispanic Unemployment
7. Veterans' Unemployment Rates
8. Aging Trends Explain about 60% of Decline in Labor Force Participation Rate

African Americans have made significant social and economic progress since the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. However, the black community continues to face enormous challenges. By many of the most important measures of economic well-being, black Americans lag far behind white Americans.

This fact sheet updates key facts from a recent report by the Joint Economic Committee Democrats and includes a state-by-state map showing the gap between black and white unemployment rates.