News

Black Jobless Rate Tops 7% As White House Defends Ouster Of Labor Data Official
The Black unemployment rate hit its highest mark since December 2021, while the White House defended the firing of Erika ...
Black women unemployment rate rises to 6.3%, signaling continuing crisis
For Black women, 20 years and older, the unemployment rate during July was 6.3%, according to the bureau’s July report. This ...
Trump says the Bureau of Labor Statistics orchestrated a ‘scam.’ Here’s how the jobs report really works
President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the massive revisions to the latest jobs report constituted a “scam.” ...
Opinion
Black Unemployment Surges To Pandemic-Era Levels In July — Here’s Why It Matters
The broader picture shows 7.2 million Americans unemployed in July, with the national unemployment rate rising to 4.2%. While this matches economists’ forecasts, the underlying weakness in job ...
Five Wisconsin businesses disclosed layoffs in July affecting 170 workers
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Wisconsin's unemployment rate dipped slightly from 3.3% in May to 3.2% in June.
‘Huge deal to expand’: Worcester shelter getting rehabbed to accommodate more homeless families
The need for homeless beds has spiked, and the profile of who is in need is much different from what many people realize.