Obama's Move Toward Manufacturing
On the day that news broke that the overall unemployment rate for February remained unchanged while...
The 2012 State of the Union
President Obama calls for an economy built to last....
Obama Ties Manufacturing Jobs to Economic Growth
In a speech at Northern Virginia Community College, President Obama touted an initiative that links...
Despite China's Might, U.S. Factories Maintain Edge
WASHINGTON – U.S. factories are closing. American manufacturing jobs are reappearing overseas...
Census: Detroit's Population Plummets 25 Percent
Michigan has experienced its first drop in black residents since statehood, and a historically sign...
Obama Pushes for Higher Minimum Wage on Plant Tour
President Obama says people who work full time shouldn't live in poverty at a rally in North Caroli...
Obama, in Texas, Presses Middle-Class Jobs Agenda
President Obama reiterates themes outlined in his State of the Union address to expand educational ...
Factory Activity Grows, Hiring Outlook Brightens
WASHINGTON – The best month for U.S. factories in nearly seven years is brightening the outlo...
Obama Seeks to Highlight Economic Successes
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama wants to cast some light on economic success stories in t...
February Black Unemployment Rate Increases Slightly
The overall unemployment rate continued to hover at around 8.3 percent while the Black unemployment...
The African-American Unemployment Rate Rose to 14.4 Percent in June
The African-American unemployment rate rose to 14.4 percent while the overall rate remained at 8.2 ...
Use of Temps May no Longer Signal Permanent Hiring
WASHINGTON – It's not the signal it used to be. When employers hire temporary staff after a r...
Stocks fall on concern about US credit rating
Stocks fall on concern about US credit rating...
Former President Bill Clinton's Democratic National Convention Address
Former President Clinton's stump speech for President Obama energized Democratic National Conventio...
Transcript: President Obama's Democratic National Convention Address
In his Democratic National Convention speech on Thursday, President Barack Obama laid out the reaso...
American Money: Is a Green Job or Business Right for You?
How the green economy can bring economic opportunity to our communities....
African-American Unemployment Rate Declined in March
The Black unemployment rate for March fell to 13.3 percent and the overall unemployment rate was 7....
U.N.: Investing in Poor Countries Should Not Be Considered “Charity”
Investing in poor countries shouldn’t be seen as “charity” but rather a profitable economic opportu...
Eye on Unemployment: Milwaukee
As the first of a new series on how unemployment is affecting African-Americans, BET.com looks at M...
BET.com Interviews National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial on Group's 99th Anniversary
Is the Urban League still relevant in Barack Obama's America? Tanu Henry Interviews President and C...
