We’re hiring, part-time heroes wanted, sign at entrance to Target store, Queens, New York. Lindsey Nicholson | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The unemployment rate among Black Americans jumped in March, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. Unemployment among Blacks rose to 6.4% last month, compared to 5.6% in February. That’s…
Job creation in March far exceeded expectations, signaling continued acceleration in what has been a busy and resilient labor market. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 303,000 this month, well above the Dow Jones estimate of a 200,000 increase and higher than the downwardly revised 270,000 gain in February, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported…
A sign outside a restaurant looking for workers on May 5, 2023 in Miami. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Black women’s unemployment fell in February as the number of people looking for work increased, data released by the U.S. government showed Friday. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics on…
For decades, California’s gigantic economy has been larger than that of most other nations and has played a prominent role in shaping global trends in technology, entertainment and agriculture. While that reputation endures, the state has a less enviable distinction: one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. Nationwide the rate is 3.7 percent…
