The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 17.1 percent in May 2010; while the unemployment rate for white male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 8.8 percent.
The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black female workers over 20-years-of-age in the United States was still 12.4 percent in May 2010; while the unemployment rate for all U.S. female workers over 20-years-of-age was still 8.1 percent, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all Hispanic or Latino workers was still 12.4 percent in May 2010.
The “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 37.3 to 38 percent between April and May 2010; while the unemployment rate for white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 23.5 to 24.4 percent between April and May 2010. The “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Hispanic or Latino youth between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 28.6 percent in May 2010.
The official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all male workers over 16 years of age in the United States was still 10.5 percent in May 2010; while the jobless rate for all female workers over 16 years of age remained at 8.8 percent.
The size of the U.S. labor force decreased by 322,000 between April and May 2010, while the number of employed U.S. workers decreased by 35,000, according to the “seasonally adjusted” data; and the official national unemployment rate in the United States for all workers was still 9.7 percent in May 2010.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ June 4, 2010 press release:
“…Construction employment declined…
“The number of unemployed persons was 15.0 million in May…
“In May, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) was about unchanged at 6.8 million. These individuals made up 46.0 percent of unemployed persons…
“In May, the civilian labor force participation rate edged down by 0.2 percentage points to 65.0 percent…
“About 2.2 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force in May…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 1.1 million discouraged workers in May…Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them…
“…Total private employment showed little change over the month…Employment in construction declined…
“In May, employment in construction declined by 35,000…
“Employment in other private-sector industries, including wholesale trade, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, information, financial activities, and leisure and hospitality showed little or no change in May…
“…Employment in state government excluding education decreased by 13,000…”
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