The UCLA Anderson Forecast released Wednesday predicts economic growth will slow next quarter as the costs of the Trump administration's tariffs fully take hold, leading to a 'stagflation-lite' scenario.

August, which is heralded as Black Business Month, should have been a time to celebrate the Black labor force. But last month’s jobs report showed unemployment rates increased for Black workers — and it could point to an economic slump.

Congressional Democrats aim to provide benefits to federal employees forced to work during the shutdown, and other pay and benefits news you may have missed this week.

Black women continue to face the highest unemployment rates in the United States, with joblessness rising to 6.