The black unemployment rate today is double that of whites

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June 21, 2016

1. Demographic trends and economic well-being

The black unemployment rate today is double that of whites

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1. Demographic trends and economic well-being
Whites more likely than blacks to have college degree
Black-white high school completion gap narrows; Hispanics lag behind
Blacks still more than twice as likely as whites to be poor, despite narrowing of poverty gap
Whites have significantly higher levels of wealth than blacks
Homeownership more common among whites than other racial and ethnic groups
Non-marital births more than twice as common among blacks as whites
More than half of black children now live with a single parent
Marriage on the decline for all groups; biggest drop among blacks
Racial gaps in household income persist

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