A networking and hiring event for professionals of color in Minneapolis, MN. Michael Siluk | Getty Images The unemployment rate for Black Americans fell significantly in December, closing out 2023 on a positive note, according to data released Friday by the Department of Labor . Black Americans, the group with the highest jobless percentage in the country, saw their jobless rate dip to 5.2% last month from 5.8% in November. Still, that's higher than the overall unemployment rate, which held at 3.7% last month , as well as the 3.5% jobless rate for white Americans. When accounting for gender, the unemployment rate for Black men aged…
