Women walk past by a “Now Hiring” sign outside a store on August 16, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia.
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The unemployment rate for Black and Hispanic women rose in February, but so did the number of people looking for jobs.
The U.S. unemployment rate ticked up to 3.6% in February from 3.4% the prior month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. Women aged 20 and over in the labor force tracked…