Long-term unemployment has risen sharply in U.S. amid the pandemic, especially among Asian Americans
About four-in-ten unemployed workers had been out of work for more than six months in February 2021, about double the share in February 2020.
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About four-in-ten unemployed workers had been out of work for more than six months in February 2021, about double the share in February 2020.
While the CDC has pointed to some possible factors that may be contributing to this pattern, the public is divided in its perceptions.
Americans who recently protested are more likely to live in an urban area and to identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party.
About three-quarters of black adults in the U.S. say that being black is extremely or very important to how they think about themselves.
There were 1,501 black prisoners for every 100,000 black adults in 2018, down sharply from 2,261 black inmates per 100,000 black adults in 2006.
55% of U.S. adults now express at least some support for the Black Lives Matter movement, down from 67% in June.
Black and Hispanic adults are more likely than whites to say they feel a need to change the way they talk around people of other races and ethnicities.
The share of Americans who say they know someone else who has been hospitalized or died due to COVID-19 has increased sharply since spring.
About six-in-ten Hispanics have experienced discrimination because of their race or ethnicity, though their experiences vary by skin color.
Attitudes vary considerably by race on issues including crime, policing, the death penalty, parole decisions and voting rights.
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