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Applicants wait to enter a job fair on June 11, 2012 in New York City. Some 400 people arrived early for the event held by National Career Fairs, and up to 1,000 people were expected by the end of the day. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Unemployment falls to 7.5 percent

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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than first thought. The gains trimmed the unemployment rate to a four-year low of 7.5 percent...
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Recession widens wealth gap gulf between whites and Latinos, blacks

Adrian Carrasquillo, NBC Latino
NBC LATINO - The recession’s effect on the unemployment rate is widely known, but its profound effect on the wealth gap between races is only now coming into focus...
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theGrio and CNBC Market Update

Shartia Brantley
VIDEO - There were several data points for investors to digest last week. The economy grew by 2.5 percent during the first quarter, much slower than expected. Existing home sales fell .6 percent in March...
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theGrio and CNBC Market Update

Shartia Brantley
VIDEO - Investors saw quite a bit of volatility in the markets last week, there were also several economic reports to digest...
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theGrio and CNBC Market Update

Shartia Brantley
VIDEO - Besides watching the markets reach new all-time highs, there was quite a bit of economic data to analyze. Home foreclosures fell 3 percent in march to its lowest level in five years...
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CHICAGO - JULY 30: National Urban League President & CEO Marc H. Morial attends the National Urban League-Workshops at McCormick Place on July 30, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for National Urban League)

New 'State of Black America' report puts focus on jobs

James Braxton Peterson
theGRIO REPORT - This week the National Urban League released its 2013 State of Black America report, a comprehensive, data-driven assessment of where black and Latino Americans stand in relation to their white counterparts in the US...
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Is the black teen unemployment drop bad news?

Shartia Brantley
theGRIO REPORT - The unemployment rate for black teens -- youth ages 16 to 19 -- fell nearly 10 points from 43.1 percent in February to 33.8 percent in March. This was the lowest black teen unemployment rate since March 2009 when the rate was 33.5 percent...
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theGrio and CNBC Market Update

Shartia Brantley
CNBC - Investors closely watched the jobs report last week. In March the unemployment rate fell slightly to 7.6 percent as 88,000 jobs were created...
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This Friday, March 29, 2013, photo, shows a help wanted sign in front of a restaurant in Richmond, Va. The U.S. economy has enjoyed a four-month stretch of robust job gains, and on Friday, April 5, 2013, the government will signal whether that trend endured into March (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Black teen unemployment drops 10 percent, national rate dips slighty

Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months and a sharp retreat after a period of strong hiring. The slowdown may signal that the economy is heading into a weak spring...
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Shartia Brantley
VIDEO - The fed left its key interest rate, which affects mortgage, credit card and student loan rates unchanged, and vowed to keep rates low until the unemployment rate improves...
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