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August 3, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama got new figures Friday to buttress his argument that he's presiding over steady, if…
June 2, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Five months before the elections, the uneven economic recovery is sputtering and job growth is anemic. Stock…
June 1, 2012
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the May job report today and although the report did not indicate any abysmal…
May 7, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Since December, black women have knocked more than 3 percentage points off of their unemployment rate, going…
May 4, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Black unemployment dropped a full point to 13 percent, one of the most positive signs in a…
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…
March 30, 2012
VIDEO - Alice Simpson came to the retired aircraft carrier looking for job leads -- which she gratefully received. But…
March 12, 2012
VIDEO - The national unemployment rate remained at 8. 3 percent in February as 227,000 jobs were created. Business services…
March 5, 2012
VIDEO - In January, the national unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent. Business services and manufacturing saw some of the…
January 10, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Latest reports reflect that for "African-Americans, the jobless rate is 15.8 percent, the same as it was…
December 12, 2011
CLUTCH - The unemployment rate for black women increased from 12.6 percent to 12.9 percent last month representing a loss…
October 17, 2011
ASBURY PARK, New Jersey (AP) - Fans of Clarence Clemons will get to hear the Big Man in time for…
October 10, 2011
VIDEO - The unemployment rate held steady at 9.1 percent in September as 103,000 jobs were created. Business services and…
October 7, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - African American unemployment dropped from 16.7 percent to 16 percent and black teen joblessness dipped slightly from…
September 2, 2011
COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE - Overall U.S. unemployment is 9.1 percent. For white adults, it's 8 percent, and for white teens,…
August 29, 2011
VIDEO - African American unemployment fell to 15.9 percent, and black teen unemployment declined to 39.2 percent...
August 5, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - Green collar jobs are becoming a viable career option for some in the black community...
July 14, 2011
VIDEO - Cleaver said politicians in Washington are falling short because are focused on only one issue at a time...