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NYC Black Unemployment Stuck Above 15%

“A startling trend,” says head of a leading anti-poverty organization. Adams and Hochul haven’t detailed how they might help.
Posted inEmployment

New York City’s Jobs Picture Grows Cloudier as Fall Approaches

Private sector jobs dropped this summer and the city’s unemployment rate was twice the U.S. average. But bright spots include public sector job growth — and signs that New York women in unions largely kept their jobs, bucking the national “shecession.”
Posted inEducation

CUNY Insider Sounds Battle Call on Tight Public University Budget

The $26 million in restored state aid to NYC’s public colleges — along with a recent tuition freeze — only “keeps us treading water,” warns Trustee Henry Berger. He’s calling for an “organized campaign” to fight for funding, saying it’s time to “yell.”