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	<title>BLACK ENTERPRISE &#187; unemployment</title>
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		<title>Washington Report: Updates from Capitol Hill</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/12/washington-report-updates-from-capitol-hill-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Black Farmers Association President John Boyd, Jr. fears that Capitol Hill lawmakers won’t meet the March 31 deadline to appropriate funds for the settlement agreement reached last month with the Agriculture and Justice departments.]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report: Updates from Capitol Hill</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/05/washington-report-updates-from-capitol-hill/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/05/washington-report-updates-from-capitol-hill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the House votes on the $15 billion Senate jobs bill later today, it may or may not pass. What’s certain is that several members of the Congressional Black Caucus are planning to vote against the measure, which they charge is more of a “tax credit” bill than anything else.]]></description>
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		<title>African American Unemployment Rate Shrinks to 15.8%</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/05/african-american-unemployment-rate-shrinks-to-15-8/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/03/05/african-american-unemployment-rate-shrinks-to-15-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hilda Solis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The unemployment rate among African Americans improved slightly in February, shrinking from 16.5% to 15.8% for the month, according to Labor Department statistics released Friday.]]></description>
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		<title>Positioning Yourself for an Opportunity</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2010/02/25/positioning-yourself-for-an-opportunity/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/2010/02/25/positioning-yourself-for-an-opportunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Taylor Bass</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With high unemployment, now is the time to position yourself as an authority in your field, commit to doing something different, and offer your talent/services to businesses.]]></description>
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		<title>Tackling Obama&#8217;s Domestic Agenda—Round Two</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/11/tackling-obamas-domestic-agenda-round-two/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/11/tackling-obamas-domestic-agenda-round-two/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether the issue is related to unemployment, education or healthcare, Melody Barnes represents one of President Obama's fiercest fighters for his domestic agenda. Black Enterprise Editor-in-Chief Derek T. Dingle conducted a one-on-one interview with her on the administration’s plans for year two and beyond.]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment Rate Falls to 9.7%</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/05/unemployment-rate-falls-to-9-7/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/02/05/unemployment-rate-falls-to-9-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[joblessness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Labor reported today that in January, the U.S. unemployment rate decreased from 10.0% to 9.7%, and a survey of households shows that employment fell by 20,000 jobs. ]]></description>
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		<title>Ask Your Advocate: Can Unemployment Lead to Bankruptcy?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2010/02/01/ask-your-advocate/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2010/02/01/ask-your-advocate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheiresa Ngo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been unemployed for the last six months, and I’ve spent most of my emergency savings. I’m having trouble paying my credit card and student loan. Should I file for bankruptcy?]]></description>
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		<title>Transcript: State of the Union Address</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/27/transcript-state-of-the-union-address/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/27/transcript-state-of-the-union-address/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transcript of President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address – As Prepared for Delivery
Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:
Our Constitution declares that from time to time, the President shall give to Congress information about the state of our union.  For two hundred and twenty years, our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Resets Agenda in State of the Union Address</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/27/obama-to-reset-agenda-in-state-of-the-union-address/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/27/obama-to-reset-agenda-in-state-of-the-union-address/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama vowed to not abandon plans for longer-term fixes to healthcare, energy, and education in his State of the Union address.]]></description>
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		<title>Can This Woman Get You A Job?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2010/01/27/can-this-woman-get-you-a-job/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-news/2010/01/27/can-this-woman-get-you-a-job/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred Edmond, Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's about an hour before President Barack Obama delivers his first State of the Union Address. I'm sitting in my room at the Liaison Hotel in Washington, D.C., having just left a VIP reception for 20/20 Vision, a landmark economic forum presented by Black Enterprise and hosted by WalMart. The highlight of the reception was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Report Card: One Year Later</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/20/obamas-report-card-one-year-later/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/2010/01/20/obamas-report-card-one-year-later/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been one year since history was made in the U.S. with the inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama as the 44th president of the United States.]]></description>
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		<title>Black Unemployment Spikes to 16%</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2010/01/08/black-unemployment-spikes-to-16/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2010/01/08/black-unemployment-spikes-to-16/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the beleaguered economy hobbles along, employers shed 85,000 jobs last month holding the unemployment rate steady compared to November, but shooting up from 7.4% year-over-year. ]]></description>
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		<title>White House Says It’s Planting Seeds for Jobs of Tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/08/white-house-says-it%e2%80%99s-planting-seeds-for-jobs-of-tomorrow/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/08/white-house-says-it%e2%80%99s-planting-seeds-for-jobs-of-tomorrow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["These new programs are targeted at getting the quickest and the biggest bang for the buck in terms of job creation."]]></description>
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		<title>Poll: Was the Jobs Summit Political or Productive?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/08/poll-was-the-jobs-summit-political-or-productive/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/08/poll-was-the-jobs-summit-political-or-productive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Majority of respondents to a BlackEnterprise.com poll said the White House Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth was a necessary step to curb unemployment and boost job creation.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Unveils New Job Creation Plan</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/08/obama-unveils-new-job-creation-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/08/obama-unveils-new-job-creation-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama unveiled a package of new enhancements to his administration’s efforts to revive the U.S. economy and spur job growth. 
