jobs
June Employment Report Reveals Hidden Weakness Beneath Lower Unemployment
Elevated Black Unemployment and Falling Labor Force Participation Signal Growing Risks for Black, Minority-Owned Businesses
employment
May 2026 Employment Report Shows Improving Conditions For Black Workers While Revealing Continuing Structural Labor Market Gaps
The key question for policymakers is not simply whether jobs are being created," Cunningham added. "The critical issue is whether economic opportunity is being distributed broadly enough to reach historically underserved communities and support the growth of minority-owned businesses."
MPLS
Economist Files Amicus Brief Documenting $275–$320 Million in Economic Harm to MPLS
Concentrated and compounding harm to Black residents and Black-owned businesses, due to lower liquidity buffers, sectoral exposure, and coupled household–firm balance sheets