Social Media Ideas for Black Unemployment

Black Unemployment Jumps to 7% as Black Women Take Bigger Hit in Black Recession Warning

*The National Urban League says a recession has already arrived for Black America — and newly released federal employment numbers provide troubling evidence of just how quickly con...

Black unemployment rises sharply to 7% as economists point to Trump policies

Black workers, particularly Black women, continue to face mounting economic strain as federal job cuts and other Trump policies reshape

Black unemployment just rose at its fastest pace since Covid

By David Goldman, Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Cherry-picking one data point from a monthly economic report is neither fair nor necessarily telling. But one statistic stood out in S...

Black Unemployment Recently Spiked. Is It a Warning for the Economy?

Black unemployment rose to 7% in September while employers added just 29,000 jobs, but economists are split on whether it signals a slowdown.

As Black wealth drops 25%, critics say Trump’s agenda is making the squeeze worse

Federal Reserve data show declining Black income and net worth, while advocates warn that rising prices and policy cuts could

Nearly 1 In 4 U.S. Workers Are ‘Functionally Unemployed’ New Data Finds

The institute's findings contrast with the federal government's official unemployment rate.

Sidney Madden’s ‘And Counting’ Documents Black Women After Layoffs

A powerful new film explores the real stories behind the rising unemployment among Black women and their journeys beyond job loss.

Black Household Wealth Plunges 25% While Other Racial Groups Gain

*Black American households saw their median net worth drop 25% between 2022 and 2025, even as other major racial groups grew wealthier. The setback hits families already facing dee...

Black Households See A 4.8% Jump In Income As U.S. Median Hits Record High

Black median household income reached $59,980 last year.

Black workers face new challenges as Trump labor policies reshape workplace protections

Labor leaders and lawmakers warn changes to federal agencies, jobs and worker safeguards could have a disproportionate impact on Black

HBCUs Expand Support As Black Male Enrollment Declines

Black male undergraduate enrollment across U.S. colleges and universities declined roughly 22% between 2010 and 2022

Black Household Wealth Fell 25% While White, Hispanic And Asian Households Gained. Here’s What Drove It, Per New Fed Dat...

The already significant gap between the wealth of Black and non-Black households in the U.

Long‑Term Unemployment Rate Creeps Up to 27 Percent Despite Blockbuster August Hiring

By Andrew Moran Despite the blockbuster August jobs report, the anemic pace of hiring in prior months has been exacerbating challenges for long-term unemployed Americans, new resea...

Black Mothers Aren’t Opting Out Of Work, They’re Being Pushed Out

By Taylor Austin, Campaign Director, Workplace Justice, MomsRising In July, BLACK ENTERPRISE published my article that addressed the phenomenon that Black mothers get underpaid twi...

Trump mistakenly celebrates ‘highest’ Black poverty rate while touting his economy

The Black poverty rate has declined, but an economist tells theGrio that Trump administration policies could make those gains short-lived.

4.1% Unemployment Is Hiding Something

New Law Grads Of Color Face Wider Employment Gap Amid Trump’s DEI Crackdown

Black graduates had the lowest employment rate for the class of 2025, while nearly 50 law firms declined to provide NALP with demographic data. The post New Law Grads Of Color Face...

Unemployment jumps to over 4-year high of 6% in July 2026 as youth struggle

The National Capital Region records the country's highest unemployment rate at 8.2%, as young Filipinos entering the workforce struggle to find enough jobs

What’s Trending: Jobs, Food Safety, and the Sky-High Cost of Flying

Bleak job losses, unsafe food, and airline perks vanishing paint a grim economic picture for Black Americans under Trump-Vance policies.

The Blackest Black Box Mid-Session Review Ever

I was looking to see what the Administration’s Mid-Session Review economic forecast looked like. Alas, courtesy of Jared Bernstein, I am disappointed. Did Vought et al. purge all t...

Functional Unemployment in USA Reaches New High

Functional Unemployment in USA Reaches New HighMartin ArmstrongThe government claims unemployment stands at 4.1%, yet a new analysis cited by CBS News found that 24.9% of American...

Mapped: Unemployment Rates in Every U.S. State in 2026

The U.S. has nearly four percent unemployment in 2026. West Coast states like California drive up the national average.

The gender wage gap improved in 2025, unless you’re a Black woman

New data released this week from the Census Bureau this week reveals the gender pay gap widened for Black women.

Black voting groups launch national effort to mobilize 100,000 Black men ahead of midterms

Civil rights organizations say jobs, affordability, education and voting rights are among the issues shaping their push to engage Black