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January 3, 2012
We'll find out with the December employment report. In November the unemployment rate fell to 8 point 6 percent as…
January 1, 2012
OPINION - Now that 2011 has faded to black, let's explore some of the major issues President Barack Obama will…
December 15, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The weak job market presents challenges for all job seekers, but even greater challenges for one group:…
December 13, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - After a contentious summer, it seems the Congressional Black Caucus has found harmony with the Obama White…
December 13, 2011
Fox News, the conservative news outlet, aired a misleading unemployment chart that masked the dip in the jobless rate...
December 13, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Monique Grissette-Banks worn her hair in dreadlocks for the past six years and says from personal experience…
December 5, 2011
VIDEO - The unemployment rate fell sharply to 8 point 6 percent in November as 120-thousand jobs were created...
December 2, 2011
'Look,' Gingrich said, 'at a time when you have up to 43 percent black teenage unemployment, you have entire communities…
December 2, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The unemployment rate fell last month to its lowest level in more than two and a half…
November 29, 2011
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Labor officials have moved to cut off federal contracts held by one of the nation's…
November 29, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - In 2001 there was only one branded hotel owned by an African-American. Today there are more than…
November 29, 2011
The New York Times - At 34, Mr. Buckley, his two daughters and his fiancée have moved into the basement…
November 26, 2011
WACO, Ga. - A west Georgia business owner is stirring up controversy with signs he posted on his company's trucks,…
November 21, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The legislation, which creates tax breaks for companies that hire jobless veterans, marks the first proposal from…
November 18, 2011
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit plans to cut 1,000 jobs by early next year to help deal with the city's budget…
November 16, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Like Obama, Brown was the underdog who took critics by surprise as his campaign gained momentum and…
November 15, 2011
SLIDESHOW - On November 9, the National Urban League Policy Institute released its State of Urban Business report on minority…
November 10, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - A united Senate emphatically approved legislation Thursday intended to help unemployed veterans and companies doing business with…
November 10, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP)- Assuring military veterans that 'America has your back,' first lady Michelle Obama announced commitments from companies Thursday to…
November 10, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The outlook for American jobs and trade looked a little brighter Thursday, despite growing uncertainty overseas...