Black Unemployment Plummets to New Record, Lowest for Women Since 1953

Ford workers Jasmine Powers (R) and Cassie Bell (L) work at the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Ky., on Oct. 27, 2017. Many people have a job and are happy with it, but a record amount of Americans is quitting to seek new opportunities. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

Unemployment figures for May again shattered multiple records as hundreds of thousands of Americans found jobs in the growing market.

Unemployment dropped to 3.8 percent, the lowest level since 1969, while the economy added 223,000 jobs, beating expectations by more than 17 percent, according to Goldman Sachs research note.