Black Economics Research Call: Develop a Basic Input/Output (Leontief) Model of the Black Economy in the United States

Wouldn’t it be nice, as a Black economist, to have a model of the US Black economy? We could model many of the larger questions in Black economics. We could plug in important topics like AI, tariffs, tax legislation, or government subsidies and come out with the estimated impact on jobs, unemployment, healthcare, and income. … Read more

Black Unemployment Report – August 2025

Black unemployment jumps to 7.5%, a 23% increase since last August.  New Black workers increased by 260,000. Unemployment Report The BLS jobs report showed almost no new job growth (+22,000 new jobs) in August.  Over the past three months, the economy added an average of 29,000 jobs. The numbers hint at a slowing US economy. … Read more