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163,000 jobs were created in July by U.S employers making the top of the list for the past five months. The July Job report reminds Americans that the economy is rising smoothly. As the number of jobs created has been watched by a careful eye, many economists only predicted 100,000 jobs would be created for […]

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Unfortunately, the unemployment rate for African Americans rose in May to 13.6 percent from 13.0 percent in April, the Labor Department said on Friday. The…

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The Labor Department has reported that 120,000 jobs were added in the month of March, which was far less than what was expected. Last month’s job growth is the equivalent to just barely keeping up with population growth, said Christine Owens, executive director of the National Employment Law Project. Read More

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CNN is reporting that an ADP payroll report concludes that the job market picked up last month, creating 216,000 jobs. Small businesses (with less than 50 employees) made up half of the jobs that were created in February. Read More

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Romney again turns attention to Obama after Nevada win check out the video!

A majority of Black unemployed are no longer receiving unemployment benefits. In early 2010, 75 percent of Black unemployed were receiving benefits. Now, only 48 percent receive unemployment, a shift that highlights the nation’s issues with long tern unemployment. Continue Story NewsOne.com

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As Black unemployment rises across the nation reaching numbers that more than double the percentage of unemployed whites, there are several major cities where Black unemployment is rising the fastest. In Dallas, Detroit and even San Francisco economists say a combination of factors including a younger workforce and fewer numbers of college-educated candidates has placed […]

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Via DefenderNetwork.com: Young adults are the recession’s lost generation. In record numbers, they’re struggling to find work, shunning long-distance moves to live with mom and dad, delaying marriage and raising kids out of wedlock, if they’re becoming parents at all. The unemployment rate for them is the highest since World War II, and they risk […]

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Bank of America said Monday that it plans to eliminate 30,000 jobs as part of a plan to save $5 billion.

Frum asks: “Isn’t it weird that…neither of the two great U.S. political parties is offering a plan to do anything about the job situation?”  Read More:

The report showed the U.S. economy created 151,000 jobs in October, and economists are hoping even more were created in November.  Read More: .