Washington, Oct. 2 -- Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley issued the following press release:
Black Unemployment Jumped to 7% in September, Up a Full Percentage Point and Nearly Double the 3.6% Rate for White Workers
Pressley Has Consistently Sounded the Alarm on the Pushout of Black Women from the Workforce, Warned of Harm to Economy at Large, and Demanded Federal Action
BOSTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, condemned the latest jobs report, in which the unemployment rate among Black workers jumped to 7 percent in September, up a full percentage point from August and nearly double the 3.6 percent rate for white workers.
Congresswoman Pressley has consistently sounded the alarm...