Black men led the way, with a 6% increase in the number employed.
That’s not surprising, says Valerie Wilson, labor economist at the Economic Policy Institute, since whites usually see larger gains earlier in economic recoveries. Those with lower levels of education and higher unemployment rates benefit later.
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