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

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

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

Two years ago, the Ocean State’s unemployment rate was 2.7 percent. Last quarter, it hit 4.9 percent, according to the Rhode ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell repeatedly described the labor market as solid and balanced at his press conference on ...

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

Over the past decade, Māori unemployment in Aotearoa New Zealand has reflected broader national economic trends, but ...

Big question marks still loom for the Fed, and while the jobs report last Friday was weak, the unemployment rate remains low.