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Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity? The racial gap in unemployment got much worse in December.

Despite the better than expected jobs numbers, the number of black women working fell in October.

Republican governors and legislatures are leading Americans back to work, according to analysis of the state-by-state unemployment data from the Department of Labor.

The Jobs Creators Network reacted to President Joe Biden’s terrible jobs report, blaming his “failed policies” and radical agenda for “wrecking small businesses” across the country.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) responded to President Joe Biden’s disappointing September jobs report, blaming the “misguided policies” put up by the congressional Democrats that hurt the U.S. economy.

A “record share” of U.S. small businesses had unfilled positions in August, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.

The median forecast of analysts was for 740,000 jobs and an unemployment rate of 5.2 percent.

The generous unemployment benefits in the United States likely have prevented over seven million people from accepting a job offer, based on data from a recent Morning Consult poll.

Coronavirus lockdowns hurt young people of color between the ages of 20-24 the most, according to a report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR).

Maine’s Democrat Gov. Janet Mills announced the “Back To Work” program Monday, which will give people who join the workforce a one-time payment, administered by the state’s Department of Labor and the Department of Economic and Community Development. 

Economists were expecting 650,000 jobs and an unemployment rate of 5.9 percent.

Republican-led states are proven to bring jobs back faster than Democrat-led states as Americans back to work, according to new state-by-state unemployment data from the Labor Department.

Economists expected the economy to add 938,000 jobs and the unemployment rate to fall to 5.8 percent.

Floridians who receive unemployment benefits will soon have to show proof that they are job-hunting, according to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The Swedish municipality of Strömstad has seen a 700 per cent rise in unemployment due to travel restrictions implemented after the start of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.

The Fed’s new projections indicate that the central bankers underestimated how quickly the economy would recover in the second half of this year.

Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Integration Mattias Tesfaye has defended studying non-European migrant links to crime and employment.

The unemployment rate fell to 7.9%. That rate matches the same rate in the last jobs report before President Barack Obama was re-elected in 2012.

Economists had forecast 894,000 jobs and a decline in the unemployment rate to 8.2 percent.

Unemployment rose for a fifth straight month in Europe in August, narrowing the gap with the U.S. The continued rise in unemployment across the continent is feeding concerns that extensive government support programs won’t be able keep many businesses hit

The racial gap in unemployment narrowed during Trump’s presidency to its lowest level ever.

Back when Obama was running for president in 2012, Schumer was happy to celebrate smaller gains in employment.

Economists had forecast an addition of around 1.32 million jobs and a decline in the unemployment rate to 9.8 percent.

Economists had forecast an addition of 1.5 million jobs and a decline in the unemployment rate to 10.6 percent.

Economists had forecast the U.S. adding 3 million jobs in the month.

Minnesota’s unemployment rate hit 9.9 percent in May, reaching the highest point its ever been in the state, according to state data.

Michigan’s Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s decision to ban most residential construction during the coronavirus shutdown led to a 44 percent decline in Michigan construction jobs and contributed to her state’s second highest in the nation unemployment rate.

During an interview with Hill.TV’s “Rising,” on Tuesday, White House Coronavirus Task Force on the economy member Stephen Moore stated that the unemployment rate in the United States is “probably closer” to 20% and “could easily” hit 25%. Moore said,

Here’s how Donald Trump can get re-elected even if unemployment is higher than it has been since the Great Depression.

Coronavirus is already having a massive effect on the economy of Norway, with the unemployment rate more than doubling to 164,000 people.

Economists had been expecting 177,000 jobs in February.

According to Swedish unemployment statistics, the country’s region with the lowest unemployment is still much higher than the British average as unemployment figures continue to grow.

President Donald Trump ripped into former President Barack Obama’s economic failures and touted his economic success during the 2020 State of the Union Address Tuesday evening.

The Swedish Employment service has revealed that just 6.1 per cent of new arrival migrants were able to find full-time work not subsidised by the government last year.

Swedish bank Handelsbanken says Sweden’s economy has signs of weak growth and the unemployment rate has increased compared to other European Union member-states.

A “tremendous awakening” is happening in the country as more black voters are abandoning the Democrat Party and turning to support Trump.

Despite continued claims by the big business lobby and corporate interests that there are labor shortages in blue-collar and white-collar workforces, the latest federal employment data reveal that about 11.5 million unemployed and underemployed Americans want full-time jobs. 

Minister of Public Administration Lena Micko claimed Sweden needs more refugees to fill jobs, despite the unemployment rate of migrants being several times higher than for native-born Swedes.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) claimed that President Trump has “sold out working people” despite smashing economic records, telling her audience that we need a new commander in chief because “dude gotta go.”

Sweden’s unemployment rate is rising and is now one of the highest in the European Union, despite Prime Minister Stefan Löfven promising to reduce it.