Joint Center Quoted in NBC BLK on Rising Unemployment Rate for Black Americans

Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie was quoted in NBC BLK in an article on the rising unemployment rate for Black workers and the difficulties found within the labor market right now.

From the article: “‘The Black unemployment rate has long been higher than the rate for the general working population. But since February 2022, the Black unemployment rate has been steady at 6% and even hit a low of 4.8% in April 2023,’ said Gabrielle Smith Finnie, a senior policy analyst for the Joint Center for Political and Economic studies, a think tank that focuses on public policy to help communities of color…Smith Finnie said fewer entry-level jobs are also contributing to the job market. ‘The widespread adoption of AI also makes it harder for Black workers to enter and re-enter the workforce,’ she said.”

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