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WASHINGTON (AP) - "We believe that the trend in initial claims is signaling that...job creation is imminent," economists at Bank…
VIDEO - While the national unemployment rate stands at 9.7 percent, it's a staggering 15.8 percent for African-Americans...
VIDEO - The proposal is among several measures the Urban League calls for in its annual State of Black America…
OPINION - African-Americans are twice as likely as whites to be unemployed, and in some areas of the country, nearly…
OPINION - A new study shows that blacks are more economically optimistic than whites, with 36 percent stating that we…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted Wednesday to extend a host of soon-to-expire elements of last year's economic stimulus measure...
VIDEO - Investors prepare for reports on retail sales, consumer sentiment, and job openings this week as March gets into…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite doubts that it'll create many jobs, the House passed legislation giving companies that hire the jobless…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Putting a lone senator's cantankerous challenge behind it, the Senate is back to work on a $100…
WASHINGTON (AP) - To the increasing discomfort of his fellow Republicans, Sen. Jim Bunning again blocked the Senate from extending…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The furloughs and freeze on payments were the result of a decision last week by Republican Sen.…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pressing to extend unemployment benefits and health insurance subsidies for the…
OPINION - Think of what could be accomplished if Republicans accepted President Obama's hand more often than they give him…