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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Black women's unemployment rate, Trump 2025, jobs report, theGrio.com
September 9, 2025
Rep. Ayanna Pressley pens a letter to the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, urging him to act after over 300,000…
Unemployment rate, 2025 college graduates, Class of 2025, job market, US jobs, theGrio.com
June 27, 2025
Young people graduating from college this spring and summer are facing one of the toughest job markets in more than a decade.
Unemployment, job growth slowing, economy, Black unemployment rates, job markert 2024, theGrio.com
September 5, 2024
Recent reports about the job market present a complicated and potentially worsening picture for U.S. job seekers.
President Joe Biden speaks about the January jobs report
June 6, 2022
TheGrio chatted with U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and Biden senior advisor Gene Sperling about the latest Black unemployment report.
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March 11, 2022
The unemployment rate for Black women in America appears to be on the rise, according to February’s jobs report.
March 6, 2021
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics analysis reports that employment rate for Black women furthered decreased compared to 2020.
March 6, 2021
U.S. hiring accelerated more quickly than expected last month, though the Black unemployment rate jumped from 9.2% to 9.9%.
Unemployment
May 9, 2019
Although statistics show more people are working, factors that have always plagued the African American community are resulting in a…
February 10, 2016
The U.S. economy is improving, and African-Americans have made inroads since the Great Recession, but there is more work to be
March 6, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers extended a healthy streak of hiring in February by adding 295,000 jobs, the 12th straight
September 5, 2014
Despite this country’s slow climb towards economic recovery, a National Women’s Law Center analysis shows that the unemployment rates have improved
February 7, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring was surprisingly weak in January for the second straight month, likely renewing concern that the U.S.…
November 1, 2013
CNBC - The jobs report was top of mind for investors last week...
April 5, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months and a sharp retreat…
March 20, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new government report says the unemployment rate for veterans who have served since the Sept. 11…
January 4, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during tense…
December 7, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) i The U.S. economy added a solid 146,000 jobs in November and theunemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent,…
November 2, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added 171,000 jobs in October, and hiring was stronger in August and September than first…
September 12, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Census Bureau says the number of Americans in poverty stood at 15 percent in 2011 as…
August 3, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says new jobs figures released Friday show there are too many people looking for…