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WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's poverty rate stood still at 15 percent last year, the sixth straight year that it…
theGRIO REPORT - Mobility plays a role in employment. African-Americans tend to live in more segregated communities and located further…
WASHINGTON (AP) - African-American employment went up slightly from a yearly low of 12.6 to 13 percent, but black teen…
theGRIO REPORT - As we commemorate this historic day, theGrio spoke to experts on jobs, poverty, housing and wealth to…
OPINION - The March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom was about more than employment or personal gain – it…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in July, the fewest since March. But the gains were enough to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 19,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 326,000,…
NBC Chicago - More than 2,100 Chicago Public Schools employees could be laid off Friday morning, bringing the total number…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a robust 195,000 jobs in June and many more in April and May than…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - With changes to its unemployment law taking effect this weekend, North Carolina not only is cutting…
VIDEO - The economy grew by 1.8 percent during the first quarter, much less than expected. Home prices rose 1.7…
OPINION - It's 2013 and we've yet to truly overcome. Maybe it's not the best policy. But it is much…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Labor Department says the unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent from 7.5 percent in April. The…
NBC Chicago - Gang members are among those flocking to save a South Side Chicago hospital that claims it could…
OPINION - Despite the progress America has made in diversifying its workforce and its management ranks, the country is backsliding...
NBC Washington - DC Central Kitchen, located in Washington D.C., employs adults who are unemployed, recently released from prison, or…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months…