Unemployment has swept Los Angeles as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, leaving 20.3% of workers in L.A. County out of a job. 

But joblessness has climbed much higher in parts of L.A. with large Black populations. 

Many Black neighborhoods are now experiencing levels of unemployment that are double — and in some cases triple — the rates seen in L.A.’s predominantly White neighborhoods.

Unemployment has swept Los Angeles as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, leaving <a href="https://laist.com/2020/05/22/unemployment_rate_california_los_angeles_joblessness_edd.php">20.3% of workers</a> in L.A. County out of a job.&nbsp;
But joblessness has climbed much higher in parts of L.A. with large Black populations.&nbsp;
Many Black neighborhoods are now experiencing levels of unemployment that are double &mdash; and in some cases triple &mdash; the rates seen in L.A.&rsquo;s predominantly White neighborhoods.

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