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Economy Adds 215,000 Jobs in July, but Not Enough to Dip Unemployment Rate
(The Washington Post) – The job market’s winning streak continued in July as the economy added 215,000 positions, according to…
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Black Unemployment Rises
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – After falling into the single digits in April, the Black…
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Black Graduates Face a Tough Job Market
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – College graduates will enter a job market this year that…
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Black Unemployment Dips Below 10 Percent
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate fell to single digits (9.6 percent)…
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US Employers Add Solid 223K Jobs; Rate 5.4 pct., 7-Year Low
CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 223,000 jobs in April, a solid gain that…
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Black Unemployment Dips to 10.3 Percent
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate fell slightly from 10.4 percent…
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2014 Was Best Hiring Year Since ’99; Jobless Rate 5.6 Pct.
CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States capped its best year for hiring in 15…
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Banning ‘the Box’ to Give Ex-Convicts a Better Chance at Finding a Job
(PBS) – HARI SREENIVASAN: Now: a move to make it easier for people who have been convicted of a crime to…
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Blacks Rejoining the Labor Market
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate rose to 11.1 percent in November,…
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Hiring Surge Gives U.S. Expansion a Lift Into 2015
(Bloomberg) – So much for secular stagnation. A November surprise that included a jump in wages as well as the…
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