America's job market is softening. A benchmark survey released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows over 900,000 fewer jobs in the 12 months before March of this year.

"If you're thinking about your own job security, if you are thinking about looking for work, this is a situation that doesn't give you any added confidence and might serve to undermine that, said Mark Hamrick, a senior economic analyst at Bankrate.

A deeper look at the data shows African Americans are facing those employment headwinds the most.

The unemployment rate for Black Americans is the highest it's been since October 2021, now sitting at 7.5%. That is more than twice the unemployment rate for white Americans, which is currently at 3.7%.

Black unemployment is historically seen as a bellwether when it com

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