President Donald Trump claimed at a Wisconsin farm event that Black unemployment has never been lower, then, in the same breath, acknowledged he had no idea where the statistic came from.
Speaking on 5 June 2026 at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Trump made the claim during a roundtable that ran for most of an hour, with the president dominating the floor. Federal data released the day before the event told a different story: the Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2026 Employment Situation Summary placed Black unemployment at 6.6%, a figure notably higher than what Trump inherited and far removed from any historical low.
