Barack Obama was elected 44th President of the United States in an Electoral College landslide. Obama won 52 percent of the popular vote and 349 electoral votes.
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Inauguration Day, Barack Obama sworn in as 44th President of the United States
Recovery Report: 100 Days, 100 Projects
Bottom line: “In the first 100 days since President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law, we have obligated more than $112 billion, created more than 150,000 jobs and helped communi¬ties and tribes in every state and territory.”
White House releases special report on African Americans and ARRA
Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
The overall unemployment rate is 9.8 percent, up from 9.7 percent in August. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that since the start of the recession in December 2007, the number of unemployed persons has increased by 7.6 million to 15.1 million, and the unemployment rate has doubled.
Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
In an interview with USA Today, President Obama rejected calls for a targeted plan to address the jobs crisis in the black community: "I will tell you that I think the most important thing I can do for the African-American community is the same thing I can do for the American community, period, and that is get the economy going again and get people hiring again."
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Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
State of the Dream 2010: Drained
Jobless and Foreclosed in Communities of Color
http://www.faireconomy.org/files/SoD_2010_Drained_Report.pdf
The jobless rate for black men is 17.6 percent compared to 9.1 percent for white men. More than 43 percent of black teens, age 16 to 19, are unemployed.
Measuring the Movement
On April 17, the Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network hosted a national leadership forum, “Measuring the Movement,” during which black leaders outlined a 12-month action plan.
Updated reports on the organizations’ progress in achieving their goals will be posted to Tracking Change Wiki.
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The State of Urban JobsThe economy gained a net 431,000 jobs in May, largely due to the hiring of 411,000 temporary Census workers. Private employment increased by only 41,000 much less than the 180,000 forecasted.
The unemployment rate for black men declined (from 18% to 17.1%), as did the rate for black women (from 13.7% to 12.4%).
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Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
On June 18, President Obama broke ground on the 10,000th Recovery Act Road Project in Ohio. Obama’s message: Let the Summer of Recovery begin!
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/06/18/president-obama-breaks-ground-10000th-recovery-act-road-project-let-summer-recovery-
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Summer of Recovery
The black jobless rate is nearly twice that of whites (8.6%).
There was a dip in black male unemployment (16.7% compared to 17.4% in June). Black female unemployment rose to 12.9% (up from 11.8% in June), primarily due to Census layoffs. Black youth unemployment is 40.6%.
McDonald’s National Hiring Day
Private sector employment increased by 240,000. McDonald's alone added 62,000 jobs.
Black male joblessness is 17.0 percent, up from 16.8 in March.
Black female joblessness rose to 13.4 percent, from 12.5 percent.
There was a slight dip in black youth unemployment to 41.6 percent, down from 42.1 percent.
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Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
The overall unemployment rate edged up to 9.1 percent; only 54,000 jobs were added to private and public payrolls.
Black male joblessness rose to 17.5 percent, from 17.0 percent in April. Black female unemployment rate was unchanged at 13.4 percent. There was a slight decline in black teen unemployment to 40.7 percent, from 41.6 percent.
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Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
The overall unemployment rate edged up to 9.2 percent. Private employers added only 18,000 jobs.
There was a drop in black male joblessness to 17.0 percent, from 17.5 percent in May. Black female unemployment rose to 13.8 percent, from 13.4 percent. There was a slight decline in black teen unemployment to 39.9 percent, from 40.7 percent.
Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
The overall unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.1 percent. Black unemployment fell from 16.7 percent to 16 percent.
Black male joblessness dropped from 18.0 percent to 16.8 percent. Black female unemployment rate dipped slightly from 13.4 percent to 13.2 percent. There was a slight dip in black teen joblessness from 46.5 percent to 44.2 percent.
