The Labor Department's recent report is concerning because Black folks are often the first to be hit by economic downturns in the nation.

National unemployment was 7.9% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment update, down slightly from 8.2% last month ...

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

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 ...

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