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On the recordFebruary 28, 2018
Nationwide, the unemployment rate for black workers is double that for whites-equal to the gap at the start of the civil rights movement.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Brown points out persistent racial disparities in unemployment rates.

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