January 2025 Jobs Day Analysis

The Joint Center analyzes the employment numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and showcases how the numbers impact Black workers. Our January Jobs Day analysis is below.

From December to January, the unemployment rate for Black workers increased from 6.1 percent to 6.2 percent.

In January, the unemployment rate for Black men increased sharply to 7.1 percent, and for Black women, it declined to 5.4 percent.

From December to January, the unemployment rate for young Black workers increased from 11.4 percent to 14.5 percent, while the overall unemployment rate for all young workers also increased, from 7.9 percent to 9.7 percent.

From December to January, the number of Black workers employed increased by 234,000.

Black workers comprise 18.6 percent of the federal workforce compared with 12.8 percent of the civilian workforce, and efforts to shrink the federal workforce could disproportionately affect Black workers.

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