Black Unemployment

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May 3, 2013

Unemployment falls to 7.5 percent, black unemployment remains at 13.2 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months…
April 12, 2013

New Urban League ‘State of Black America’ report puts focus back on jobs

theGRIO REPORT - This week the National Urban League released its 2013 State of Black America report, a comprehensive, data-driven…
February 1, 2013

US gains 157,000 jobs, jobless rate rises to 7.9 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) - African-American unemployment dipped slightly from 14 percent to 13.8 and black teen joblessness also fell from 40.5…
January 4, 2013

US economy adds 155,000 jobs, unemployment rate stays at 7.8 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during tense…
December 7, 2012

US unemployment falls to 7.7 percent, a 4-year low

WASHINGTON (AP) i The U.S. economy added a solid 146,000 jobs in November and theunemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent,…
October 24, 2012

Mitt Romney discusses African-American economic empowerment with Black Enterprise

theGRIO REPORT - Mitt Romney, GOP presidential contender, spoke to Black Enterprise recently in a rare interview to targeted African-American…
October 12, 2012

Soft Sheen founder Ed Gardner meets with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel over lack of blacks in construction jobs

Ed Gardner, the 87-year-old founder of Soft Sheen hair care products, met with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel this week to…
October 5, 2012

US jobless rate falls to 7.8 percent, 44-month low

WASHINGTON (AP) - Black unemployment has fallen from 14.1 to 13.4 percent and African-American teen joblessness dropped slightly from 37.9…
October 4, 2012

NumbersUSA ad pits black Americans against immigrants

theGRIO REPORT - The anti-immigration group NumbersUSA was anything but subtle when it launched an ad last night which some…
September 7, 2012

US unemployment falls to 8.1 percent, black joblessness stuck at 14.1

WASHINGTON (AP) - The black unemployment stayed stuck at exactly 14.1 percent, while African-American teen unemployment ticked up slightly from…
September 6, 2012

Under Obama, blacks remain far behind in unemployment and wealth

Millions of African-Americans are worse off economically than four years ago, Bloomberg News writes, although many of the challenges they…
August 29, 2012

Ohio governor John Kasich to African-Americans: 'Come off the streets' to become small business owners

theGRIO REPORT - John Kasich reportedly responded to question on jobs by suggesting that African-Americans needed to be persuaded to…
August 3, 2012

163,000 jobs created in July; black unemployment falls slightly

WASHINGTON (AP) - African-American unemployment dropped slightly from 14.4 to 14.1 percent. And black teen joblessness fell too, from 39.3…
July 11, 2012

Can Republicans win black votes while cutting government jobs?

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney discussed black unemployment during his speech at the NAACP conference today...
July 10, 2012

High foreclosure rates could permanently damage black credit scores

theGRIO REPORT - The high rates of home foreclosures among African-Americans could damage the credit scores of a generation of…
July 6, 2012

Why won't black unemployment go down?

theGRIO Q&A - For a closer look at the new jobs report, which showed the black unemployment rate up to…
July 2, 2012

07/2/12 – The Grio and CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - Investors had several economic reports to digest last week...including two positive reports on housing...
June 28, 2012

Obama to speak at Urban League conference

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will address the National Urban League Conference on July 25 in New Orleans...
May 4, 2012

Black unemployment: Decline in government jobs hurts African-Americans

theGRIO REPORT - Blacks have been disproportionately affected; about 20 percent of black workers are in government jobs at the…
May 4, 2012

115,000 jobs created in April, black unemployment rate falls to 13 percent

MSNBC - The U.S. economy generated fewer jobs than expected in April, but the unemployment rate dipped slightly and data…