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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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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 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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Applications for US Jobless Aid Rise to 313,000
CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans sought unemployment aid last week, though the number of…
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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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Good News, Workers — Wage Gains Are Coming
(CBS News) – By most measures, we’re in the later innings of this economic cycle. Corporate profits are cooling. Commodity…
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Black Unemployment Rate Headed for Single Digits
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – After three consecutive months of the economy adding more than…
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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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