Saturday, February 4, 2012

`Not Seasonally Adjusted' U.S. Unemployment Rate Increases To 8.8 Percent in January 2012 Under Obama & GOP House of Representatives

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all workers in the United States increased from 8.3 to 8.8 percent between December 2011 and January 2012 under the Democratic Obama Administration and the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data; while the “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all U.S. male workers over 16 years-of-age increased from 8.8 to 9.3 percent during the same period. The “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all U.S. male workers over 20 years-of-age also increased from 8.2 to 8.7 percent between Dec. 2011 and Jan. 2012; while the “not seasonally adjusted” youth unemployment rate for all U.S. workers between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 21.5 to 24.2 percent during the same period.

The “not seasonally adjusted” number of officially unemployed workers in the United States increased by 549,000 (from 12,692,000 to 13,541,000) between Dec. 2011 and Jan. 2012; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of U.S. workers who had jobs dropped by 737,000 (from 140,681,000 to 139,944,000) during the same period. The “not seasonally adjusted” number of U.S. workers who are no longer in the U.S. labor force also increased by 1,572,000 (from 87,212,000 to 88,784,000) between Dec. 2011 and Jan. 2012; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of officially unemployed male workers over 16 years-of-age increased by 345,000 (from 7,181,000 to 7,526,000) during the same period.

The “not seasonally adjusted” number of U.S. male workers over 16 years-of age who had jobs decreased by 1,065,000 (from 74,837,000 to 73,772,000) between Dec. 2011 and Jan. 2012; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of male workers over 16 years-of-age who are no longer in the U.S. labor force increased by 697,000 (from 34,813,000 to 35,510,000) during the same period. In addition, the “not seasonally adjusted” number of officially jobless U.S. male workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 341,000 (from 6,477,000 to 6,818,000) between Dec. 2011 and Jan. 2012.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all U.S. female workers over 16 years-of-age increased from 7.7 to 8.3 percent between Dec. 2011 and Jan. 2012; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed female workers over 16 years-of-age increased by 504,000 (from 5,511,000 to 6,015,000) during the same period. The “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all U.S. female workers over 20 years-of-age also increased from 7.4 to 7.8 percent between Dec. 2011 and Jan. 2012; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 381,000 (from 5,070,000 to 5,451,000) during the same period.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all white workers in the United States increased from 7.2 to 8 percent between Dec. 2011 and Jan. 2012; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed white workers increased by 876,000 (from 8,998,000 to 9,874,000) during the same period. The “not seasonally adjusted” number of U.S. white workers with jobs also dropped by 2,241,000 (from 115,117,000 to 112,876,000) between Dec. 2011 and Jan. 2012; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of white workers who are no longer in the U.S. labor force increased by 283,000 (from 69,567,000 to 69,850,000) during the same period.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white male workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States increased from 7.3 to 8 percent between Dec. 2011 and Jan. 2012; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed white male workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 351,000 (from 4,764,000 to 5,115,000) during the same period. In addition, the “not seasonally adjusted” number of white male workers over 20 years-of-age who had jobs dropped by 1,518,000 (from 60,484,000 to 58,966,000) between Dec. 2011 and Jan. 2012.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white female workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States also increased from 6.3 to 7 percent between Dec. 2011 and Jan. 2012; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed white female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 385,000 (from 3,435,000 to 3,820,000) during the same period. The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white youths in the United States between 16 and 19 years-of-age also increased from 18.3 to 22.1 percent between Dec. 2011 and Jan. 2012; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed white youths increased by 140,000 (from 798,000 to 938,000) during the same period.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all Black workers in the United States in January 2012 was still 14.2 percent; and 2,561,000 Black workers were still unemployed in January 2012, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data. The “not seasonally adjusted” official jobless rate for Black male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 14 percent in January 2012; while the “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black women over 20 years-of was still 12.6 percent in that same month. And between Dec. 2011 and Jan. 2012, the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black youths in the United States between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 39.2 to 40.3 percent; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed Asian-American workers increased by 35,000 (from 514,000 to 549,000) during the same period.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all Hispanic or Latino workers increased from 11.1 to 11.5 percent between Dec. 2011 and Jan. 2012; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed Hispanic or Latino workers increased by 183,000 (from 2,579,000 to 2,762,000) during the same period. The “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Hispanic or Latino male workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 10.5 to 10.7 percent between Dec. 2011 and Jan. 2012; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed Hispanic or Latino male workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 34,000 (from 1,387,000 to 1,421,000) during the same period. The “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Hispanic or Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age also increased from 10.3 to 11.3 percent between Dec. 2011 and Jan. 2012; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed Hispanic or Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 158,000 (from 936,000 to 1,094,000) during the same period. And the “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Hispanic or Latino youths in the United States between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 24.9 percent in January 2012.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ February 3, 2012 press release:


“…The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was little changed at 5.5 million and accounted for 42.9 percent of the unemployed…The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons, at 8.2 million, changed little in January. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job…

“In January, 2.8 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, essentially unchanged from a year earlier…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 January, little different from a year earlier. Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them…

“…Job gains in department stores (+19,000), health and personal care stores (+7,000), and automobile dealers (+7,000) were partially offset by losses in clothing and clothing accessory stores (-14,000)…In January, employment in information declined by 13,000, including a loss of 8,000 jobs in the motion picture and sound recording industry…

“Government employment changed little in January. Over the past 12 months, the sector has lost 276,000 jobs, with declines in local government; state government, excluding education; and the U.S. Postal Service…”

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