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Black unemployment under Trump reaches its highest rate since the pandemic. Here’s what it could mean
Black workers are often last hired, first fired,” said Angela Hanks, chief of policy programs of The Century Foundation. The ...
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 ...
Path to the Fed rate cuts Trump wants may involve higher unemployment
President Donald Trump may see lower Federal Reserve interest rates as a fix for two politically potent problems, the cost of ...
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 ...
Maybe now Nevada’s stubbornly high unemployment rate will finally go down (except not really)
Nevada has had either the highest or one of the highest unemployment rates in the U.S. over most of the 21st century. In the ...
Fed keeps rates steady despite Trump's pressure, with two governors dissenting
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday in a split decision that gave little indication of when borrowing ...
Trump Says Fed's Powell Should Be Put 'Out to Pasture'
U.S. President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speak during a tour of the Federal Reserve Board building ...