Michael Hiltzik: Black unemployment is rising again, undermining a Trump boast on economic growth
One aspect of American life that President Trump never tires of taking credit for is economic growth - specifically, job growth. So you won't hear him pointing out the disturbing discrepancy in the employment figures between white and black workers.
Economists and economic commentators have started to notice however, because it's hard to miss. Over the last several months, as the white unemployment rate has continued to trend lower, the black unemployment rate suddenly has turned higher.
That knocks one of Trump's economic talking points for a loop. In January 2018, he hared
