By Frank Stricker January 20, 2026 Bits of Good News First The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employment Situation for December showed several positives, although most were small. For example, unemployment was down for whites, African Americans, and the whole labor force. It fell from 30.7%… Read More 2025–Glad to See You Go? The December Jobs Report
By Frank Stricker December 30, 2025 In the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employment Situation for November, the official unemployment rate was 4.6%. That level is not particularly high by conventional standards. However, the rate has been creeping up. Furthermore, the National Jobs for All Network’s Full Count of this unemployment number, which includes more people… Read More Jobs, Factories and Inequalities: A Closer Look at the November 2025 Jobs Report
NJFAN Moves Ahead With Ambitious Partnership Project to Create Federal Job Guarantee Dear Friends, In writing to you this year, we celebrate an exciting new chapter in NJFAN’s advocacy of the fundamental human right to living-wage work! After a national search for a dynamic director to head the Job Guarantee Project–a partnership of NJFAN and… Read More 2025 Year End Report and Annual Appeal Letter
In case you missed it… Sixty-two years ago, 250,000 people convened in Washington, DC to demand “meaningful and dignified jobs at decent wages” for all workers. The March on Washington was not merely a moral appeal to the nation, but also an economic one. Today, that dream of full employment remains unfulfilled. The Center on Economic… Read More CEPR Webinar: Is Black Full Employment Possible Without Affirmative Action and DEI?
Cortney Sanders, NJFAN Institute Director New York, NY — [September 11, 2025] — The Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy (the Institute) at The New School is proud to mark a new chapter in its mission to ensure meaningful employment as a fundamental human right. In partnership with the National Jobs for All Network (NJFAN), the Institute welcomes Cortney… Read More Cortney Sanders Selected as NJFAN Institute Director to Lead National Campaign to Secure the Right to Good Jobs for All
