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Unemployment among Black Americans can be an early sign of economic strain. It’s rising

Economists say the rise in unemployment among Black Americans could be a troubling sign for the economy at large.

The shock jobs report sets off this recession alert and holds fresh clues that AI may be boosting unemployment, JPMorgan says

“We have consistently emphasized that a slide in labor demand of this magnitude is a recession warning signal,” JPMorgan ...

Jobs Report: Here’s How Unemployment Has Trended in Recent Years

Today's jobs report is expected to show the unemployment rate inched higher in July to 4.2%, from 4.1% in June. Ahead of the ...

Keep an eye on the unemployment rate in July's jobs report

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell repeatedly described the labor market as solid and balanced at his press conference on ...
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July jobs report sees continued gloomy hiring picture

The unemployment rate held at 4.2%, with 7.2 million people unemployed. While sectors such as health care and social ...

July Jobs Report Comes in Far Weaker Than Expected

Just 73,000 jobs were created last month, on a seasonally adjusted basis. + Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had ...

Here comes the July jobs report. The unemployment rate is the ‘main number you have to look at now,’ Fed’s Powell says.

The Federal Reserve won’t cut interest rates until it sees how inflation and job creation respond to higher tariffs. The next ...
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Sour jobs report adds pressure onto the Federal Reserve to cut rates in September

Last week’s surprisingly poor jobs report and massive downward revisions to previous months’ data have spurred renewed ...

Black unemployment is rising—critics say Trump’s ‘Black jobs’ promise was a lie

Just like the workers on his construction projects, Donald Trump wrote the Black community a bad check during the campaign,” ...