Job Market News

Ex-offenders face significant challenges in weak job market

By Shartia Brantley

9:31 AM on 12/15/2011

theGRIO REPORT - The weak job market presents challenges for all job seekers, but even greater challenges for one group: ex-offenders....
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Slow improvement in job market

By theGrio

4:20 PM on 11/17/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - Little by very little, the job market is getting better...
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5/30/2011 - theGrio and CNBC Market Update

By theGrio

7:31 AM on 05/30/2011

VIDEO - The economy grew much slower than expected during the first quarter, new home sales rose more than 7 percent in April, reaching a four month high...
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5/23/2011 - theGrio and CNBC Market Update

By theGrio

7:09 AM on 05/23/2011

VIDEO - In march, new home sales rose 11 percent, much more than expected. the median price of a new home rose nearly 3 percent to 214,000 dollars...
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Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits

By theGrio

9:12 AM on 05/12/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week, reversing nearly all the sharp rise reported the previous week...
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Unemployment falls to 9.4 percent, hiring up

By theGrio

9:49 AM on 01/07/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Labor Department says employers added 103,000 jobs in December, an improvement from November but far below most analysts' expectations...
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5/17/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update

By Shartia Brantley

7:00 AM on 05/17/2010

VIDEO - This week, amid signs of job market improvement, investors await reports on housing, inflation, and several key economic indicators...
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Obama election-year jobs agenda stalls in Congress

By theGrio

11:14 AM on 04/12/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - The election-year jobs agenda promised by President Barack Obama and Democrats has stalled seven months before voters determine control of Congress...
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Employment grows, but jobless rate remains the same

By theGrio

9:38 AM on 04/02/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - The increase is the latest sign that the economic recovery is sustainable and healing in the job market is beginning...
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3/22/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update

By Shartia Brantley

7:28 AM on 03/22/2010

VIDEO - This week consumer and housing data are due, as earnings reports are released from Tiffany & Company, Best Buy, General Mills and Darden Restaurants...
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3/8/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update

By Shartia Brantley

7:00 AM on 03/08/2010

VIDEO - Investors prepare for reports on retail sales, consumer sentiment, and job openings this week as March gets into swing...
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Unemployment rate remains unchanged as 36,000 jobs lost

By theGrio

8:05 AM on 03/05/2010

VIDEO - The figures suggest the job market is slowly healing but that significant hiring has yet to occur...
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Black advocates want more help for the unemployed

By theGrio

9:44 AM on 12/23/2009

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- In the battle against black unemployment, places like the Opportunities Industrialization Center are ground zero...
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Magic Johnson: Now is the time to invest in black communities (VIDEO)

By Todd Johnson

9:30 AM on 12/09/2009

VIDEO - NBA Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson is still dishing out assists, even if he's not in command of the Los Angeles Lakers' "Showtime" offense...
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Obama prepares for his speech on boosting economy

By theGrio

8:58 AM on 12/08/2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is promoting help for highways and small businesses, bridges and energy-efficient homes in a broad pitch to get Americans back to work...
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Jobs that work for African-Americans

By Bonnie Davis

11:00 AM on 12/04/2009

OPINION - With the slight improvement in unemployment numbers, some economic forecasters and business experts point to occupations that show promise for African-American workers.
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Minority groups want audacity from Obama on job creation

By Michael E. Ross

8:41 AM on 12/03/2009

OPINION - The absence of jobs may be made worse by Obama's reluctance to take a more aggressive, personalized approach in pursuit of more public-works projects...
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NAACP prods Obama on job losses

By theGrio

9:43 AM on 11/17/2009

With unemployment among blacks at more than 15 percent, the N.A.A.C.P. will join several other groups on Tuesday to call on President Obama to do more to create jobs...
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10/26/09 - theGrio & CNBC Market Preview

By Shartia Brantley

7:18 AM on 10/26/2009

TheGrio and CNBC team up to deliver a weekly preview of money matters and market updates for our community...
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