Jobless Rates for Hispanic and Black Workers Fall to Historic Lows

A long, if unspectacular, economic recovery appears to be paying dividends for two groups that disproportionately suffered in the wake of the Great Recession. The unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino workers fell to 4.8% last month, the lowest level on records back to the 1970s. The rate for black Americans was 7.1%, the second-lowest monthly […]