The September Jobs Report reiterates once again that economic recovery is not possible without bringing the COVID-19 pandemic under control. Only expanded vaccination of the population  will create health conditions that are conducive to steady, balanced economic growth.

The labor market reflects the reluctance of many workers who were laid off when the pandemic struck to return to work, fearing they might contract the virus.

The slower than expected job growth in September underscores the urgency of enacting the infrastructure and budget reconciliation packages, which together could create 2 million jobs by mid-decade, and provide support for as many as 4 million jobs per year over the course of the 10-year budgeting window, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

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On the weekend of September 24th, volunteers from affiliates in over seven states came to New Orleans to assist with the Hurricane Ida relief efforts. Urban Leaguers, including a large contingent of Young Professionals, came from across the country - some by chartered bus from Houston, others by car and air. Upon arriving in Houston, Urban Leaguers went straight to work. For several hours, they packed up bags of food, water, and clothing.

The next day, community members joined Urban Leaguers to help distribute cases of water, tarps, diapers, PPP Kits and children’s coats over the course of several hours to cars lined up outside the Ninth Ward Community Center. At the end of it all, volunteers had helped give supplies out to over 500 families in need that weekend.

Tech care company Asurion today announced a $1 million education and workforce development partnership with three affiliates of the National Urban League – the Urban League of Middle Tennessee (Nashville, TN), Houston Area Urban League (Houston, TX)), Greater Phoenix Urban League (Phoenix, AZ) – to help underserved students complete education and training programs to enter tech fields. The $1 million investment will be shared across the three affiliates over the course of the next five years.

The Urban League of Palm Beach County (West Palm Beach, FL) once again was able to make the American dream come true for one of our clients – a woman with three children who was homeless before reaching out to us through our First Time Homebuyer program. 

Florence Garcia is a Hispanic single mother with three daughters ages 11, 8 and 2. 

She came to the Urban League of Palm Beach County for our homebuyers’ workshop education in 2020 to get help obtaining her first home. 

At the time, Florence was paying a monthly rent of $1,136, with the nonprofit Adopt-A-Family assisting her with paying half of that rent. 

A counselor did a full assessment of her financial situation and deemed her mortgage ready. 

She worked with Community Land Trust (CLT) to get pre-approved with FINEMARK National Bank and Trust for a loan at 97% Client Loan to Value (CLTV) in the amount of $153,589.  

Written By: Portia Ballard Espy

President & CEO, Mississippi Urban League (Jackson, MS)

Mississippi is the only state in the nation without an equal pay law. 

This considering women in the state make up half the workforce and are the majority of breadwinners in more than half of families, and share the role in a quarter of households. Nearly 60% live below the poverty level.