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New data released July 3 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics marked the third straight month of high unemployment rates for Black women.

Experts are warning that the increases in the unemployment of Black women could be a harbinger for the rest of the workers in the economy.

The unemployment rate for Black women stands at nearly 6%, marking the third consecutive month of high rates among the group ...

By comparison, the unemployment rate for adult white women dropped to 3.1%, while the rate for Hispanic women declined to 4.5%. Meanwhile, Black men saw a sharp increase in unemployment, rising ...

Research showed that in Black communities, each additional Black individual incarcerated per 100,000 population is tied to a ...

Las Vegas’ jobless rate ticked higher in May and was again one of the highest in the country among large metro areas, new data shows. The Las Vegas-area’s unemployment rate in May, 5.5 percent ...

The Georgia Department of Labor recently reported the state’s unemployment rate hit 3.5% in May, its lowest point in a year. But something else dropped, too: the size of the labor force. Georgia’s ...

The individual tragedies exposed by these rising suicide rates point to broader societal issues, but the focus of suicide ...

A pedestrian was struck and several others were injured during an Independence Day parade in Georgia. According to the ...