US EditionAs Black women face unemployment challenges, a roundtable of policymakers searches for solutions
Black women’s unemployment rose from 6.7% to 7.5% between August and September amid federal contract cuts and agency downsizing, impacting key employment sectors, officials said.
- Attendees at a roundtable expressed concern about unemployment challenges facing Black women, viewing the statistics as both an affront and a warning, according to Pressley.
- Participants attributed the recent employment challenges for Black women to federal actions during the Trump administration, including the downsizing of the Minority Business Development Agency.
- Ruthzee Louijeune emphasized the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion policies for fostering a healthy workforce and political system, stating, "Any space that does not look like our country... is not normal."
- Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman noted that Black women are central to the societal framework and highlighted their critical roles.
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Black Women’s Unemployment Rate Rising Disproportionately
Source: Jacob Wackerhausen / Getty Despite the GOP and President Donald Trump saying otherwise, the American economy ain’t doing so hot. Sadly, the adage that when white America catches a cold, Black people catch the flu is proving true, as Black women are disproportionately unemployed compared to the national average. According to Black Enterprise, the delayed September jobs report revealed that the unemployment rate for Black women increased …
Black Women’s Unemployment Rate Rising Disproportionately
Source: Jacob Wackerhausen / Getty Despite the GOP and President Donald Trump saying otherwise, the American economy ain’t doing so hot. Sadly, the adage that when white America catches a cold, Black people catch the flu is proving true, as Black women are disproportionately unemployed compared to the national average. According to Black Enterprise, the delayed September jobs report revealed that the unemployment rate for Black women increased …
As Black women face unemployment challenges, a roundtable of policymakers searches for solutions
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
As Black women face unemployment challenges, a roundtable of policymakers searches for solutions
By MATT BROWN, Associated Press 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 seeing their unemployment rise faster than most other groups? The replies Monday from policymakers, academics, business owners and community organizers laid out how economic headwinds facing Black women may indicate a tr…
As Black women face unemployment challenges, a roundtable of policymakers searches for solutions
By MATT BROWN, Associated Press 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 seeing their unemployment rise faster than most other groups? The replies Monday from policymakers, academics, business owners and community organizers laid out how economic headwinds facing Black women may indicate a tr…
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