By FRANK STRICKER 1. Unemployment. Unemployment fell again, reaching 3.6%. That’s about where it was in February of 2020. But the rates for some categories are still terribly high: African-Americans: 6.2%; Disabled Persons: 8.8%; Teens: 10%; and Black Teens: 22.9%. 2. Job Totals. Employers added 431,000 non-farm jobs. Not blockbuster numbers but a C+. Areas… Read More Seven Points about the March Job Reports

By TRUDY GOLDBERG A great deal of work in the United States is done by volunteers who are not counted as employed in official statistics of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics—even if their work is done in a traditional workplace. Why? Because they are not paid. John A. Turner, Bruce W. Klein, and Constance… Read More Making Volunteer Work More Visible

Uniting for Voting Rights (Letter to the Editor, NY Times, 1/27/22) By NJFAN CHAIR, TRUDY GOLDBERG Re “How Did Democrats Let This Happen?,” by Bishop Reginald T. Jackson (Opinion guest essay, Jan. 17): Bishop Reginald T. Jackson calls out Democrats and especially President Biden for failure to lead the fight to protect voting rights. Presidential… Read More Uniting for Voting Rights (Letter to the Editor, NY Times, 1/27/22)

By TRUDY GOLDBERG, NOREEN CONNELL and ALAN AJA NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |MAR 19, 2022 https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-adams-jobs-20220319-wuaikeoc5vbkjlp7bbgzcpteqe-story.html Amid the crowded Democratic primary for mayor, some candidates, including Maya Wiley, Dianne Morales and Scott Stringer, promised upwards of 100,000 new jobs with “hire local” provisions. But candidate Eric Adams had no such plans. He asserted that “the biggest problem is not lack of… Read More The problem, Mr. Mayor, is too few jobs — not too little access