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Chris Van Hollen: Black American unemployment is at 7.1 percent, and while long-term unemployment has been cut in half over the past year…

On the recordJanuary 12, 2022
Black American unemployment is at 7.1 percent, and while long-term unemployment has been cut in half over the past year we still have about two million Americans who are long-term unemployed.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen addresses ongoing disparities in unemployment rates, particularly for Black Americans.

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