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		<title>Obama on the Record: Job Creation and Economic Growth</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/08/obama-on-the-record-job-creation-and-economic-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/08/obama-on-the-record-job-creation-and-economic-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Full text of President Obama's plan to increase job creation and spur economic growth.]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting For Recovery With Jobs</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/07/fighting-for-recovery-with-jobs/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/07/fighting-for-recovery-with-jobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Enterprise Editor-in-Chief Derek T. Dingle conducted a one-on-one interview with White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett on the administration's plans to ensure that the nascent economic recovery will come with jobs.]]></description>
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		<title>Black Unemployment Still High Despite Rate Decrease</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/04/black-unemployment-still-alarming-despite-rate-decrease/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/04/black-unemployment-still-alarming-despite-rate-decrease/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labor Department]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the unemployment rate seems to be taking a slight turn for the better, in the African American community joblessness is still a problem.]]></description>
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		<title>White House Forum Seeks Strategies to Put America Back to Work</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/04/white-house-forum-seeks-strategies-to-put-america-back-to-work/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/12/04/white-house-forum-seeks-strategies-to-put-america-back-to-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joblessness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[president barack obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The White House brought together 130 business leaders, entrepreneurs, labor officials, economists and mayors Thursday to offer new ideas to place millions of unemployed workers on the payrolls of businesses. ]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/13/washington-report-9/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/13/washington-report-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Banking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Report: Week of Nov. 9-13]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Report</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/06/washington-report-8/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/11/06/washington-report-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Report: Week of Nov. 9 - Nov. 13]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Job Search Tax Deductible?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/11/04/is-your-job-search-tax-deductible/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/11/04/is-your-job-search-tax-deductible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just the thought of searching for a job can be exhausting. With all these necessary items and “things to do,” organizing a job search can be stressful, and this doesn’t even include the cost of the hunt. Fortunately, you can ease the financial burden when you file your 2009 taxes. ]]></description>
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		<title>How to Handle Your Severance Package</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/09/15/how-to-handle-your-severance-package/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/09/15/how-to-handle-your-severance-package/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benice Atufunwa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human resources]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[negotiating]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once you’ve been offered a severance package, it’s tempting to accept it right away. With the anger and frustration of losing your job along with the pressure that your HR department might put on you to sign, it’s understandable to want to move the process along as quickly as possible. Before you sign, however, it’s important to understand what is being offered to you, what rights you have, and that you’re not at the mercy of your former employer.]]></description>
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		<title>How Recent Graduates Are Navigating the Job Market</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/08/13/how-recent-grads-are-navigating-the-job-market/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/08/13/how-recent-grads-are-navigating-the-job-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[higher education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The “Class of 2009” balloons have long since deflated and that graduation bouquet is now a withering pile that serves as a reminder of your personal milestone. With hopes of the future riding high, many recent graduates have found their zeal dampened by a less than favorable job market. Employers cut 247,000 jobs from the economy in July, pushing the unemployment rate to 9.4%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ]]></description>
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		<title>Is Obama’s Recovery Plan Working?</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/08/11/is-obamas-recovery-plan-working/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/2009/08/11/is-obamas-recovery-plan-working/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery Act]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is the U. S. economy on the mend? As the Obama administration marked its first 200 days in office, there have been mixed reports about the whether the patient is still in critical condition or showing signs of recovery.]]></description>
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		<title>News Roundup</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/08/07/news-roundup-17/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/08/07/news-roundup-17/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[filmmaking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tyler Perry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[News Roundup]]></description>
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		<title>Authentic Networking</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/authentic-networking/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/authentic-networking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hutson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Center for Workforce Excellence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trudy Bourgeois]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How strong is your network? If you’re planning on a change in employment status, voluntarily or otherwise, the odds are heavily stacked in favor of relying on the people you know, especially since roughly 80% of employment occurs through networking.]]></description>
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		<title>Multimillion-Dollar Grant Competition Funding New Job Training</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/07/24/multimillion-dollar-grant-competition-funding-new-job-training/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/07/24/multimillion-dollar-grant-competition-funding-new-job-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:39:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shahdai Richardson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday a $220 million competition to fund projects training workers for jobs in health care and other high growth industries such as information technology and advanced manufacturing. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will pick-up the check for grants awarded in this competition, which falls under its economic recovery initiatives. ]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment Hits 26-Year High</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/02/unemployment-hits-26-year-high/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/07/02/unemployment-hits-26-year-high/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Employers cut 467,000 jobs from the economy in May, pushing the unemployment rate to a 26-year-high, according the Bureau of Labor Statistics. At 9.5%, the jobless rate continues to signal a tough road to economic recovery.]]></description>
