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U.S. Job Numbers Surge in November

December 14, 2024

By Karen Stokes The November Jobs Report showed a rebound from October according to the Bureau of Labor report on Friday, December 6. The U.S. economy added 227,000 jobs in November 2024, surpassing expectations. The rebound in the November jobs data could be attributed to a recovery from disruptions in October, when job growth was […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Unemployment, Jobs Reports, Karen Stokes, Unemployment

Jobless Rate for Black Americans Declines to 5.2%

January 13, 2024

By Karen Stokes Jobless rate for Black Americans in December 2023 is 5.2%, down from 5.8% in November. “In fact the annualized rate is 5 1/2%,” said Kirabo Jackson, Member of the Council of Economic Advisers. “The lowest it’s ever been since this data has been recorded. But that’s not a reason to spike the […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Biden Administration, Black Jobless Rate, Black Unemployment, Karen Stokes, Kirabo Jackson

American Rescue Plan Releases Equity Report

May 28, 2022

By Karen Stokes On May 24th, the American Rescue Plan Implementation Team and the Domestic Policy Council released their interim American Rescue Plan Equity Report. It covers 32 different American Rescue Plan programs that represent nearly $900 billion or 60 percent of American Rescue Plan funds excluding Economic Impact Payments (i.e., stimulus checks). “I think […]

Popular Interests In This Article: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Black Unemployment, Gene Sperling, Karen Stokes, Unemployment

Wisconsin Has Highest Black Unemployment Rate In Nation, Says Report

September 11, 2015

by Gilman Halsted, WPR A new report by economists at University of Wisconsin-Madison finds Wisconsin has the highest black unemployment rate in the nation. The report fro the Center on Wisconsin Strategy found nearly 20 percent of black people in the state’s labor force are jobless, 4.5 times the rate for white people and twice […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Unemployment, Gilman Halsted, Unemployment

Workforce Investment Board Talks Black Male Unemployment and Possible Solutions

August 14, 2015

by Mrinal Gokhale For many years, Milwaukee’s black male unemployment rate has been one of the highest in the country, along with incarceration and school achievement gaps. For the first time, the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board held a conference on Jul 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., discussing root causes, workplace barriers and […]

Popular Interests In This Article: August 14 2015, Black Unemployment, Mrinal Gokhale, Unemployment, Vol. 25 No. 31

Black Women See Job Prospects Improve

July 10, 2015

By Freddie Allen, Senior Washington Correspondent July 10, 2015       WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Job prospects for Black women improved in June, as they recorded better employment numbers than the other major adult groups, the latest jobs report by the Labor Department shows.    The jobless rate for Black women over 20 years old […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Unemployment, Black Women, Black Women Job Statistics, Black Women Workforce, Employment Statistics, JULY 10 2015, Labor Statistics, VOL. 25 NO. 26

Black Unemployment Dips Below 10 Percent

May 22, 2015

By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent May 22, 2015   Valerie Wilson, the director of the Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) speaks jobs and the economy in the Black community during an event at the EPI. (Freddie Allen/NNPA News Wire)     WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Unemployment, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Economic Policy Institute EPI, Josh Bivens, MAY 22 2015, Unemployment, Valerie Wilson, VOL. 25 NO. 19, White Unemployment

Economic Recovery Eludes Black Workers

April 17, 2015

By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent April 17, 2015   Valerie Wilson (NNPA Photo by Freddie Allen)     WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) — The slow-moving, uneven economic recovery continues to elude Black workers and some economists predict that even with a falling unemployment rate, at the end of 2015, Blacks will still be further […]

Popular Interests In This Article: APRIL 17 2015, Black Unemployment, Economic Policy Institute EPI, Economic Recovery, Ethnicity and the Economy, Program on Race, Scott Walker, VOL. 25 NO. 14



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