Jobs

All Articles

April 29, 2013

theGrio and CNBC Market Update: 4/29/13

VIDEO - There were several data points for investors to digest last week. The economy grew by 2.5 percent during…
April 12, 2013

New Urban League ‘State of Black America’ report puts focus back on jobs

theGRIO REPORT - This week the National Urban League released its 2013 State of Black America report, a comprehensive, data-driven…
April 8, 2013

Black teen unemployment drop may not be cause for celebration

theGRIO REPORT - The unemployment rate for black teens -- youth ages 16 to 19 -- fell nearly 10 points…
April 5, 2013

Black teen unemployment drops 10 percent, national rate dips only slighty to 7.6 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months and a sharp retreat…
April 1, 2013

A post-racial US? Court poised to change race laws

WASHINGTON (AP) — Has the nation lived down its history of racism and should the law become colorblind?
March 20, 2013

Report: Jobs picture for veterans improved in 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - A new government report says the unemployment rate for veterans who have served since the Sept. 11…
March 8, 2013

US adds 236K jobs, unemployment falls to 7.7 percent, lowest in 4 years

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers increased hiring in February, adding 236,000 jobs and pushing the unemployment rate down to 7.7…
February 25, 2013

First lady Michelle Obama presses governors on veterans' jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama on Monday challenged governors to make it easier for military personnel to transfer…
February 13, 2013

Obama's State of the Union: 10 takeaways for black America

SLIDESHOW - President Obama hit the road Wednesday to stump for the ideas he outlined in his first State of…
February 13, 2013

Obama travels to NC to rally support for jobs plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is kicking off three days of travel to rally support for the job-creation and…
February 12, 2013

Full text: President Obama's first State of the Union dress of 2nd term

VIDEO - President Barack Obama‘s 2013 State of the Union address, as prepared for delivery on Feb. 12, 2013...
February 1, 2013

US gains 157,000 jobs, jobless rate rises to 7.9 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) - African-American unemployment dipped slightly from 14 percent to 13.8 and black teen joblessness also fell from 40.5…
January 21, 2013

Small group of protesters urges jobs not war at inauguration

WASHINGTON (AP) - A few dozen protesters were gathered along the Inauguration Day parade route on Pennsylvania Avenue invoking the…
January 8, 2013

theGrio and CNBC Market Update: 1/8/13

VIDEO - Besides analyzing the details of the fiscal cliff deal, investors closely watched the jobs report last week. In…
January 4, 2013

US economy adds 155,000 jobs, unemployment rate stays at 7.8 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during tense…
December 7, 2012

US unemployment falls to 7.7 percent, a 4-year low

WASHINGTON (AP) i The U.S. economy added a solid 146,000 jobs in November and theunemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent,…
November 23, 2012

Do low prices have to mean low wages?

OPINION - It’s the biggest shopping season on the calendar and retail companies are expecting hundreds of billions of dollars…
November 2, 2012

4 days left: Obama still ahead narrowly in swing states, jobs report unlikely to have major impact

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama remains on the path to win reelection next Tuesday, as polls continue to show him…
November 2, 2012

Black unemployment rises in last jobs report before election

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added 171,000 jobs in October, and hiring was stronger in August and September than first…
October 29, 2012

Hurricane Sandy could delay release of jobs report

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hurricane Sandy could complicate Friday's release of the October U.S. jobs report, the final snapshot of employment…