Tag: employment
A Chance to Close the Digital Divide in Black Communities
By Mark Brown, Word in Black
In 1944, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act, which became one of the largest social investments ever...
Home-Based Workers Became Younger, more Diverse in Pandemic
By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press
People working from home became younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move during the worst part of...
US Adds a Healthy 236,000 Jobs Despite Fed’s Rate Hikes
By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a solid 236,000 jobs in March, suggesting that the economy remains on solid...
Black Apprentices Are Being Underrepresented and Underpaid
By Jada Simon, New York Amsterdam News, Word in Black
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies releases their report “Five Charts To Understand...
Study Finds Six-Figure Earners Also Living Paycheck-to-Paycheck
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
In 2022, the economy proved as volatile as ever, with less disposable income and greater unpredictability.
According...