Black Male Worker "Seasonally Adjusted" Jobless Rate Increases To 17.8 Percent

The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for African-American male workers over 20-years-of-age in the United States under the Democratic Obama Administration increased from 17.6 to 17.8 percent between January and February 2010; while the “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all U.S. male workers over 20-years-of-age remained at 10 percent, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white female workers over 20- years-of-age also increased from 6.8 to 7.3 percent between January and February 2010; while the “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for African-American female workers over 20-years-of-age was still 12.1 percent in February 2010.

The number of unemployed African-American male workers over 20-years-of-age increased from 1,405,000 to 1,424,000 workers between January and February 2010, according to the “seasonally adjusted” figures; while the number of unemployed white workers increased from 10,782,000 to 10,982,000, according to the “seasonally adjusted” figures. Between January and February 2010, the total number of unemployed workers in the United States also increased from 14,837,000 to 14,871,000 workers, according to the “seasonally adjusted” data.

The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all Hispanic or Latino workers was still 12.4 percent in February 2010; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Asian-American workers in February 2010 remained at 8.4 percent.

The “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for African-American youths between 16 and 19- years-of-age was still 42 percent in February 2010; while the “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for white youths between 16 and 19-years-of-age remained at 23.5 percent in February 2010. The “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Hispanic or Latino youth between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 31.6 percent in February 2010.


According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ March 5, 2010 press release:

“…Employment fell in construction and information…

“The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) was 6.1 million in February…About 4 in 10 unemployed persons have been unemployed for 27 weeks or more…

“The number of persons working part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) increased from 8.3 to 8.8 million in February…These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job…

“About 2.5 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force in February…These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey…

“Among the marginally attached, there were 1.2 million discouraged workers in February…Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them…

“Construction employment fell by 64,000 in February…Job losses were concentrated in nonresidential building (-10,000) and among nonresidential specialty trade contractors (-35,000)…

“Employment in the information industry dropped by 18,000 in February…

“The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for…January was revised from -20,000 to -26,000…”