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Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.

Federal layoffs and an end to diversity initiatives have weakened a historically strong labor market for Black workers.

© Gabriella Angotti-Jones for The New York Times

Sherri Marshall, who graduated from college a few years ago with a degree in psychology and lives in Los Angeles, is still looking for a position that would allow her to use her education.
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