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Young ethnic minorities bear brunt of recessions, and it's happening again – here's how to stop it

  • Written by Steve Nolan, Research Associate in Economics, University of Manchester

The official unemployment figures that have just been published for the last quarter of 2020 reveal the continued economic impact of COVID-19 on Britain’s ethnic minority groups. Among all groups, Black African/Caribbean people fared worst, with unemployment rates reaching 13.8% in the period from October to December 2020. The White...