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Highlights of the December 2010 Employment Report
On Friday, January 7, 2011 the Federal government released the jobs results for December, 2010. In November, 2010 the economy gained a net 39,000 jobs -- this was well below the 150,000 that the market was expecting. Private employment increased by 50,000. Some analysts predicted robust jobs creation in December, 2010 -- even private sector job gains as high as 297,000.
What happened and what is going on with jobs?
Get all the answers and analysis by checking the monthly Employment Report from the National Urban League Policy Institute and joining us for the monthly online web chat about jobs with Dr. Valerie Wilson. Thanks to everyone that submitted questions and participated today (Monday, January 10, 2011) in the online chat about jobs. Be sure to submit your questions and join us again next month for more in-depth analyses of what the jobs report means for you and your community!
Dr. Valerie Rawlston Wilson is an economist and Vice President of Research at the National Urban League Policy Institute where she is responsible for planning and directing the Policy Institute’s Research Agenda. She is one of the primary architects of the National Urban League’s Plan for Putting Americans Back to Work, a bold 6-point job creation plan for urban America. Dr. Wilson has served as Managing Editor and Associate Editor of The State of Black America report and is staff director and ex-officio member of the National Urban League President’s Council of Economic Advisors, designed to assist the League in shaping national economic policy. Her fields of specialization include labor economics, economics of higher education, poverty and racial inequality. Dr. Wilson earned a PhD in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Additional information:
NUL’s State of Urban Jobs site at iamempowered.com gives you everything you need to know about jobs including the monthly employment report with stats for Blacks, Whites and Latinos, the National Urban League’s response to the current crisis, the facts about how investing in job creation is the best strategy for reducing the deficit, as well as resume writing tips and job listings.
The project was launched in 2010 by Iamempowered.com and the National Urban League’s Policy Institute, to bring the Institute’s esteemed research, policy analysis and publications online. Through such activities as the annual Legislative Policy Conference and the publication of The State of Black America the Policy Institute provides a foundation from which to advocate on behalf of African Americans and urban communities. The Institute’s extensive collection of reports, fact sheets and publications is made available in one location for scholars, policy analysts, policymakers and advocacy groups, along with tools and information for entrepreneurs, job seekers, and those seeking information on the emerging green economy.
