African American unemployment dips slightly as U.S. economy adds 165,000 jobs in April

Job applicants fill out applications for positions at a new bar and restaurant in Detroit. PHOTO/Paul Sancya/AP

U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than the government first estimated. The job increases reduced the unemployment rate from 7.6 percent to a four-year low of 7.5 percent.

African American unemployment dropped only slightly from 13.3 to 13.2 percent.

The report Friday from the Labor Department was a

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