Black Unemployment
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Brookings Scholar Refutes Trump’s Portrayal of Black Unemployment
Andre Perry, a David M. Rubinstein Fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution in northwest D.C., describes…
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Jobless Rate Increases Year Over Year for Black Men 20 and Older
The jobless rate among African American men is much higher compared to White men, Asians and Hispanics.
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Unemployment Rate Increased for Black Men in June
The nation’s unemployment rate rose slightly in June so did the jobless rate for Black men 20 years old and…
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No Black Progress in 50 Years, New EPI Study Shows
A report by the Economic Policy Institute found "no progress" for African Americans on homeownership, unemployment and incarceration in 50…
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MALVEAUX: Behind the Black Unemployment Rate
For the past week, we have heard 45 and his surrogates crowing that "the black unemployment rate is lower than…
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Under Trump, Unemployment Rate Rises for Black Workers
During President Donald Trump's first full month in office, the black unemployment rate rose as the white unemployment rate fell,…
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Black Men Returned to the Job Market in April
By Freddie Allen (NNPA News Wire National News Editor) The Black unemployment rate ticked down from 8.9 percent in March…
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Black Unemployment Dips to 7-Year Low
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate tumbled to 9.1 percent in…
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Black Women See Job Prospects Improve
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Job prospects for Black women improved in June, as they recorded…
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Jobless Rate for Black Americans Falls to 7-Year-Low, Though Racial Disparity Remains Wide
WASHINGTON (AP) — Black Americans made strides in the job market in June, with their unemployment rate reaching its lowest…
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