Black Youth Unemployment Rate Increases To 42.6 Percent In May 2013

The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age jumped from 40.5 to 42.6 percent between April and May 2013; while the official unemployment rate for all Black workers (youth, female and male) in the United States increased from 13.2 to 13.5 percent during the same period, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ data.

Between April and May 2013, the official number of unemployed Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 20,000 (from 287,000 to 307,000); while the number of Black youths who still have jobs decreased by 10,000 (from 423,000 to 413,000) during the same period.

The official unemployment rate for Black male workers over 20 years-of-age jumped from 12.6 to 13.5 percent between April and May 2013; while the official number of unemployed Black male workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 82,000 (from 1,058,000 to 1,140,000) during the same period. In addition, the number of Black male workers over 20 years-of-age who still have jobs decreased by 18,000 (from 7,319,000 to 7,301,000) between April and May 2013.

Between April and May 2013, the total number of officially unemployed Black workers in the United States also increased by 71,000 (from 2,450,000 to 2,521,000); while the official jobless rate for Black female workers over 20 years-of-age was still 11.2 percent in May 2013.

The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 21.6 percent in May 2013; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latino youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 28 to 28.5 percent between April and May 2013. In addition, between April and May 2013 the number of unemployed Latino youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 29,000 (from 291,000 to 320,000), according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 7.5 to 8.1 percent between April and May 2013; while the number of unemployed Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 81,000 (from 734,000 to 815,000) during the same period.

The “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all Latino workers (youth, male and female) increased from 9 to 9.1 percent between April and May 2013; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latino male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 7.2 percent in May 2013.

Between April and May 2013, the total number of officially unemployed white workers in the United States increased by 49,000 (from 8,238,000 to 8,287,000); while the official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all white workers (youth, male and female) was still 6.7 percent in May 2013.

The official “seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 12,000 (from 1,005,000 to 1,017,000) between April and May 2013; while the jobless rate for white male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 6.4 percent in May 2013.

The official “seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed white female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 38,000 (from 3,098,000 to 3,136,000) between April and May 2013; while the unemployment rate for white female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 5.7 to 5.8 percent during the same period.

According to the “not seasonally adjusted” data, the number of Asian-American workers not in the U.S. labor force increased by 63,000 (from 4,788,000 to 4,851,000) between April and May 2013; while the unemployment rate for Asian-American workers was 4.3 percent in May 2013. In addition, 365,000 Asian-American workers in the United States were still officially unemployed in May 2013, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

Between April and May 2013, the official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 24.1 to 24.5 percent; while the total number of officially unemployed youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States increased by 69,000 (from 1,372,000 to 1,441,000) during the same period.

For all male workers over 16 years-of-age in the United States, the official jobless rate increased from 7.7 to 7.9 percent between April and May 2013; while the total number of unemployed male workers over 16 years-of-age in the United States increased by 182,000 (from 6,382,000 to 6,564,000) during that same period.

Between April and May 2013, the official unemployment rate for all male workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States also increased from 7.1 to 7.2 percent; while the total number of unemployed male workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 110,000 (from 5,644,000 to 5,754,000) during the same period. In addition, the total number of male workers over 20 years-of-age who still have jobs decreased by 35,000 (from 74,159,000 to 74,124,000) between April and May 2013; while the total number of male workers over 20 years-of-age not in the U.S. labor force increased by 28,000 (from 29,933,000 to 29,961,000) during the same period.

The official unemployment rate for all U.S. workers increased from 7.5 to 7.6 percent between April and May 2013; while the total official number of unemployed workers in the United States increased by 101,000 (from 11,659,000 to 11,760,000) during the same period, according to the “seasonally adjusted” date. In addition the jobless rate for all female workers over 16 years-of-age in the United States was still 7.1 percent in May 2013; while the official jobless rate for all female workers over 20 years-of-age was still 6.5 percent during that same month.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ June 7, 2013 press release:

“…In May, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was unchanged at 4.4 million. These individuals accounted for 37.3 percent of the unemployed…In May, the number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was unchanged at 7.9 million. 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 May, 2.2 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force…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 780,000 discouraged workers in May…Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them…

 
“Within government, federal government employment declined by 14,000 in May…Employment in…mining and logging, construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing, and financial activities…showed little or no change over the month…

“The change in total nonfarm payroll employment…for April was revised from +165,000 to +149,000…Employment gains in March and April combined were 12,000 less than previously reported…”