The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on June 6 that unemployment for Black women aged 20+ rose to 6.2% in May, up from 6.1% in April.
As of midnight Tuesday, Trump began charging tariffs on goods imported into the United States and this means big trouble for Americans.
The nation’s financial picture seems somewhat rosy. But the Black unemployment rate increased from 6.1 to 6.2%, which is near historic lows.
When one person in a couple is unemployed, it’s hard enough on the relationship. The moods in the house can be low. The hope can feel barely there. One person is left trying to uplift the other and cheer their partner on. So what happens when both people are unemployed?
A 2011 Ohio State University study found that unemployed men are more likely to get divorced than employed men.
Our economy relies on people leaving their homes. We need people to go out to dinner, go to the movies, go on public transit, travel, go to spas, take dance lessons and do all of the many things they do outside of their houses in order for our economy to thrive. And now, we’re being asked to stay inside
Sometimes terminations can take you by surprise, but more often than not, the signs you’re about to get the boot are usually there. Unfortunately, even when we recognize the signs, the fear of an impending termination can be paralyzing, and instead of putting things in order for the inevitable, we’re left terribly unprepared. If you […]
What good is “allieship” when the allies can be bribed?
I have to protect my partner from my parents’ interrogations. I know he’ll be fine and things will work out, but they have a harder time believing that because they’re protective of me.
This strange thing keeps happening to you. You meet guys who are so charming, so charismatic, so witty, so sociable, and so confident…They truly seem like catches! But, after a date or two, you find out they’re between jobs. They’re “funemployed.” They’re “figuring things out.” They’re “Helping their mom out by living at home with […]
In my years on this earth, I've encountered my share of men who seemed a bit too comfortable with being chronically unemployed.
Is your job in danger?