An alternative headline, which would show the true picture, would be:
Number of Black People Not in the Labor Force Reaches an All-Time High
As with the other BLS “data”, it is amazing how when you change the rules everything looks better. The BLS reported black unemployment at 6.8% in December, an all-time low. That’s kind of funny, considering 42% of working age black people are not working. These statistics do not include the 2 to 3 million black men sitting in prison.
It is easy to lie with statistics. The 6.8% rate is the lowest, but a little comparison to 2007 reveals the lie. This was before the financial crisis and the need to spin the data in a positive manner.
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