Two steps back: COVID-19 derails labor-force progress by Black Americans

After a decade-long economic expansion, Black Americans had nearly closed the gap on white Americans in labor-force participation. The pandemic undid all that progress. Flip through the interactive to further examine Black workers’ underrepresentation and pay gaps in 20 large occupations.

To read the article, see “America 2021: The opportunity to advance racial equity,” February 17, 2021.