Prospects have been especially bleak for African-American men who lack college degrees, and have long earned their living with their hands.

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Nationally, less than 60 percent of black men 20 years and older were employed in February, the lowest share since the government began tracking such data in 1972, and down from 66 percent a year earlier.

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