Change: Black Labor Force Participation Rate Under Obama Is Lowest Level Ever Recorded

14 Jan, 2014 by Duane Lester

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Elections have consequences, and liberal economic policies tend to hurt the black community harder than most:

“The drop in labor force participation was sharpest for African Americans, who saw a decline of 0.3 percentage points to 60.2 percent, the lowest rate since December of 1977.: The rate for African American men fell 0.7 percentage points to 65.6 percent, the lowest on record.: The decline in labor force participation was associated with a drop in the overall African American unemployment rate of 0.5 percentage points to 11.9, and a drop of 0.6 percentage points to 11.6 percent for African American men.”

But don’t worry, folks.

He’s put together some Promise Zones for you. : That’s should fix everything.

You can feed your kids with Promises, right?

Last thought:

Since Cleaver said that in 2011, things haven’t gotten any better.

What’s it gonna take to get some marching shoes on?

Hat Tip: : Gateway Pundit

See also: : Exposing the Lie of the Merely Bad Unemployment Numbers