Valerie Wilson
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Racial Gap for Jobs May Widen Due to COVID-19, Expert Says
The Black unemployment gap has been twice that of Whites since the U.S. Department of Labor started reporting jobs statistics…
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Even With Advanced Degrees, Black Women Earn Less Than White Men
Black women have to work seven extra months to earn what white men were paid in 2016. On average, black…
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Black Youth Get Summer Jobs Boost
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black youth experienced bigger employment gains over the summer than…
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Economic Recovery Eludes Black Workers
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The slow-moving, uneven economic recovery continues to elude Black…
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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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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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Black Unemployment Rate Increases
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate climbed from 10.7 percent in June…
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NNPA Luncheon Focuses on Black Economics, Growing Income Gap
By James Wright Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer WASHINGTON – The economic status of African-Americans and the…
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