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Black unemployment under Trump reaches its highest rate since the pandemic. Here’s what it could mean
"Black workers are often last hired, first fired," said Angela Hanks, chief of policy programs of The Century Foundation.
Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils.
It is too soon to know whether the United States is on a similar path. But economists and other experts said that Mr. Trump’s ...
Black women unemployment rate rises to 6.3%, signaling continuing crisis
For Black women, 20 years and older, the unemployment rate during July was 6.3%, according to the bureau’s July report. This ...
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How Trump's tariffs impact unemployment numbers
As President Trump's global tariffs took effect on Friday, the most recent jobs report numbers also showed that employers ...
Dark clouds emerge for Trump on economy
Dark clouds formed over President Trump’s economy Friday after the July jobs report showed the labor market only gaining ...
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Trump’s baseless ‘manipulated’ data claim in firing BLS chief Erika McEntarfer follows long history
William Beach, who was Trump’s first-term Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, called the firing "baseless" and "damaging" in a letter co-signed by Erica Groshen, who preceded Beach and was ...
Top Trump Adviser Fails To Offer Evidence That Jobs Reports Were ‘Rigged’
One of Trump’s top economic advisers wasn’t able to point to much when asked for evidence to support the president’s ...