Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Participates in Groundwork Collaborative Twitter Chat on Jobs Day Numbers

Unemployment rate remains unchanged for workers, but Black unemployment is nearly double that of white unemployment at 5.8% to 3.3%. Optimistic that Black unemployment has decreased significantly from June 2021 at 9.2% and slightly from May 2022 at 6.2%. #BeyondTheNumbers https://t.co/vrikaE9RUI

— Justin R. Nalley, MPA (@justin_nalley) July 8, 2022

It is concerning that the labor participation rate is down among Black workers, when the trend had been steadily increasing over Q1 #BeyondTheNumbers https://t.co/vrikaE9RUI

— Justin R. Nalley, MPA (@justin_nalley) July 8, 2022

Black unemployment almost doubles white unemployment, so, that would put Black unemployment in the double digits. To combat inflation, a focus on lowering energy costs and loosening the supply chain bottleneck is a better strategy than displacing Black workers. #BeyondTheNumbers https://t.co/HXh4XJ1aKk

— Justin R. Nalley, MPA (@justin_nalley) July 8, 2022

Strengthening the safety net for Unemployment Insurance, Housing, and Food Security will support Black workers during these times. The latest Household Pulse Survey shows in Black households, 22.4% were food insufficient, 20% were behind on rent, & 18% experienced income loss https://t.co/HXh4XJ0CUM

— Justin R. Nalley, MPA (@justin_nalley) July 8, 2022

The American Rescue Plan Act provided two key temporary tax provisions that should become permanent- Expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit. #BeyondTheNumbers https://t.co/UiUqlwT1SG

— Justin R. Nalley, MPA (@justin_nalley) July 8, 2022

As Joint Center VP @JessicaJFulton states in her EITC brief, expansion will increase after-tax incomes and reduce poverty for Black workers. https://t.co/SpWVSxaSPU#BeyondTheNumbers https://t.co/UiUqlwT1SG

— Justin R. Nalley, MPA (@justin_nalley) July 8, 2022

Expanding the Child Tax Credit will deliver economic support to 9.4 million Black children, according to @CenterOnBudget #BeyondTheNumbers https://t.co/UiUqlwT1SG

— Justin R. Nalley, MPA (@justin_nalley) July 8, 2022