Take a look at this EPI chart which shows how COVID-19 has decimated the job prospects for many women of color.

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Tens of millions of people are either officially unemployed or out of work as a result of the pandemic, and EPI research reveals that those getting hit hardest are women and people of color. Each month the pandemic persists, it becomes clearer: COVID-19 is widening racial inequities in education, health, and the workforce.

Valerie Wilson, EPI's director of the Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy testified ([link removed]) before Congress recently about the dire ramifications of the collapsing economy, paying particular attention to race, ethnicity and gender.
. For example, in February just 1 in 20 (4.9%) of Hispanic women were unemployed. Three months later after the pandemic shuttered large sections of the U.S. economy—nearly 1 in 5 Hispanic women were jobless, or 19%.

Take a look at and share this graph, which shows skyrocketing unemployment rates broken down by race, ethnicity and gender. ([link removed])
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The disparate racial impact of COVID-19 should come as no surprise, given the legacy of racism that continues to produce unequal outcomes affecting nearly every aspect of life in the United States. The best path forward is to ensure that we use the painful economic lessons learned during this crisis to better prepare ourselves for the next one.

Thank you for all you do to fight for an economy that works for all us, not just the wealthy few.

Eve Tahmincioglu
Director of Communications, Economic Policy Institute

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