Vets returning to workforce face whole new war
theGRIO REPORT - Quickly welcoming veterans back into the workforce may not just help them financially, but their well-being as well, says psychiatrist Dr. Harry Croft...
Life after combat still a struggle for vets
theGRIO REPORT - Veterans can find it difficult to get hired because some employers worry their skills do not translate to non-military work...
Why we must focus on black male unemployment
OPINION - The most recent jobs report clearly highlights that to address black unemployment requires addressing the issues contributing to black unemployment as well...
Obama boosted by another strong jobs report
theGRIO REPORT - The continued job growth and steady unemployment rate are good news for President Obama...
227K new jobs in Feb., but black unemployment up
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added 227,000 jobs in February to complete three of the best months of hiring since the recession began...
Dow closes above 13,000, first time since crisis
(AP) - The Dow Jones industrial average on Tuesday finally reclaimed the ground it held before the carnage of the Great Recession -- bailouts, bank failures, layoffs by the million and a stock market panic that cut retirement savings in half...
Denied jobs, blacks test new bias theory
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A judge will soon decide whether to grant thousands of black employees and job applicants monetary damages for hiring practices throughout Iowa's state government they say have disadvantaged them for decades...
Jobless applications drop to a 4-year low
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people seeking unemployment benefits in the U.S. fell to the lowest point in almost four years last week, the latest signal that the job market is steadily improving...
Valerie Jarrett encouraged by black jobless numbers
BET reports that a close adviser to President Obama believes the administration is cautiously optimistic, despite the decline in black unemployment...
Obama, Romney look towards general election
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama and Mitt Romney are sounding more and more like they are already in the midst of the general election against one another, even as three other GOP candidates continue running for the party's nomination...
