Soaring Unemployment Numbers Not Telling Human Story

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Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws committee co-chair Alexis Herman listens during a meeting, Saturday, May 31, 2008, in Washington. The committee is meeting to determine how to count the primary votes for Michigan and Florida. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws committee co-chair Alexis Herman listens during a meeting, Saturday, May 31, 2008, in Washington. The committee is meeting to determine how to count the primary votes for Michigan and Florida. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The March unemployment rate is 4.4%, up 3.5% in February. The jobless numbers are not tell the story of what is happening in real time to Americans and bridging the digital divide among communities and generations.

More from White House Correspondent April Ryan who speaks with former Clinton Labor Secretary Alexis Herman.

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April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan

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