Latino Worker `Not Seasonally Adjusted’ Unemployment Rate Increases To 9.5 Percent In July 2013

The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all Latino workers (youth, male and female) increased from 9.1 to 9.5 percent between June and July 2013; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 8.6 to 9 percent during the same period, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics’ data. In addition, the “not seasonally adjusted” total number of jobless Latino workers increased by 121,000 (from 2,277,000 to 2,398,000) between June and July 2013; while the number of unemployed Latina female workers increased by 32,000 (from 857,000 to 889,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Latino male workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 7.5 to 7.7 percent between June and July 2013; while the number of unemployed Latino male workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 27,000 (from 1,036,000 to 1,063,000) during the same period. In addition, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latino youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 29.6 to 30.9 percent between June and July 2013: while the number of unemployed Latino youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 63,000 (from 383,000 to 446,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 42.9 percent in July 2013; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all Black workers (youth, female and male) in the United States was still 13.4 in the same month. In addition, the official “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 399,000 in July 2013; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed Black workers (youth, female and male) in the United States was still 2,513,000 in that same month. And the number of Black workers not in the U.S. labor force increased by 63,000 (from 11,502,000 to 11,565,000) between June and July 2013, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.
The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Black female workers over 20 years-of-age was still 11.3 percent in July 2013; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed Black female workers over 20 years-of-age was still 1,063,000 in that same month. In addition, the number of Black female workers over 20 years-of-age still in the U.S. civilian labor force decreased by 102,000 (from 9,551,000 to 9,449,000) between June and July 2013.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 12.4 percent in July 2013; while the official “seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed Black male workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States was still 1,052,000 in that same month..

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 20.5 percent in July 2013; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all white workers (youth, male and female) was still 6.8 percent in that same month. In addition, in July 2013 the “not seasonally adjusted” total number of officially unemployed white workers in the United States was still 8,486,000; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 1,165,000 in that same month.

Between June and July 2013, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for white female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 6.2 to 6.3 percent; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 6 percent in July 2013. In addition, the official “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed white female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 64,000 (from 3,346,000 to 3,410,000) between June and July 2013; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of white female workers over 20 years-of-age who still had jobs decreased by 99,000 (from 50,893,000 to 50,794,000) during the same period.

According to the “not seasonally adjusted” data, the total number of unemployed Asian-American workers in the United States increased by 53,000 (from 435,000 to 488,000) between June and July 2013; while the unemployment rate for Asian-American workers also increased from 5 to 5.7 percent during the same period.

In July 2013, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 24.2 percent; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all female workers over 16 years-of-age in the United States was still 7.8 percent in that same month. In addition, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all male workers over 16 years-of-age in the United States was still 7.6 percent in July 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 July 2013; while the “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all female workers over 20 years-of-age was still 7 percent in that same month. In addition, the total number of female workers over 20 years-of-age not in the U.S. labor force increased by 346,000 (from 48,905,000 to 49,251,000) between June and July 2013, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all U.S. workers was still 7.7 percent in July 2013; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” total number of unemployed workers in the United States was still 12,083,000 in that same month. In addition, the total number of people not in the U.S. labor force increased by 97,000 (from 88,463,000 to 88,560,000) between June and July 2013.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ August 2, 2013 press release:
“…In July, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was little changed at
4.2 million. These individuals accounted for 37.0 percent of the unemployed…The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was essentially unchanged at 8.2 million in July. 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 July, 2.4 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, little changed 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 988,000 discouraged workers in July, up by 136,000 from a year earlier…Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them…”

“…Employment in temporary help services changed little over the month.

“Manufacturing employment was essentially unchanged in July and has changed little, on net, over the past 12 months…Employment in health care was essentially unchanged over the month….Employment in other major industries, including mining and logging, construction, transportation and warehousing, and government, showed little change in July…In July, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 2 cents…Employment gains in May and June combined were 26,000 less than previously reported…”