Black workers are bearing the brunt of apparent strains on the U.S. labor market amid the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal workforce.

According to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the unemployment rate for Black Americans jumped to 7.5 percent in August, its highest level since October 2021, Newsweek reports.

The August unemployment rate among Black Americans marked a 0.3-point increase from July and a full 1.3-point rise since January, which is far outpacing the increase among white workers, whose jobless rate rose just 0.3 points this year to 3.7 percent. The Black unemployment rate is also significantly higher than the national unemployment rate, which currently sits at 4.3 percent.

Economists cite the Trump administration’s deep cuts to the federal workf

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