Last Month’s Good Job Numbers Still Spell Trouble for Blacks and Latinos
by Imara Jones on March 8 2013, 10:08AM
Don’t break out the fireworks yet.
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Jobs Report Still Bleak for Black Workers Under 30
by Jorge Rivas on February 1 2013, 12:59PM
The U.S. economy added 157,000 jobs in January, according to a Labor Department report released Friday.
Youth Unemployment 11.5 Percent, 22.1 percent for Young Blacks
by Jorge Rivas on January 4 2013, 10:42AM
This is the 49th consecutive month with national unemployment above 7%.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly From September’s Jobs Report
by Imara Jones on October 5 2012, 11:28AM
The overall picture’s looking better, but why hasn’t joblessness become a real election issue?
Topics: /NOW Blog
August Jobs Report Shows Stubbornly High Black and Brown Unemployment
by Imara Jones on September 7 2012, 12:14PM
The jobs report only adds to the curiosity of President Obama’s silence on Black and Latino unemployment.
Topics: /NOW Blog
Honestly, the Jobs Outlook Is Bleak Because the GOP Wants It That Way
by Imara Jones on July 9 2012, 9:38AM
Yes, the president must do much more, but his jobs proposals if fully implemented would have put millions back to work by now—including in hard-hit black communities. The problem is petty politics, not economic policy.
Topics: Economy, Jobs Crisis, Politics
U.S. Workers’ Field of Employment Organized by Place of Birth, Illustrated
by Jorge Rivas on June 27 2012, 4:08PM
One in six U.S. workers was born somewhere else.
Topics: Economy, Immigration, /NOW Blog
Supreme Court’s Arizona Ruling Hurts the Economy, as Well as People
by Kai Wright on June 25 2012, 11:49AM
The longer we go without creating sane immigration policy, the longer we rob the economy of $150 billion in economic activity a year, says Imara Jones.
Topics: Economy, Immigration, /NOW Blog
Obama Was Right. It’s the (Public Sector) Economy, Stupid
by Imara Jones on June 11 2012, 10:00AM
This weekend, President Obama took a beating for declaring the private sector “fine.” But he was correct. The real jobs crisis is in the public sector, and Obama’s the only one with a plan to fix it. Turns out, that’s also the only real plan to deal with black joblessness.
Topics: 2012 Election, Economy, Jobs Crisis
The U.S. Jobs Crisis Summed Up: If You Fail To Plan, You Plan to Fail
by Imara Jones on June 1 2012, 10:01AM
Today’s jobs report tells most Americans already what they already know: We’re still mired in joblessness. But Imara Jones argues we should really fear the larger problem: There remains no plan for getting unstuck.
Topics: Economy, Jobs Crisis
Rahm Emmanuel Takes Woman’s Phone - To Give Her a Job Reference
by Jorge Rivas on May 25 2012, 6:06PM
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was on his way back from a press conference on the train when he realized he was sitting next to a woman who was on a telephone interview. He surprised her with an on the spot job reference.
Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog
Reality Returns: Huge Black Job Gains Disappear in February Report
by Kai Wright on March 9 2012, 10:47AM
The sudden, sharp drop in black unemployment that set economists buzzing in January appears to have in fact been so much statistical noise. The February 2012 job numbers are out and black unemployment went right back up, to 14.1 percent…
Topics: Economy, Jobs Crisis, /NOW Blog
Unemployment Rate Improved for Everyone in 2011, Except for Blacks
by Jorge Rivas on January 9 2012, 8:03AM
Black men captured about 237,000 job gains in 2011, whereas black women actually ended the year with fewer jobs than they had a year ago.
Thousands of Unemployed Workers Expected to Protest in D.C.
by Jorge Rivas on December 6 2011, 12:28PM
The action comes as Congress votes on extending unemployment benefits to 2.2 million unemployed workers.
Obama to Black Lawmakers: ‘Stop Crying, We’ve Got Work to Do’
by Shani O. Hilton on September 26 2011, 9:30AM
The president’s remarks were just one of the more memorable moments from the annual Congressional Black Caucus’s legislative conference.
Topics: Politics
Maxine Waters Asks Why The President Is So Afraid to Say ‘Black Unemployment’
by Jorge Rivas on September 14 2011, 10:50AM
In an interview with Loop 21, the outspoken lawmaker explains why she’s been so critical of the president.
Topics: Jobs Crisis
Black Caucus Kicks Off Job Fair, Wants to Get 10,000 Hired
by Shani O. Hilton on August 10 2011, 10:15AM
At least someone’s trying to be proactive about job creation.
Topics: Economy
How to Succeed at a Summer Job: Look White and Christian
by Jamilah King on July 8 2011, 11:32AM
Recent news shows bias is still getting in the way of work for young people of color.
Topics: Economy, Schools & Youth
Lawmakers Prepare for Showdown Over Jobs
by Jamilah King on July 7 2010, 4:16PM
Democrats and Republicans spend the congressional recess getting ready to blame each other for the recession that will surely still be with us come November.
Topics: Economy
Race Drives Jobless Numbers in Worst-Hit Cities
by Michelle Chen on June 14 2010, 9:29AM
The unemployment rate varies wildly across different regions. But there’s one consistent pattern throughout: to find the people hurting the most, look to the neighborhoods where Black and brown people live. The Economic Policy Institute’s latest breakdown of unemployment looks…
Topics: Economy, Race and Recession
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