Tag: Black workers
Joint Economic Committee and Congressional Black Caucus Release New Analysis Highlighting Economic Progress and...
State and national data spanning the last 50 years highlight significant areas of economic progress among Black Americans. However, the data also make clear...
Black Unemployment Rate Improves Amid Historic Jobs Report
The economy created 467,000 jobs in January, and the unemployment rate for Black workers fell to 6.9 percent and dropped to 5.8 percent for...
OP-ED: Don’t Raise Taxes on the Investments Black-Owned Businesses Depend On
By Larry D. Ivory, President of the National Black Chamber of Commerce
Across the United States, there are 2.6 million Black-owned businesses that account for...
Black Unemployment Increases as California Job Market Recovers
Bo Tefu | California Black Media
There has been a gradual increase in the unemployment rate among Blacks Californians despite an overall improvement in the state’s...
EXCLUSIVE OP-ED: My Plan to Lift Every Voice in Black America
President Trump wants to paper over the living wound of racism. He’s issued Executive Orders and established a new national commission designed to whitewash...