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 […]