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The Reality of Racial Economic Inequality for Black Retirees
Racial economic inequality has shaped the lives of most African Americans, and it continues into the “golden years” of retirement. In 2022, the typical white family held about $285,000 in…
Joint Center June Jobs Day Analysis Featured in New York Amsterdam News
Joint Center Senior Researcher, Financial Regulation and Policy, Cantrell Dumas was quoted in the New York Amsterdam News discussing the Joint Center’s June employment and unemployment analysis pulling data from…
Inside Black Policy: Tech – July 2026
Joint Center Quoted in The New York Times in Article on High Black Unemployment
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad was quoted in The New York Times in an article discussing Black Americans’ extremely high unemployment rates during President Donald Trump’s terms. From the article:…
Joint Center Quoted in Blavity on June Jobs Day Report
Joint Center Senior Research Cantrell Dumas, lead researcher for the Joint Center’s monthly Jobs Day analysis, was quoted in Blavity on how the June report is disproportionately impacting Black workers.…
The Hill Highlighted Joint Center May 2026 Jobs Day Analysis
The Hill highlighted the Joint Center’s May 2026 Jobs Day analysis in an article discussing that the National Urban League released its annual “State of Black America” report and its…
June 2026 Jobs Day Analysis
The Joint Center analyzes unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and shows how these numbers affect Black workers. Our June Jobs Day analysis is below. From May to June, the…
Joint Center Hosts Second National Economic Roundtable
The Joint Center hosted its second National Economic Roundtable convening, bringing together leaders across research, policy, and practice to engage in meaningful discussion about the significance of the federal workforce,…
POLITICO Highlights Joint Center Second National Economic Roundtable
The POLITICO Influence newsletter highlighted the Joint Center’s second National Economic Roundtable convening. From the newsletter: “SPOTTED at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies’s headquarters this afternoon for its second…
Joint Center May Jobs Day Analysis Featured in New York Amsterdam News
Joint Center Senior Researcher, Financial Regulation and Policy, Cantrell Dumas was quoted in the New York Amsterdam News discussing the Joint Center’s May employment and unemployment analysis pulling data from…