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April 12, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The benefits of the economic recovery that started in 2009, such as higher wages, more job opportunities…
April 10, 2012
People who work as doctors, flight attendants and news reporters are not earning the kind of enviable salaries that many…
April 6, 2012
OPINION - The most recent employment figures should indicate that the level of urgency to address the unemployment crisis should…
April 6, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The unemployment rate dipped to 8.2 percent, and African-American unemployment dropped to 14.0 percent in March, according…
April 5, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to a four-year low last week, suggesting employers kept…
April 4, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Opening another front in her campaign to support service families, first lady Michelle Obama is unveiling a…
March 26, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Quickly welcoming veterans back into the workforce may not just help them financially, but their well-being as…
March 24, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Veterans can find it difficult to get hired because some employers worry their skills do not translate…
March 12, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - Steve Harvey is going to star in his own daily television show, and it's going to be…
March 9, 2012
OPINION - The most recent jobs report clearly highlights that to address black unemployment requires addressing the issues contributing to…
March 9, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The continued job growth and steady unemployment rate are good news for President Obama...
March 9, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added 227,000 jobs in February to complete three of the best months of hiring since…
March 1, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Dow 13,000 sounds good, but what does it mean for you?...
February 27, 2012
VIDEO - The second estimate of fourth quarter GDP looks at all the goods and services produced from October through…
February 21, 2012
VIDEO - Last week investors received several positive reports on the economy. Small business optimism improved to a 93 point…
February 19, 2012
OPINION - Can Mitt Romney and President Obama connect with an electorate full of jobless Americans?
February 17, 2012
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A judge will soon decide whether to grant thousands of black employees and job applicants…
February 16, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people seeking unemployment benefits in the U.S. fell to the lowest point in almost…
February 13, 2012
VIDEO - Besides monitoring the European Debt Crisis, there were quite a few economic reports for investors to digest last…
February 7, 2012
BET reports that a close adviser to President Obama believes the administration is cautiously optimistic, despite the decline in black…