Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: June 2019 Report Edition
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The prime-age employment rate has held at at 79.7% since April.
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Employment in manufacturing and construction has recovered since the Recession, but remains lower than their levels prior to that.
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The unemployment rate for African Americans has trended downward since February, but remains nearly twice that of whites.
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While the unemployment rate has changed little in recent months, increasing marginally to 3.7% in June, the broader U-6 measure, that includes marginally attached workers, continues to trend downwards.
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The unemployment rate for workers with a high school diploma increased in June from 3.5% to 3.9%, and remains nearly twice as high than that for workers with a Bachelor’s degree or higher.
