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August 1, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers extended their solid hiring into July by adding 209,000 jobs. It was the sixth straight…
March 14, 2014
OPINION - What is troubling is that powerful lawmakers such as Paul Ryan are in a position to translate their…
February 7, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring was surprisingly weak in January for the second straight month, likely renewing concern that the U.S.…
January 10, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a scant 74,000 jobs in December, the fewest in three years. The disappointing gain…
December 6, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — A fourth straight month of solid hiring cut the U.S. unemployment rate to a five-year low of…
November 8, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 204,000 jobs in October, an unexpected burst of hiring during a month in which…
October 22, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy added just 148,000 jobs in September, suggesting that employers held back on hiring before…
September 7, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Mobility plays a role in employment. African-Americans tend to live in more segregated communities and located further…
August 2, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in July, the fewest since March. But the gains were enough to…
July 25, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Here are key components of the economy since 2005, and what they mean -- particularly for the…
July 5, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a robust 195,000 jobs in June and many more in April and May than…
June 7, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Labor Department says the unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent from 7.5 percent in April. The…
May 3, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months…
April 12, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - This week the National Urban League released its 2013 State of Black America report, a comprehensive, data-driven…
February 1, 2013
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
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during tense…
December 7, 2012
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
theGRIO REPORT - Mitt Romney, GOP presidential contender, spoke to Black Enterprise recently in a rare interview to targeted African-American…
October 12, 2012
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
WASHINGTON (AP) - Black unemployment has fallen from 14.1 to 13.4 percent and African-American teen joblessness dropped slightly from 37.9…