Black Unemployment

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May 4, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Black unemployment dropped a full point to 13 percent, one of the most positive signs in a…
April 12, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The benefits of the economic recovery that started in 2009, such as higher wages, more job opportunities…
April 6, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The unemployment rate dipped to 8.2 percent, and African-American unemployment dropped to 14.0 percent in March, according…
March 9, 2012
OPINION - The most recent jobs report clearly highlights that to address black unemployment requires addressing the issues contributing to…
March 9, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The continued job growth and steady unemployment rate are good news for President Obama...
March 9, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added 227,000 jobs in February to complete three of the best months of hiring since…
February 17, 2012
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A judge will soon decide whether to grant thousands of black employees and job applicants…
February 7, 2012
BET reports that a close adviser to President Obama believes the administration is cautiously optimistic, despite the decline in black…
February 3, 2012
theGRIO REPORT- While the Great Recession has made the situation considerably worse, black unemployment has consistently lagged the rest of…
February 3, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - African-American unemployment fell significantly for the first time in three months, going from 15.8 to 13.6 percent.…
January 24, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama's proposals in the State of the Union address may do little to address immediately the…
January 13, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - African-Americans could face a greater jobs crisis in coming years...
January 10, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Latest reports reflect that for "African-Americans, the jobless rate is 15.8 percent, the same as it was…
January 6, 2012
(AP) Employers added a net 200,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent, the lowest since…
March 1, 2010
VIDEO - This week, attention shifts to labor and the consumer credit markets, and continuing reports on manufacturing and service...
February 22, 2010
VIDEO - The Stimulus Bill ends its first year, while investors await national economic reports on Housing, Consumer Confidence, and…
December 23, 2009
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- In the battle against black unemployment, places like the Opportunities Industrialization Center are ground zero...
December 10, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Black lawmakers who have largely held their tongues during President Barack Obama's first year in office are…
December 10, 2009
OPINION - Many adult Americans are finding themselves in a place they never thought they'd be again - back in…
December 8, 2009
OPINION - To his credit, President Obama rightfully emphasizes his responsibility to stimulate job creation for all Americans as opposed…