At the tipping point of 2015, however, as the labor market  For data comparing labor force participation rates across countries, see Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (2021), “Labour Force Participation Rate” (indicator), OECD Data, https://doi.org/10.1787/8a801325-en. 3  -3continued to strengthen, the trend reversed, with wage growth for the lowest quartile consistently and significantly exceeding that of other workers (figure 4).
At the end of 2015, the Black unemployment rate was still quite elevated, at 9 percent, despite the relatively low overall unemployment rate.