Black Youth "Not Seasonally Adjusted" Unemployment Rate Jumps To 48.6 Percent In June 2013

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age jumped from 42.3 to 48.6 percent between May and June 2013; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all Black workers (youth, female and male) in the United States jumped from 13.2 to 14.3 percent during the same period, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics’ data.

Between May and June 2013, the official “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 125,000 (from 308,000 to 433,000); while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed Black workers (youth, female and male) in the United States increased by 134,000 (from 2,464,000 to 2,698,000) during the same period. In addition, the number of Black workers who still have jobs decreased by 72,000 (from 16,226,000 to 16,154,000) between May and June 2013, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Black female workers over 20 years-of-age jumped from 10.5 to 12.4 percent between May and June 2013; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed Black female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 187,000 (from 999,000 to 1,186,000) during the same period. In addition, the number of Black female workers over 20 years-of-age who still have jobs decreased by 166,000 (from 8,531,000 to 8,365,000) between May and June 2013, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

Between April and May 2013, the “not seasonally adjusted” number of Black male workers over 20 years-of-age in the U.S. labor force decreased by 21,000 (from 8,432,000 to 8,411,000); while the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 12.8 percent in June 2013.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 21.9 to 22.7 percent between May and June 2013; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latino youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 28.5 to 29.6 percent during the same period. In addition, between May and June 2013 the number of unemployed Latino youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 63,000 (from 320,000 to 383,000), 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 8.1 to 8.6 percent between May and June 2013; while the number of unemployed Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 42,000 (from 815,000 to 857,000) during the same period. In addition, the “not seasonally adjusted” number of Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age who still had jobs decreased by 146,000 (from 9,203,000 to 9,057,000) between May and June 2013; while the number of Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age in the U.S. labor force decreased by 103,000 (from 10,017,000 to 9,914,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

The “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all Latino workers (youth, male and female) was still 9.1 percent in June 2013; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latino male workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 7.2 to 7.5 percent between May and June 2013. In addition, the “not seasonally adjusted” total number of jobless Latino workers increased by 148,000 (from 2,129,000 to 2,277,000) between May and June 2013; while the number of Latino workers who still had jobs in the U.S. decreased by 45,000 (from 22,743,000 to 22,698,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

Between May and June 2013, the “not seasonally adjusted” total number of officially unemployed white workers in the United States increased by 486,000 (from 8,009,000 to 8,495,000); while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all white workers (youth, male and female) increased from 6.5 to 6.8 percent during the same period.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 237,000 (from 1,019,000 to 1,256,000) between May and June 2013; while the “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 6 percent in June 2013.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed white female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 325,000 (from 3,021,000 to 3,346,000) between May and June 2013; while the “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for white female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 5.6 to 6.2 percent during the same period. In addition, the “not seasonally adjusted” number of white female workers over 20 years-of-age who still had jobs decreased by 497,000 (from 51,390,000 to 50,893,000) between May and June 2013; while the number of white female workers over 20 years-of-age in the U.S. labor force decreased by 172,000 (from 54,411,000 to 54,239,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

According to the “not seasonally adjusted” data, the total number of unemployed Asian-American workers in the United States increased by 70,000 (from 365,000 to 435,000) between May and June 2013; while the unemployment rate for Asian-American workers increased from 4.3 to 5 percent during the same period.

Between May and June 2013, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 24.3 to 26.6 percent; while the total “not seasonally adjusted” number of officially unemployed youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States increased by 460,000 (from 1,400,000 to 1,860,000) during the same period.

For all male workers over 16 years-of-age in the United States, the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate was still 7.8 percent in June 2012;while the total “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed male workers over 16 years-of-age in the United States increased by 244,000 (from 6,316,000 to 6,560,000) between May and June 2013.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all male workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States was still 6.8 percent in June 2013; while the “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 6.2 to 7 percent during the same period. In addition, the total “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 575,000 (from 4,343,000 to 4,918,000) between May and June 2013; while the total number of female workers over 20 years-of-age not in the U.S. labor force increased by 152,000 (from 48,753,000 to 48,905,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all U.S. workers increased from 7.3 to 7.8 percent between May and June 2013; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” total number of unemployed workers in the United States increased by 954,000 (from 11,302,000 to 12,248,000) during the same period. In addition the “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all female workers over 16 years-of-age in the United States increased from 6.8 to 7.8 percent between May and June 2013; while the official total number of unemployed female workers over 16 years-of-age increased by 702,000 (from 4,986,000 to 5,688,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July 5, 2013 press release:

“…The unemployment rate for adult women…edged up in June…In June, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was essentially unchanged at 4.3 million. These individuals accounted for 36.7 percent of the unemployed…

“The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) increased by 322,000 to 8.2 million in June. 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 June, 2.6 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 1.0 million discouraged workers in June, an increase of 206,000 from a year earlier…Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them…

“Federal government employment continued to trend down in June…Employment in…mining and logging, construction, manufacturing, and transportation and warehousing showed little change in June…”