‘Blowout Numbers’ as Black Unemployment Reaches Record Low, Beating Forecasts

Number employed increases by 128,000 despite General Motors strikes

Walmart employee Yanetsi Grave (C) and her fellow employees stock the shelves at a Walmart store on Feb. 19, 2015 in Miami, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday released its monthly Employment Situation Report (pdf), which showed continued employment growth and near record unemployment rates in October. Employment gains among African-American women and Latinos were particularly impressive.