Black college grads remain twice as likely to be unemployed as the graduate population overall. This chart shows unemployment rates for recent college graduates, 22-27. Between 2007 and 2013, the unemployment rate for black recent college graduates nearly tripled (up 7.8 percentage points to 12.4%), far outstripping the increase for all recent college graduates (up 2.3 percentage points to 5.6%).
Black college grads remain twice as likely to be unemployed as the graduate population overall. This chart shows unemployment rates for recent college graduates, 22-27. Between 2007 and 2013, the unemployment rate for black recent college graduates nearly tripled (up 7.8 percentage points to 12.4%), far outstripping the increase for all recent college graduates (up 2.3 percentage points to 5.6%).