Black Unemployment

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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…
May 4, 2012

Black unemployment drops, but overall job growth largely stalled

theGRIO REPORT - Black unemployment dropped a full point to 13 percent, one of the most positive signs in a…
April 12, 2012

Report says economic recovery has barely reached African-Americans

theGRIO REPORT - The benefits of the economic recovery that started in 2009, such as higher wages, more job opportunities…
April 6, 2012

March jobs report shows mixed picture for Obama, African-Americans

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

Why focusing on black males is necessary to address high African-American unemployment

OPINION - The most recent jobs report clearly highlights that to address black unemployment requires addressing the issues contributing to…
March 9, 2012

Obama boosted by another strong jobs report

theGRIO REPORT - The continued job growth and steady unemployment rate are good news for President Obama...
March 9, 2012

Economy adds 227K jobs in February, black jobless rate rises

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added 227,000 jobs in February to complete three of the best months of hiring since…
February 17, 2012

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…
February 7, 2012

Valerie Jarrett encouraged by drop in black unemployment

BET reports that a close adviser to President Obama believes the administration is cautiously optimistic, despite the decline in black…
February 3, 2012

Black unemployment: What Washington can do now to address the high black jobless rate

theGRIO REPORT- While the Great Recession has made the situation considerably worse, black unemployment has consistently lagged the rest of…
February 3, 2012

Unemployment rate hits 8.3 percent: Black jobless numbers improve for first time in months

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

State of the Union: Proposals may do little to reduce black unemployment

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama's proposals in the State of the Union address may do little to address immediately the…
January 13, 2012

Black leaders speak out on education and persistent African-American unemployment

theGRIO REPORT - African-Americans could face a greater jobs crisis in coming years...