National Economy After Hitting Record Low In December, African-American Unemployment Rate Rises 4:29pm February 02, 2018 by John Ydstie ECONOMY News Business National Share URL copied to clipboard! Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/. 300x250 Ad More All Things Considered Politics & Government Trump rallies in Michigan as Biden isolates Science Shortwave podcast explores Pluto's planetary demotion 300x250 Ad Support quality journalism, like the story above, with your gift right now. Donate