Black Female Worker Jobless Rate Jumps To 13.7 Percent Under Obama

The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black female workers over 20-years-of-age in the United States jumped from 12.4 to 13.7 percent between March and April 2010 under the Democratic Obama Administration; while the “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all U.S. female workers over 20-years-of-age increased from 8 to 8.2 percent, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white male workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 8.9 to 9.2 percent between March and April 2010; while the “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Black male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 18 percent in April 2010.

The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all Hispanic or Latino workers was still 12.5 percent in April 2010; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Asian-American workers decreased from 7.5 to 6.8 percent.

The “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 37.3 percent in April 2010; while the “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age was 23.5 percent in April 2010. The “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Hispanic or Latino youth between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 29.2 percent in April 2010.

The official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all male workers over 16 years of age in the United States increased from 10.7 to 10.8 percent between March and April 2010; while the “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all female workers over 16 years of age increased from 8.6 to 8.8 percent.

The official “seasonally adjusted” national unemployment rate in the United States for all workers increased from 9.7 to 9.9 percent between March and April 2010. The total number of unemployed workers in the United States also increased from 15,005,000 to 15,260,000 between March and April 2010.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May 7, 2010 press release:

“…In April, the number of unemployed persons was 15.3 million, and the unemployment rate edged up to 9.9 percent. The rate had been 9.7 percent for the first 3 months of this year…

“Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for whites (9.0 percent) edged up in April…

“The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) continued to trend up over the month, reaching 6.7 million. In April, 45.9 percent of unemployed persons had been jobless for 27 weeks or more…

“The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was about unchanged at 9.2 million in April. 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 2.4 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force in April…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 April…Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them…

“Over the month, employment changed little in wholesale trade, retail trade, information, and financial activities.

“Employment in transportation and warehousing fell by 20,000 in April, reflecting a large decline in courier and messenger services…”