Black Unemployment Surges in August 2025 as Job Market Slows – Only 22K Jobs Added Overall

*The August 2025 jobs report brought troubling news for the Black community. The unemployment rate for Black or African American workers jumped to 7.5%, up from 7.2% in July. This is the highest rate ... Read More

Job growth stalls: US economy added just 22,000 jobs in August and unemployment rose to highest level since 2021

Job growth slowed to a crawl in August, and the unemployment rate rose to its highest level in nearly four years, indicating the US labor market is growing stagnant. The economy added just 22,000 jobs ... Read More

The U.S. Added Nearly a Million Fewer Jobs in the Past Year Than Previously Thought, Updated Data Shows

The Bureau of Labor and Statistics reports that the U.S. added nearly a million fewer jobs than previously thought. Read More

US added 22K jobs in August as unemployment rate hits 4.3%

NEW YORK (NewsNation) — U.S. employers added 22,000 jobs in August, and numbers in June and July were revised down by a further 21,000 openings. Hiring decelerated from 79,000 in July, the Labor ... Read More

The Latest: US employers added just 22,000 jobs last month amid uncertainty over Trump’s policies

U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool under uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies. The Labor Department said Friday that hiring ... Read More

Job growth stalls: US economy added just 22,000 jobs in August, unemployment at highest in nearly four years

(CNN) — Job growth slowed to a crawl in August, and the unemployment rate rose to its highest level in nearly four years, indicating the US labor market is growing stagnant. The economy added just ... Read More