Black youth unemployment rate of 40% similar to time of Brixton riots, data shows

Guardian analysis shows young black workers hit disproportionately hard by Covid pandemic ‘The spark was lit’: how Brixton riots changed black politics in UKBrixton riots 40 years on: ‘A watershed moment for race relations’Young black workers have been hit disproportionately hard during the pandemic, according to Guardian analysis, with more than 40% unemployed – three times worse than white workers of the same age.Forty years on from the Brixton riots, which spread across the UK during a recession in which black people lost their jobs in disproportionate numbers, experts are warning that coronavirus has exposed deep-rooted inequalities that still exist in the employment market. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/apr/11/black-youth-unemployment-rate-brixton-riots-covid #unemployment #london #uk_unemployment_and_employment_statistics #business #society #uk_news #work_&_careers #young_people #race