Tag Archives: Unemployment Rate
Washington Report: Updates From the Capitol
African American jobless rate contracts slightly; White House AIDS summit
The nation’s unemployment rate, fell to 9.7% in May from 9.9% in April, due in…
By Joyce Jones
Talking Points: Poll Says Retire ‘Negro’
African Americans unemployed longer; minorities not encouraged to pursue STEM education
In a BlackEnterprise.com poll on whether the 2010 Census form should have used the word…
By Deborah Creighton Skinner
Unemployment Rate Falls to 9.7%
Annual adjustments show fewer jobs in economy despite rate drop
The Department of Labor reported today that in January, the U.S. unemployment rate decreased from…
By Marcia Wade Talbert
Black Unemployment Spikes to 16%
National jobless rate holds steady, but expected to continue rising
As the beleaguered economy hobbles along, employers shed 85,000 jobs last month holding the unemployment…
By Renita Burns
Unemployment Rate Soars to 8.1%
At 651,000 Jobs Lost, Number Is Highest Level Since 1983
The unemployment rate surged to 8.1% in February, the highest since late 1983, as employers…