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		<title>College-Educated Blacks Hardest Hit by Unemployment</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/college-educated-blacks-hardest-hit-by-unemployment/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/college-educated-blacks-hardest-hit-by-unemployment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn M. Brown</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Talking Points]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[College-educated white workers still had a relatively low unemployment rate of 3.8% as of March 2009, reports the Economic Policy Institute.]]></description>
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		<title>40 Best Companies For Diversity: Where the Jobs Are</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/07/01/where-the-jobs-are-3/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/07/01/where-the-jobs-are-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonia Alleyne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Massive cuts and layoffs continue but as companies restructure, opportunities for job seekers will increase. Do you have what these organizations are looking for?]]></description>
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		<title>Unpaid Furloughs Instead of Pink Slips</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/06/22/unpaid-furloughs-instead-of-pink-slips/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/06/22/unpaid-furloughs-instead-of-pink-slips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[furlough]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the quarterly faculty/staff assembly at Stillman College last August, several employees expressed concern about potential layoffs. “I said I would do whatever was necessary to ensure that everyone could keep their jobs,” said Ernest McNealy, president of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama-based HBCU, who thinks of his employees as family. After consulting with staff managers and human resources, McNealy concluded that furloughs were a better option than layoffs and decided that all of the non-teaching employees would have to participate, including himself.]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment Hits 25-Year High</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/05/unemployment-hits-25-year-high/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/06/05/unemployment-hits-25-year-high/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nation’s unemployment rate jumped to 9.4% in Ma, marking a 25 year high, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While companies tightened payrolls last month causing unemployment to surge a half a percent, compared to April, the decline was less than expected, with moderation in some sectors.]]></description>
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		<title>The Cutting Edge: Five Tips for Securing a Summer Internship</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/05/13/the-cutting-edge-five-tips-for-securing-a-summer-internship/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/05/13/the-cutting-edge-five-tips-for-securing-a-summer-internship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 18:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[students]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer is approaching, and if you’re bummed because you didn’t get that stellar internship or—let’s be honest—couldn’t muster up the motivation to apply, it’s not too late. In fact, this economic conundrum might actually work in your favor.
In April, unemployment rose to 8.9%, spreading across nearly all major private-sector industries, according to the Bureau of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Closing the Wealth Gap</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/04/09/closing-the-wealth-gap/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/04/09/closing-the-wealth-gap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn M. Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even before the financial crisis hit Wall Street, the net worth of the average American family was spiraling downward over the past six years. If that’s not bad enough, the gap between the wealth of white Americans and African Americans not only remains wide, it has grown.]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment Rate Hits 8.5%</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/04/03/unemployment-rate-hits-85/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/business/business-news/2009/04/03/unemployment-rate-hits-85/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Motors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Wagoner]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nation’s unemployment rate soared to 8.5% in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Hosts Cyber Town Hall</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/26/obama-hosts-cyber-town-hall/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/26/obama-hosts-cyber-town-hall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  Well, it is great to see all of you.  And I am thrilled that all of you here in the White House and everybody who is viewing this online is participating in this experiment that we're trying out.  When I was running for President, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Cutting Edge: &#8216;Just in Case&#8217; Recession Specials</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/03/19/the-cutting-edge-just-in-case-recession-specials/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I blogged on recession-friendly deals companies are offering. But there’s more to the wave of “recession specials” that have many companies loosening their grips. With layoffs reaching historic highs, 8.1% in February, a number of companies responded to the uncertain times with “Just in Case” offers.]]></description>
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		<title>Reinvent Yourself By Firing Yourself</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/03/13/reinvent-yourself-by-firing-yourself-2/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/03/13/reinvent-yourself-by-firing-yourself-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Earl "Butch" Graves Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every day we are bombarded by dire economic news. The most shocking headlines have come from the steady stream of reports on massive workforce layoffs in every industry imaginable, from media and financial services to manufacturing and technology. In fact, by the end of 2008, roughly 2 million workers had received pink slips from employers. By November, the national unemployment rate reached a 15-year high of 6.7%—African American unemployment stood at 11.2% —while the four-week average for job claims increased to more than 540,000, a level unmatched in 26 years. Among the hardest hit have been white-collar workers: Outplacement firm Challenger Gray &#038; Christmas found that in November, major corporations led by Citigroup and other financial service firms shed more than 181,000 employees, the greatest number of such workforce casualties in seven years.]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Address: Homeownership</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/07/weekly-address-homeownership/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/03/07/weekly-address-homeownership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Yesterday, we learned that the economy lost another 651,000 jobs in the month of February, which brings the total number of jobs lost in this recession to 4.4 million. The unemployment rate has now surpassed 8 percent, the highest rate in a quarter century.
