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Well, that was fast. The black unemployment rate in the United States, which fell to a record low in December, something President Donald Trump gleefully took credit for, has made its biggest jump upward since 2012.


Now run tell that.

According to the Labor Department’s monthly employment report, released Friday, joblessness among black Americans rose to 7.7 percent in January, up from 6.8 percent in December, which was the lowest point since 1972, reports Bloomberg News.




As reported by The Root, Trump tweeted that the black rate was so low because of his “policies,” a response to criticism by rapper Jay-Z. After Jay went on CNN and called Trump a “superbug,” Trump tweeted, “Somebody please inform Jay-Z that because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!”

Trump doubled down on crowing about his feat during his first State of the Union address.

Except now, the rates are back up. Way up. What will our braggart in chief have to say now?

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