Friday, January 10, 2014

Black Youth Unemployment Rate Still 35.5 Percent In December 2013

The official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States was still 35.5 percent in December 2013, according to recently released Bureau of Labor Statistics data; while the number of unemployed Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 6,000 (from 240,000 to 246,000) between November and December 2013.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latino youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 22.3 percent in December 2013; while the number of Latino youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age who still had jobs decreased by 17,000 (from 817,000 to 800,000) between November and December 2013. In addition, the number of Latino youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age still in the U.S. labor force decreased by 45,000 (from 1,075,000 to 1,030,000) during the same period.

The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 18 percent in December 2013; while the number of white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age who still had jobs decreased by 49,000 (from 3,727,000 to 3,678,000) between November and December 2013. In addition, the number of white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age still in the U.S. labor force decreased by 97,000 (from 4,582,000 to 4,485,000) between November and December 2013.

In December 2013, the official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 20.2 percent; while the total number of youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age who still had jobs decreased by 21,000 (from 4,523,000 to 4,502,000) between November and December 2013. In addition, the total number of youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age still in the U.S. labor force decreased by 71,000 (from 5,713,000 to 5,642,000) during the same period.

The official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all Black workers (youth, male and female) in the United States was still 11.9 percent in December 2013; while the official jobless rate for Black male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 11.5 percent during that same month. In addition, the number of Black male workers over 20 years-of-age who still had jobs decreased by 25,000 (from 7,327,000 to 7,302,000) between November and December 2013; while the number of Black male workers over 20 years-of-age still in the U.S. labor force decreased by 89,000 (from 8,334,000 to 8,255,000) during the same period.

The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black female workers over 20 years-of-age was still 10.4 percent in December 2013; while the number of Black female workers over 20 years-of-age still in the U.S. labor force decreased by 24,000 (from 9,475,000 to 9,451,000) between November and December 2013..

The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age was still 8.1 percent in December 2013; while the number of Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age who still had jobs decreased by 18,000 (from 9,192,000 to 9,174,000) between November and December 2013. In addition, the number of Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age still in the U.S. labor force decreased by 40,000 (from 10,018,000 to 9,978,000) during the same period.

According to the “seasonally adjusted” data, the official jobless rate for all Latino workers (male, female and youth) in the United States was still 8.3 percent in December 2013; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latino male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 7.5 percent during that same month. In addition, the total number of Latino workers who still had jobs decreased by 144,000 (from 22,949,000 to 22,805,000) between November and December 2014, according to the “seasonally adjusted” data; while the total number of Latino workers still in the U.S. labor force decreased by 261,000 (from 25,124,000 to 24,863,000) during the same period.

The official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for white male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 5.6 percent in December 2013; while the number of white male workers over 20 years-of-age still in the U.S. labor force decreased by 66,000 (from 64,287,000 to 64,221,000) between November and December 2013. In addition, during the same period, the number of white female workers over 20 years-of-age still in the U.S. labor force decreased by 8,000 (from 54,181,000 to 54,173,000); white the jobless rate for white female workers over 20 years-of-age was still 5.3 percent in December 2013.

The official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all female workers over 20 years-of-age was still 6 percent in December 2013; while the official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 6.3 percent during that same month.

In December 2013, the official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all U.S. workers was still 6.7 percent; while the official total number of workers in the United States who were still jobless during that same month was 10,351,000. In addition, between November and December 2013 the total number of U.S. workers still in the U.S. labor force decreased by 347,000 (from 155,284,000 to 154,937,000); and the number of U.S. workers not in the U.S. labor force increased by 523,000 (from 91,283,000 to 91,808,000) during that same period.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ January 10, 2014 press release:

“…Employment…was down in information…The rates for adult women (6.0 percent), teenagers (20.2 percent), blacks (11.9 percent), and Hispanics (8.3 percent) showed little change…The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more), at 3.9 million, showed little change; these individuals accounted for 37.7 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 7.8 million in December. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find full-time work…

“In December, 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 917,000 discouraged workers in December…Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them…

“…Employment in accounting and bookkeeping services declined by 25,000…Manufacturing...in…electronic instruments (-4,000) lost jobs…Health care employment changed little in December (-6,000)…Employment in information fell by 12,000 in December, driven by a decline in the motion picture and sound recording industry (-14,000)…

“Construction employment edged down in December (-16,000)…Employment in nonresidential specialty trade contractors declined by 13,000 in December…”

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