The black unemployment rate fell to 5.9% in May — the lowest since the government started keeping track in 1972.

The black unemployment rate fell to 5.9% in May — the lowest since the government started keeping track in 1972.

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Black unemployment rate hits a record low

The black unemployment rate fell to 5.9% in May — the lowest since the government started keeping track in 1972. It's a notoriously volatile number, but the tr