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Two years ago, the Ocean State’s unemployment rate was 2.7 percent. Last quarter, it hit 4.9 percent, according to the Rhode ...
Black unemployment has climbed to 7.2%, its highest level in nearly five years. If perception is reality, then it's up to us ...
A modest increase in long-term joblessness could reflect employers getting pickier amid uncertainty over tariffs.
Just like the workers on his construction projects, Donald Trump wrote the Black community a bad check during the campaign,” ...
U.S. job growth likely slowed in July, with the unemployment rate forecast rising back to 4.2%, but that probably would be ...
The US economy added a disappointing 73,000 jobs in July amid Trump's tariffs, immigration constraints; unemployment rises ...
U.S. job growth slower much more than expected in July, and the data from the prior month was revised sharply lower, ...
The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims for the week ending Aug. 2 rose by 7,000 to 226,000, slightly more ...
Ongoing unemployment claim filings have continued to move higher in a sign Americans are taking longer to find new work.
Economists say the rise in unemployment among Black Americans could be a troubling sign for the economy at large.
The labor market isn’t great for people looking to work. But as long as most people who have a job keep their jobs, they are ...
Still, California is no stranger to the upper levels of unemployment rankings. June 2025 was the 19th time the state ranked ...