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Pay equity for Black women remains a challenge due to ‘occupational segregation,’ says Biden official

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Man shoots security guard at job at former job, then kills himself

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New stats show rise in black unemployment rates

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US adds impressive 295k jobs, unemployment the lowest in 7 years

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers extended a healthy streak of hiring in February by adding 295,000 jobs, the 12th straight
/ March 6, 2015
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New federal labor rules aimed at home health workers

TheGrio REPORT – Newly proposed rules from the U.S. Department of Labor are aimed at the 1.8 million in-home care workers nationwide who assist the elderly, disabled and infirm, but don’t qualify for the overtime most employees receive after clocking more than 40 hours…
/ December 16, 2011
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Black caucus leader: African-Americans living in 'depression'

VIDEO – Cleaver said politicians in Washington are falling short because are focused on only one issue at a time…
/ July 14, 2011
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Unemployment rises to 9.2 percent as hiring stalls

WASHINGTON (AP) – For African-Americans the unemployment rate remained stubbornly steady at 16.2 percent…
/ July 8, 2011
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Unemployment rises in more than half of US metros

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Labor Department says the unemployment rate increased in 210 metro areas in May, a sharp reversal from April, rates dropped in more than 90 percent of metro areas…
/ June 29, 2011