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August 6, 2010

Black teens suffer the most in hiring drought

WASHINGTON (AP) - Overall, the economy lost a net total of 131,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday,…
August 5, 2010

Senate approves jobs bill to stop teacher layoffs

WASHINGTON (AP) - Legislation long sought by Democrats to save the jobs of up to 300,000 teachers, police and other…
August 5, 2010

Obama boasts saving auto industry ‘on the brink’

CHICAGO (AP) - President Obama declared Thursday that the U.S. auto industry is not just rebounding from its problems but…
August 4, 2010

Obama seeks to rally US labor ahead of elections

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama also described the plight of the unemployed in personal, labor-friendly terms...
August 4, 2010

Dems break GOP filibuster on new jobs, state aid bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - The bill would extend programs enacted in last year's stimulus law to help preserve the jobs of…
July 28, 2010

Obama pushes business bill as an all-American goal

EDISON, N.J. (AP) - The bill in question is designed to help small businesses get the capital they need to…
July 28, 2010

Urban League at 100: Pledging to put black America back to work

OPINION - The nation's economic recovery depends upon a commitment to creating family-sustaining jobs and the education and training to…
July 26, 2010

Urban League at 100: Focus remains on jobs, education

VIDEO - President and CEO of the National Urban League, Marc Morial, explains how the centennial conference will tackle unemployment…
July 22, 2010

Checks are coming: Obama signs jobless benefits bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal checks could begin flowing again as early as next week to millions of jobless people who…
July 22, 2010

House approves additional jobless benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) - The 272-152 House vote Thursday will send the measure to President Barack Obama, who has promised to…
July 22, 2010

Additional jobless benefits hinge on House vote

WASHINGTON (AP) - At issue are jobless payments averaging $309 a week for almost 5 million people whose 26 weeks…
July 19, 2010

Obama to GOP: Restore unemployment benefits now

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama took aim at Republican lawmakers Monday, accusing them of holding the public hostage to…
July 16, 2010

80 Oakland cops become casualty of crippled economy

OPINION - As police departments downsize in order to meet budgetary needs, perhaps it's time for police departments to reconsider…
July 16, 2010

Obama: Voters to decide who caused 'this mess'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama acknowledges that the fall elections could amount to a referendum on his stewardship of the…
July 15, 2010

Can financial reform close racial wealth gap?

OPINION - Financial reform is important, but without addressing the racial and social biases we are only touching the tip…
July 14, 2010

7 ways to help a teen start a summer business

OPINION - Instead of helping a teen find a job how about helping them to create one?
July 12, 2010

Putting America back to work is NAACP's first priority

OPINION - Our nation's children -- from the Gulf Coast to the Iron City -- deserve for all of us…
July 2, 2010

Obama: Economy still headed right direction

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (AP) - Obama also announced a nationwide project to expand broadband access in places with…
July 1, 2010

How the unemployed have become a scapegoat for Congress

OPINION - This will be the first time in U.S. history that unemployment benefits are allowed to expire when the…
July 1, 2010

New jobless claims rise in sign of weak job market

WASHINGTON (AP) - Claims have remained stuck above 450,000 since the beginning of the year...