These aren't just statistics, but hardships experienced personally by millions of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 46</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/first-hundred/b-obama/2009/03/06/day-46/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The president signed a resolution to ensure that the government continued to be funded until last year’s appropriations bills are passed.
Obama flew to Columbus, Ohio, with Attorney General Eric Holder, to address the graduation ceremonies of the Columbus Police Division's 114th class. The justice department plans to it offer $2 billion in grants from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Coverage After Job Loss</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/03/01/health-coverage-after-job-loss/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/03/01/health-coverage-after-job-loss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE MAGAZINE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Byron Wesson of Dayton, Ohio, lost his job 
as a manufacturing engineer at Delphi Corp. after the automotive parts supplier outsourced Wesson’s position to a plant in Mexico, he joined 1.3 million people left unemployed last year as a result of layoffs. He also joined 46 million Americans struggling without health insurance. Currently residing in Dallas, his family gets by with a discount drug card from the neighborhood pharmacy, free health clinics, and, if necessary, the county hospital. “In the back of my mind, I know we’re going to have to do something,” says 47-year-old Wesson. “We’re on borrowed time.”
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		<title>Identifying Your Skill Set</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/02/11/identifying-your-skill-set/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2009/02/11/identifying-your-skill-set/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kingsley Kanu Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the second of our three-part career survival guide, BlackEnterprise.com offers tips on identifying your skill set.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Avoid Being Obsolete in These Turbulent Times</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/executive-suite/2009/02/10/avoiding-being-obsolete-in-these-turbulent-times/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/executive-suite/2009/02/10/avoiding-being-obsolete-in-these-turbulent-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kingsley Kanu Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Career Survival Guide: Tools to assess your skills &#038; tackle the job hunt.]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Address: Compromise</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/02/07/weekly-address-compromise/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2009/02/07/weekly-address-compromise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Yesterday began with some devastating news with regard to our economic crisis. But I'm pleased to say it ended on a more positive note.
In the morning, we received yet another round of alarming employment figures – the worst in more than 30 years. Another 600,000 jobs were lost in January. We've now lost more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Cutting Edge: Lost Your Job? Find Out Who’s Hiring</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/01/14/the-cutting-edge-lost-your-job-find-out-who%e2%80%99s-hiring/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/01/14/the-cutting-edge-lost-your-job-find-out-who%e2%80%99s-hiring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the horrid specter of a dismal job market has you feeling uneasy, or if you’re one of the millions who’ve lost their jobs, remember, there are still possibilities amid the fray. On Jan. 9, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a rise in the unemployment rate to 7.2%, with 524,000 jobs slashed from the economy in December. The total number of unemployed persons increased by 632,000 to just over 11 million. If you’ve been laid off, here are some resources and tips to bring in extra cash and stay relevant within your career field.]]></description>
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		<title>National Outsourcing Firm to Offer Free Job Advice</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2008/12/24/national-outsourcing-firm-to-offer-free-job-advice/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/careers/2008/12/24/national-outsourcing-firm-to-offer-free-job-advice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Creighton Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To help job seekers improve their odds of success in this highly competitive employment market, Challenger, Gray &#038; Christmas Inc., an outplacement firm that tracks employment trends, plans to take phone calls from people seeking job-search advice on Dec. 29 and Dec. 30.

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		<title>New Economic Policy Post Announced</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2008/12/05/new-economic-policy-post-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/white-house/white-house-news/2008/12/05/new-economic-policy-post-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To combat the economic challenges facing America, President-elect Barack Obama’s administration has decided to take the bull by the horns and create a new position in the office of the Vice President. Vice President-elect Joe Biden announced today that Jared Bernstein will be his chief economist and economic policy adviser.]]></description>
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		<title>Jobs, Baby, Jobs</title>
		<link>http://dev2.blackenterprise.com/politics/politics-blogs/2008/10/14/jobs-baby-jobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[


Sen. John McCain unveiled a $52.5 billion economic plan today that would end taxes on unemployment benefits and cut the capital gains tax. And he took time out to warn voters that Sen. Barack Obama would raise taxes.

McCain also promised to help create jobs explaining that the most effective way a president can do this [...]]]></description>
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