Joblessness for 16-to-24-year-old black men has reached Great Depression proportions -- 34.5 percent in October, more than three times the rate for th...
Stephen Viscusi | Posted 11.25.2009 | Media
Losing your job is dreadful, no matter what the reason. In this journalist's mind, it is still better than health issues, divorce, or death -- but t...
Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.24.2009 | Impact
On Friday, North Carolina's WWAY featured a story about Terry Jorden and his wife, who were both laid off two years ago and lost their home. They move...
David Jones | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York
If history is any guide, the recovery in jobs will trail the economic indicators, and the recovery for black workers in higher wage brackets will trail even further.
Posted 11.15.2009 | Impact
Many small businesses have recently decided to step in and offer jobseekers discounts and freebies to boost their confidence, such as complimentary dr...
Michael Henry Adams | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York
Almost every African-American knows, is related to, or is acquainted with a Precious Jones or her mother, Mary.
Robert Reich | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business
Obama must return to Congress for more stimulus spending. Here's how he should sell it.
Don McNay | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business
If anyone has ever dreamed of being an office holder, 2010 is the year to do it. There are going to be several situations where voters elect a complete unknown, just to express their anger about the incumbent.
David Jones | Posted 10.21.2009 | Local
Two recent news stories keep coming together in my mind: The incredible Goldman Sachs bonuses amounting to more than $16 billion, and the recent report by the Coalition for the Homeless, of the record 40,000 homeless people sleeping in NYC shelters.
Editor & Publisher | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media
The Blade of Toledo, Ohio, is offering a new approach to helping the local unemployed, offering a three-month subscription for $1 to anyone currently ...
David D. Burstein | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics
By most indicators young people are the most adversely affected age group by the economic crisis, the most at risk when it comes to health care coverage, and the deepest in debt.
Ryan Mack | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business
I promise this to you, if you hold on to the belief that you will find a job, and aggressively pursue that belief, you will survive these hard times!
David Jones | Posted 10.08.2009 | New York
We snicker about the blindness of Marie Antoinette before the outbreak of the revolution, but I'm starting to understand the very human wish to ignore what's painful and unpleasant.
BusinessWeek | Posted 10.02.2009 | Business
Today's employment report shows that the recession has finally hit education. With the new school year starting, September education jobs fell by 0.9%...
HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics
Nowhere is the massive disconnect between Washington D.C. and the rest of the country more striking than when it comes to the issue of jobs. Inside ...
Robert Reich | Posted 10.02.2009 | Business
Yes, I know. Our government is already deep in debt. But let me tell you something: When one out of six Americans is unemployed or underemployed, this is no time to worry about the debt.
Diane Tucker | Posted 11.01.2009 | Media
Ronald Reagan governed over high unemployment numbers, and he was covered by a hyper-critical media. Yet today, most TV news outlets are giving President Obama a free pass on equally bleak statistics.
Dan Dorfman | Posted 10.01.2009 | Business
Money manager Arnold Silver has been told by some retailers in California and elsewhere that they won't hire any Santas this year -- or else hire far fewer of them -- in an effort to cut costs.
The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 09.30.2009 | Business
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the Robertson family was living in a storage unit. Save The Family Arizona suppli...
The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics
A retired couple in Eastern Michigan has opened their home and their hearts to desperate cats abandoned by their owners as they were forced out of the...
The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.24.2009 | Business
As the Huffington Post continues to bear witness to the effects of the current economic environment on ordinary Americans, we've found additional comp...
New York Times | Patrick McGeehan | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York
New York City's unemployment rate jumped to 10.3 percent in August as the number of city residents unable to find work rose to a record high of 415,80...
Brandon Roberts | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business
For millions of Americans at the margins of the labor market, a return to aggregate economic growth is unlikely to improve their personal circumstances.
Jackson Katz | Posted 11.08.2009 | Media
Limbaugh is successful because he not only knows how millions of white men think -- he knows what pushes their emotional buttons.
USA Today | Matt Kelley | Posted 09.30.2009 | Business
More than $3.1 billion in stimulus money for state unemployment insurance programs is sitting in a federal trust fund because 23 states haven't expand...
washingtonpost.com | V. Dion Haynes | Posted 11.24.2009 | Business