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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

Dwilson1911 / 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

TheGrio Staff / 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...

TheGrio Staff / 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...

TheGrio Staff / 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

TheGrio Staff / June 29, 2011