According to new data from the Department of Labor, unemployment levels for Black Americans dropped significantly in July — but the news isn’t as positive as it might sound on the surface. Bloomberg’s Catarina Saraiva has reported that “the decrease came as workers left the labor force, an indication that…
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One Year After Brunt of Pandemic Hit, 2 Million Women Remain Missing from U.S. Workforce
Even with the effects of the pandemic easing up in recent months and an ever-growing number of people returning to work, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that the job outlook for men and women in America remains disappointing as a whole, especially for women. While about 355,000 men…
1 in 10 American Families Impacted By Unemployment in 2020 According to New Government Data
We all know how dramatically the COVID-19 pandemic impacted American businesses and the U.S. labor market. But a new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics looking at unemployment data in 2020 paints a bit clearer picture of just which groups were impacted the most by the global crisis. According…
UCLA Analysis Finds Transgender People who Experience Discrimination are More Likely to Attempt Suicide
A new University of Los Angeles (UCLA) analysis of data from the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey found discrimination leads transgender individuals to contemplate and attempt suicide at high rates. The 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey by the National Center of Transgender Equality included responses from 27,715 transgender people from all 50…