He talks about the appointment in context of President Obama, and the rise of Uber. It is also noted that we saw nearly 50% unemployment in many cities for working age black males, and black youth during Perez’ tenure. Bernie Sanders stated this during the recent election, "For young people who have graduated high school or dropped out of high school, who are between the ages of 17 and 20, if they happen to be white, the unemployment rate is 33 percent," he said. "If they are Hispanic, the unemployment rate is 36 percent. If they are African-American, the real unemployment rate for young people is 51 percent."