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

A modest increase in long-term joblessness could reflect employers getting pickier amid uncertainty over tariffs.

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

According to the BLS, the national unemployment rate stood at 4.2% in July 2025. That figure has remained relatively steady, ...

Since early 2024, the unemployment rate increase for 20- to 30-year-olds in tech has risen much faster than the overall ...

Still, California is no stranger to the upper levels of unemployment rankings. June 2025 was the 19th time the state ranked ...

U.S. job growth likely slowed in July, with the unemployment rate forecast rising back to 4.2%, but that probably would be ...

"Black workers are often last hired, first fired," said Angela Hanks, chief of policy programs of The Century Foundation.

As states like Ohio, Oregon and California modernize their unemployment insurance platforms, they're putting security at the ...