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June 5, 2012

Job hunting tips for black college grads

theGRIO REPORT - Once you’ve graduated, take a week or so to relax if you really need to, but then…
June 4, 2012

6/4/2012 – the Grio and CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - Investors had quite a few economic reports to sift through last week, but everything was overshadowed by the…
June 2, 2012

US economy souring, so what's a Democrat to do?

WASHINGTON (AP) - Five months before the elections, the uneven economic recovery is sputtering and job growth is anemic. Stock…
June 1, 2012

Solutions to black jobs crisis should be found inside, and outside, government

Following the disappointing jobs reports from March and April, today’s announcement was seen by many as being especially important in…
June 1, 2012

US unemployment rate ticks upward

(AP) - U.S. employers created only 69,000 jobs in May, the fewest in a year, and the unemployment rate ticked…
June 1, 2012

Jobless rate now a leading political indicator

WASHINGTON (AP) - The weak May unemployment report presents President Barack Obama with a sobering reminder...
May 31, 2012

Governor Deval Patrick calls Bain Capital a 'perfectly fine company'

theGRIO REPORT - Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick talked about his relationship with his predecessor and current Republican candidate for president,…
May 30, 2012

Campaign 2012: Trump really doesn't matter – here are 5 things that do

ANALYSIS - Here are the five things you really should be watching...
May 14, 2012

New Obama ad hits Romney on jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama opened a new advertising assault on challenger Mitt Romney's record as a businessman --…
May 11, 2012

'LinkedIn meets YouTube' helping teachers get jobs

Brian Martinez has created an online platform that gives schools and teachers something they cannot find anywhere else...
May 7, 2012

5/07/2012 – theGrio and CNBC Market Update

Last week, investors received quite a few economic reports. The manufacturing sector expanded in April, while growth slowed in the…
May 7, 2012

Black women benefiting during weak jobs market

theGRIO REPORT - Since December, black women have knocked more than 3 percentage points off of their unemployment rate, going…
May 4, 2012

Romney: Economy should be creating 500,000 jobs a month

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is seeking an election-year advantage on the economy by setting 4 percent…
May 4, 2012

Black unemployment: Decline in government jobs hurts African-Americans

theGRIO REPORT - Blacks have been disproportionately affected; about 20 percent of black workers are in government jobs at the…
May 4, 2012

115,000 jobs created in April, black unemployment rate falls to 13 percent

MSNBC - The U.S. economy generated fewer jobs than expected in April, but the unemployment rate dipped slightly and data…
May 4, 2012

Black unemployment drops, but overall job growth largely stalled

theGRIO REPORT - Black unemployment dropped a full point to 13 percent, one of the most positive signs in a…
April 30, 2012

4/30/2012 – theGrio and CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - Where are the jobs? We'll find out with the April employment report...
April 23, 2012

Obama strong in swing states as economy improves

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama -- with the help of a slowly improving U.S. economy -- is gaining ground…
April 16, 2012

Black people more likely to be jobless in Britain than US

A paper presented on Friday at the British Sociological Association's annual conference in Leeds shows that in the last three…
April 16, 2012

Stay-at-home motherhood not an option for most black women

theGRIO REPORT - Unlike women of other ethnicities, black women have traditionally not had the choice to become stay-at-home mothers...