African American Unemployment Black Unemployment Rate February 2022: 6.6%down from January (6.9%). U.S. unemployment rate: 3.8% RELATED TOPICS EMPLOYMENT BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES INCOME FIND YOUR CITY & STATE STATISTICS RELATED DATA POSTSTop 25 Earning College Degrees for Black MillennialsTop 20 College Degrees Held By Black MillennialsBlack Owned Businesses with EmployeesDATA CHART: Essential African American Workers at Risk of COVID-19RANK: Cities Where Black Men with Jobs Outnumber Black WomenCHART: African American Employment Status by Sex 2013-01-23