Jan 12 2023
The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report shows the number of jobs added in December was above market expectations [1]. The general unemployment rate ticked down, while unemployment rates for Latina and Black women increased slightly in December 2022.
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The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report shows the number of jobs added in November was above market expectations [1]. The general unemployment rate remained unchanged, while unemployment rates for Latina and Black women decreased in November 2022.
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The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report shows the number of jobs added in October was above market expectations. The general unemployment rate ticked up. Similarly, unemployment rates for Latina and Black women increased in October 2022.
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The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report shows the number of jobs added in August was around market expectations. The general unemployment rate ticked up, after having recovered to its pre-pandemic level in July. Unemployment rates for Latina and Black women increased in August 2022.
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The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report shows the number of jobs added in July was above market expectations. The general unemployment rate and long-term unemployment rate recovered back to pre-pandemic levels. Unemployment rates for Latina and Black women decreased in July 2022.
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The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report shows the number of jobs added in June was above market expectations. Unemployment rates for Latina and Black women decreased in June 2022. Similarly, NDWA Labs’ June Report shows that the percentage of jobless domestic worker respondents in June decreased slightly compared to May. However, joblessness is at 20%, still more than twice the rate of 9% who reported having no jobs before COVID-19.
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This report shows the continued exploitation, safety hazards, and insecurity felt by Black immigrant domestic workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The National Domestic Workers Alliance partnered with the Norman Lear Center Media Impact Project at USC to commission a research report analyzing the history of domestic worker representation across scripted film and TV from 1910 to 2020. Through two phases of research, a frequency analysis and a content analysis of 100 domestic worker characters, the findings explore how often domestic workers have been referred to and with what terms, and examine character demographics such as race, gender, immigration status, and speaking role. The purpose of this research report is to set a baseline for domestic worker representation and use it as a catalyst to change the narrative and start more conversations in the industry about accurate and authentic portrayals of domestic workers.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May Jobs Report shows the number of jobs added in May was above market expectations. Unemployment rates for Latina and Black women increased in May 2022. Similarly, NDWA Labs’ May Report shows that the percentage of jobless domestic worker respondents increased to 21%. Joblessness for domestic worker respondents was 19% in April and 20% in March. May joblessness represents more than double the 9% who reported having no jobs before COVID-19.
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Today’s Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report shows the number of jobs added in April was above market expectations.1 Unemployment rates for Latina and Black women decreased in April 2022. NDWA Labs’ April Report shows that the percentage of jobless domestic worker respondents decreased slightly to 19%, compared to 20% in March. This is the lowest rate of joblessness we have seen since we started surveying in March 2020. However, this still represents more than double the 9% who reported having no jobs before COVID-19.
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