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Setting The Record Straight On Black Unemployment

A closer look at the data and statistics reveals some of the reasons why the Black unemployment rate is always…
by Shannon Dawson
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Black Unemployment Grows, Every Other Group's Rates Fall

In yet another indication that Black America was being left behind by the country's economic recovery, the jobs report for…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
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Black Unemployment Rate Falls, With An Asterisk

The July jobs report is being hailed as "strong" in part because the Black unemployment rate dropped by a full…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
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The Black Unemployment Rate Is Rising

The Black unemployment rate rose during President Joe Biden's first full month as labor data suggested most of the jobs…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
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Black Women's Unemployment Rate Rises, Job Growth Stalls

Black women saw their rate of unemployment in January inch up by a small but meaningful increment as they "are…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
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Black Unemployment Rises As Overall Jobless Rate Drops

The good news of the jobless rate dropping did not extend to Black workers as new data shows their unemployment…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
01.01.70
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Black Unemployment Rises For 3rd Straight Month

Black unemployment has risen yet again for at least the third straight month, according to the January 2020 jobs report.
by Bruce C.T. Wright
01.01.70
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Don't Believe The Hype

According to the December jobs report, the Black unemployment rate has inflated while wages for all Americans have not.
by Bruce C.T. Wright
01.01.70
Weekly Unemployment Claims Rise Higher Than Expected

Low Unemployment Rate Really Means No ‘Good Jobs’

Despite the gaudy jobless numbers in November's jobs report, an apparent lack of so-called “good jobs” has resulted in a…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
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Black Unemployment Rate Fluctuates For Men, Women

While the Black unemployment rate has been at an all-time low for two consecutive months, a closer look at the…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
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Black Unemployment Is Rising After The Shutdown

The unemployment rate for Black people in America has been quietly creeping back up to its sky-high levels from last…
by NewsOne Staff
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Job Report Says Black Unemployment Fell And Here's…

Reading between the lines.
by Clarissa Hamlin
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Economy Grows But Black Unemployment Rises

Hard facts for Trump.
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Black Flight

Cook County’s Black population has declined for a seventh consecutive year.
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Thanks, Obama: Black Unemployment Hits Record Low

The national Black unemployment rate has dropped to a record low, according to the newest jobs report.
by Bruce C.T. Wright
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Employment Growth Surges In June To 287,000 Jobs

Help Wanted

A sobering dose of truth serum revealed that the Black unemployment rate was still seemingly eons away from being on…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
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First Black Billionaire Falsely Credits Trump

Robert Johnson, the founder of BET and the nation’s first Black billionaire, gave Trump supporters something to crow about after…
by nigelroberts1
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The Obama Legacy Trump Can't Touch: Creating Jobs

The results are in: Donald Trump, Barack Obama is your father – at least when it comes to presidents creating…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
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Job Hiring Discrimination Remains Unchanged For Blacks

Researchers examining multiple field experiments, from 1989 to 2015, found that hiring discrimination remains unchanged for Blacks.
by nigelroberts1
01.01.70
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Black Unemployment Rate Rises After Trump Brags About…

Remember when the president patted himself on the back for Blacks having their "lowest unemployment since just after the turn…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
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