Prior to the recession, there was always a stigma of being fired or laid off as opposed to resigning from a job. Most times, it’s…

The Labor Department released its April jobs report Friday morning (May 3), highlighting a slight drop in the overall unemployment rate. With the rate dropping…

King of sarcasm and Commander-in-Chief President Barack Obama (pictured) dismissed questions over his struggles to pass select components of his second-term agenda by telling a…

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According to the National Urban League‘s 2013 “State Of Black America” address, while there has been some progress, African Americans are still being hit hard…

Indiana Governor Mike Pence visited Afternoons with Amos to talk with Amos and listeners about a wide range of issues.  In his first visit to the program as Governor, Pence discussed a number of leading issues affecting Indiana, though time and again the Governor returned to what he said was the top issue for Hoosiers […]

The country has been worried about jobs for the last four years and it is a major issue in the elections that people want to see addressed. The president cannot solve this problem on his own, he needs the help of employers and it seems that this season they are willing to help out. Macy’s, […]

  In an exclusive Afternoons with Amos interview, City-County Councilmen Vop Osili and Joe Simpson explain their support of a controversial deal of those controversial TIF (Tax Increment Finance) districts downtown and on Mass Avenue that the two say will bring jobs and development to a near westside Black community. Last Monday, in controversial 5-1 […]

In a surprise interview on Afternoons with Amos, the President of the union that represents the IPS School Bus drivers that walked off the job this past Friday, told their story for the first time to any Indianapolis media.  Gregitte Yancey, President of AFSCME Local #3826 told the drivers’ side of the story. Last Friday […]

Finding a job is hard enough for African-Americans these days. But black people in Britain suffer from even higher rates of unemployment, especially during the last…

WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits plummeted last week to 352,000, the fewest since April 2008. The decline added to evidence that the job market is strengthening. SEE ALSO: Obama’s Big Oil Win Applications fell 50,000, the biggest drop in the seasonally adjusted figure in more than six years, the Labor Department […]

WASHINGTON — A burst of hiring in December pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly three years, giving the economy a boost at the end of 2011. SEE ALSO: Are Will And Jada Divorcing Obama Refocuses Military The Labor Department said Friday that employers added a net 200,000 jobs last month and […]

WASHINGTON– The outlook for the job market is looking brighter. Far fewer people are seeking unemployment benefits than just three months ago – a sign that layoffs are falling sharply. SEE ALSO: If Obama Loses, What Will He Do Next? The number of people applying for benefits fell last week to 366,000, the fewest since […]