Employment has dropped sharply in the COVID-19 labor market—Black women face the largest losses: Employment-to-population ratio by race and gender, February–April 2020
| February | March | April | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All white workers | 61.3% | 60.2 | 51.8 |
| All Black workers | 59.4 | 57.8 | 48.8 |
| White men | 67.5 | 66.2 | 58.3 |
| White women | 55.4 | 54.5 | 45.5 |
| Black men | 60.7 | 59.6 | 50.5 |
| Black women | 58.4 | 56.2 | 47.4 |
Note: White refers to non-Hispanic whites, Black refers to Blacks alone. The employment-to-population ratio is the share of the population who are working.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey public data.