Black women’s unemployment rate is hovering at 6.7% — higher than the rate for white workers. Is it a sign the broader economy could sour? These economists say yes. Black women are the 'canary in the economic coal mine,' says <a href="https://annagifty.com/"target="_blank" >Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman</a>. She's the author of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734115/the-double-tax-by-anna-gifty-opoku-agyeman-foreword-by-chelsea-clinton/"target="_blank" >The Double Tax: How Women of Color are Overcharged and Underpaid</a>. Brittany speaks to Anna and <a href="https://www.mavencollaborative.org/team/ofronama-biu"target="_blank" >Ofranama Biu</a>, chief economist and senior research director at the Maven Collaborative, about why Black women's unemployment is on the rise and why this trend could be a troubling sign for the rest of the country. Follow Brittany Luse on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bmluse/?hl=en"target="_blank" >@bmluse</a> For handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR’s Pod Club newsletter at <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/pod-club"target="_blank" >npr.org/podclub</a>. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

Podurama

Home

Trending

Personal

Your Podcasts

New Episodes

My Files

Favourite Episodes

Tags (Folders)

Recently Played

Bookmarks

Followed Playlists

Is the economy slowing? Ask Black women.

It's Been a Minute Plus

AI Chapters

AI Insights

Reviews