The labor market is recovering from the pandemic with the overall U.S. unemployment rate falling to 3.5% in December. However, it remained stagnant for Black Americans and increased for Black women at 5.7% and 5.5% respectively. Specifically, Black women continue to experience persistent unemployment gaps and reduced economic opportunity. Is this economic recovery revealing the impacts of continuing systemic racism in the labor market?
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