Tag: Federal reserve
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff LITTLE ROCK – May 12, 2026 – Inflation is heating up again across the country — and Arkansas families are feeling the burn at the gas pump more than most. New federal data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that consumer prices rose 0.6% […]
Black unemployment rate in Arkansas and U.S. unemployment rate jump to the highest level since pandemic; Black women bear brunt of job losses and federal DEI purge Arkansas Black Vitality Staff LITTLE Rock – Jan. 9, 2026 – As the Arkansas and U.S. workforce enters 2026, the fate of Black workers, and Black women in […]
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff May 30, 2025 –Black unemployment in April jumped 0.7 percentage points between March and April, testing the well-worn Trump administration talking points that the Black economy improves under the MAGA agenda. The Arkansas Department of Commerce, in conjunction with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), announced on May 21 […]
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff April 18, 2025 – The Black unemployment rate in Arkansas rose significantly in March in tandem with the higher state and national employment situation, leading some economists to predict an emerging labor pool crisis in the months ahead. The Arkansas Department of Commerce, in conjunction with the Bureau […]
