TRUMP LOWERS AFRICAN AMERICAN UNEMPLOYMENT. BUT...

#employment

It's true that black unemployment did reach a record low during the Trump administration: 5.9 percent in May 2018. It currently stands at 6 percent.

But many economists view the continued economic growth since the middle of 2009, when Democratic President Barack Obama was in office, as the primary explanation for hiring. More important, there are multiple signs that the racial wealth gap is now worsening, and the administration appears to have done little, if anything, to specifically address this challenge.