February Jobs Analysis

On the first Friday of every month, the Joint Center’s Workforce Policy Director Harin Contractor hosts an online conversation on the implications of the latest Employment Situation Report for Black communities when The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases data providing insight into key indicators like the national unemployment rate and the number of jobs created over the month.

On February 1, Harin led the conversation with Groundwork Collaborative’s Angela Hanks(Deputy Executive Director) and Sam Sanders (Associate Director). Read the entire thread here (or below).

Behind the Numbers: African Americans in the Labor Market (Feb 2019)