• 2008 Annual Jobs Report  (April, 2009)
  This report explores some of the trends in job growth, unemployment and earnings that occurred in 2008, specifically examining the status of African-American workers relative to their white and Hispanic counterparts and concludes with a discussion of the overall economic outlook for 2009 and beyond.

• Youth Violence: Implications for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Urban Youth  (March, 2009)
  This report looks at the long-term consequences of urban youth violence, and recommends additional resources to the detection and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder, which can lead to lower academic achievement, greater proclivity to crime and unemployment in those affected.

• The Opportunity Compact: Exploring the Oportunity to Earn  (October, 2008)
  This report focuses on the Opportunity to Earn, a cornerstone of the National Urban League's Opportunity Compact, and describes the current state of the economy as well as proposes several specific policy recommendations that will support working Americans and provide more economic opportunity. It also details where the Presidential candidates stand on economic policy and these recommendations.

• Opportunity Compact  (July, 2008)
  The Opportunity Compact is a set of principles and policy recommendations set forth by the National Urban League designed to empower all Americans to be full participants in the economic and social mainstream of this nation. It is based on four cornerstones identified by the Urban League as the foundation of equal opportunity in our society: the Opportunity to Thrive (Children), the Opportunity to Earn (Jobs), the Opportunity to Own (Housing) and the Opportunity to Prosper (Entrepreneurship).

• Early Interventions for the Achievement Gap: The Importance of Family in Early Learning  (April, 2008)
  This report looks at the role of family background, parental involvement and structured preschool settings on early learning outcomes.

• The Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009  (May, 2009)
  
  
• The 2010 Census and African Americans  (April, 2009)
  
  
• Digital Telelvision Transition (UPDATED: March, 2009)
  
  
• Minorities and Banking Access (December, 2008)
  

• 2007 Mortgage Data Fact Sheet (October, 2008)
  

• 2007 Health Insurance (August, 2008)
  

• 2007 Poverty-Income Statistics (August, 2008)

• 2008 Fair Housing Fact Sheet - Focus on Subprime Lending (April, 2008)
• The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 (April, 2008)

Monthly Jobs Reports - These are summaries of key employment statistics released by the U.S. Department of Labor every month on the first friday of each month

• May 2009

• April 2009

• March 2009

• February 2009

• January 2009

• December 2008