Economists warn that cracks have started to emerge in the U.S. labor market – including among the country's Black workforce. The unemployment rate for Black Americans hit 7.5% in July, up from 6.1% a ...

Economists have viewed the U.S. labor market as resilient in recent months, but some warn that cracks have started to emerge – including among the country's Black workforce. The unemployment rate for ...

In a packed room at library in a downtown Boston, Rep. Ayanna Pressley posed a blunt question: Why are Black women, who have some of the highest labor force participation rates in the country, now ...

The recent spike in youth unemployment could be a bad omen for the country’s finances, a leading economist has warned. Andrew Webb of Grant Thornton Ireland said figures showing that 12.2% of young ...

Traditional metrics like the Gini Index and U-3 unemployment rate understate true economic inequality and labor market weakness. Growing wealth inequality and understated unemployment threaten ...

According to a new study, true unemployment in the United States is a stunning 24.3%, as millions of Americans are “functionally unemployed." The bold claim is a stark contrast to the reported ...