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Idaho and Utah have seen stronger employment recovery, and they had roughly the same number of jobs as they did in February 2020. The number of unemployed Americans who have been out of work for at least 27 weeks has been increasing over the past year. More and more Americans have been unemployed for longer than just a few weeks during the pandemic. Of the nearly 10 million Americans unemployed in February, 41.5%, or over 4 million Americans, were long-term unemployed. Gould said this rising number of long-term unemployment was "devastating." The millions of Americans still receiving extended...

New Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projections factor in the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Here are the biggest winners and losers.

March 9 is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Equal Pay Day. AAPI women make about 85 cents for every dollar non-Hispanic white men make.

Friday's blowout jobs report showed the US added nearly double the payrolls expected by economists for the period.

Civil rights activist Angela Davis pumps her fist in solidarity during a Juneteenth protest against police brutality as longshoremen shut down the Port of Oakland and 28 other ports along the west coast on Friday, June 19, 2020, in Oakland, California. Yalonda M. James/The San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images February is Black History Month. Although there's been some progress toward equality for Black Americans, there's a long way to go. From employment data to wealth, these charts look at inequality for Black Americans over time. Feb...