Trump Questions False 6.6% Black Unemployment Claim, Though Record Low Was 4.8%
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Updated · CNN · Jun 6
Trump Questions False 6.6% Black Unemployment Claim, Though Record Low Was 4.8%
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jun 6
Summary
At a Wisconsin event, Donald Trump touted Black unemployment as the best ever, then said he did not know where the statistic came from and would "take it."
Federal data show Black unemployment was 6.6% in May, down from 7.3% in April but above 6.2% in January 2025 and far from the 4.8% record low set in April 2023.
The May rate was higher than every month from March 2022 through December 2024, and Trump's second term has not produced a Black unemployment reading below 6%.
The same event featured other debunked Trump figures, including claims of $18 trillion in US investment, 25 million migrants admitted under Biden, and the worst inflation in US history.