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Government · Economy · Labor·February 6, 2026

Black unemployment rises as DOGE cuts and manufacturing losses hit hardest

Black unemployment reaches 7.5% as federal workforce loses 277,000 jobs

Avoiding Discrimination in Layoffs or Reductions in Force (RIF)

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SECTION 717 OF TITLE VII

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Overview Of Federal Sector EEO Complaint Process

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Facially Neutral Laws Implicating Suspect Classifications

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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

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The Employment Situation - December 2025

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Great Recession, great recovery? Trends from the Current Population Survey

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Equal Protection: Strict Scrutiny of Racial Classifications

congress.gov

Last Hired, First Fired? Black-White Unemployment and the Business Cycle

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Black workers at risk for 'last hired, first fired'

dallasfed.org

Fiscal Year 2020 Congressional Budget Justification U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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CM-616 Seniority Systems

eeoc.gov

Equal Protection

law.cornell.edu

Federal agencies plan for mass layoffs as Trump's workforce cuts continue

npr.org

Discrimination in the Job Market in the United States

povertyactionlab.org

A Bleak 30 Years for Black Men Economic Progress Was Slim in Urban America

stlouisfed.org

Trump officials start dismantling civil rights offices as part of DOGE secret plan

washingtonpost.com

Black workers views and experiences in the U.S. labor force stand out in key ways

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Last Hired, First Fired? Black-White Unemployment and the Business Cycle

digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu

2025 Budget Stakes: Cuts Would Widen Economic Disparities for Many People of Color

cbpp.org

The Black middle class was built by federal jobs. Now drastic cuts by Trump, Musk are putting it under threat

nbcnews.com

Labor Market Policies for Racial Equity

urban.org

Budget Reconciliation Cuts to the Social Safety Net and their Impact on Black Households

jointcenter.org

How the Trump Administration's DOGE Cuts Are Harming Women

americanprogress.org

Trump's Trade War Squeezes Middle-Class Manufacturing Employment

americanprogress.org

The fallout from DOGE's approach to government reform

brookings.edu

The Economy Posed Challenges for Black Households and Black-Owned Businesses in 2025

cbpp.org

Cuts to SNAP benefits will disproportionately harm families of color and children

epi.org

Racism and the Economy: Focus on Employment

epi.org

Trump attacks on federal agencies have steep implications for Black workers

epi.org

Trump is making it easier for employers to discriminate. This stifles equity and hurts economic growth.

epi.org

What's behind rising unemployment for Black workers?

epi.org

Black federal workers by state

epi.org

Botched policy responses to globalization have decimated manufacturing employment

epi.org

Understanding black-white disparities in labor market outcomes requires models that account for persistent discrimination

epi.org

Three charts on diversity in the federal government's workforce

usafacts.org

Project 2025 wanted to hobble the federal workforce. DOGE has hastily done that, and more

govexec.com

Black women's unemployment has skyrocketed. Here's what happened.

19thnews.org

The impact of manufacturing employment decline on black and white Americans

cepr.org

Government belatedly reveals loss of 105,000 jobs in October as full DOGE cutbacks come into view

fortune.com

2025 Jobs Day Analysis

jointcenter.org

State of the Dream 2026: From Regression to Signs of a Black Recession

jointcenter.org

December jobs report: 270K+ less federal workers since January, Black unemployment rises

nwlc.org

Federal Job Cuts Threaten the Black Middle Class

publicpensions.org

How Public Sector Jobs Have Empowered Black Workers and Why They Must Be Protected

publicpensions.org

How to Improve Unemployment Insurance for People with Disabilities

tcf.org

Revitalizing Manufacturing and Expanding Opportunities for Chicagos Black and Latino Communities

tcf.org

Federal job cuts disrupt a stable retirement picture for many workers, including Black Americans

cnbc.com

Why the US is losing manufacturing jobs amid Trump's shock-and-awe tariffs

cnn.com

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Seniority Systems

ebsco.com

Benefit Duration

nelp.org

Slashing Unemployment Benefit Weeks on Jobless Rates Hurts Workers of Color

nelp.org

Trump Administration Seeks to Stop Federal Enforcement of Disparate Impact Liability

hklaw.com

The impact of manufacturing employment decline on black and white Americans

weforum.org

Trump Attacks MeToo Movement with EEOC Budget Cuts

afge.org

DOGE Produced the Largest Peacetime Workforce Cut on Record, but Spending Kept Rising

cato.org

How Trumps anti-DEI policies are hurting Black workers

fastcompany.com

Government job cuts have disproportionate effect on Black federal workers

marketplace.org

Why are unemployment rates climbing for Black workers?

marketplace.org

Trump-Era Federal Layoffs Hit Black Women Hardest

msmagazine.com

Free Trade Disproportionately Harms Black and Brown Workers

livingwage-sf.org

Why unemployment trends among Black people are pointing to a Black recession

amsterdamnews.com

Black Unemployment Rises to Levels Not Seen Since 2009 Recession

theblackwallsttimes.com

'Tariffs Haven't Helped': 72,000 Manufacturing Jobs—and Counting—Obliterated Since Trump's Liberation Day

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