Friday, June 6, 2014

Black Male Worker "Not Seasonally Adjusted" Unemployment Rate Increases To 11.7 Percent In May 2014

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black male workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States increased from 10.4 to 11.7 percent between April and May 2014; while the number of unemployed Black male workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 128,000 during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” Bureau of Labor Statistics data. In addition, the number of Black male workers over 20 years-of-age who still had jobs decreased by 4,000 (from 7,520,000 to 7,516,000) between April and May 2014.

Between April and May 2014, the number of Black female workers over 20 years-of age who still had jobs decreased by 103,000 (from 8,722,000 to 8,619,000), according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data; while the number of Black female workers over 20 years-of-age who were still in the U.S. labor force decreased by 122,000 (from 9,626,000 to 9,504,000). In addition, the official “not seasonally adjusted’ unemployment rate for Black female workers over 20 years-of-age was still 9.3 percent in May 2014; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States was still 30.7 percent during that same month.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all Black workers (youth, male and female) increased from 10.7 to 11.2 percent between April and May 2014; while the total number of unemployed Black workers in the United States increased by 104,000 (from 1,993,000 to 2,099,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data. In addition, the total number of Black workers who still had jobs decreased by 64,000 (from 16,682,000 to 16,618,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 6.6 to 7.5 percent between April and May 2014; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Latino male workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 5.7 to 6.2 percent during that same period. In addition, the number of unemployed Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 93,000 (from 674,000 to 767,000) between April and May 2014, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data; while the number of unemployed Latino male workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 76,000 (from 789,000 to 865,000) during the same period.

The “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all Latino workers (male, female and youth) in the United States increased from 6.7 to 7.2 between April and May 2014; while the total number of unemployed Latino workers in the United States increased by 138,000 (from 1,685,000 to 1,823,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data. In addition, the number of Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age who still had jobs decreased by 58,000 (from 9,462,000 to 9,404,000) between April and May 2014, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data; while the “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latino youth between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 18.2 percent in May 2014.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 15.4 to 17.5 percent between April and May 2014; while the number of unemployed white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 133,000 (from 630,000 to 763,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data. In addition, between April and May 2014, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 17.7 to 19.3 percent; while the total number of unemployed youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 154,000 (from 918,000 to 1,072,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data..

In May 2014, the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all Asian-American workers was still 5.3 percent; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of Asian-American workers who were still in the U.S. labor force decreased by 29,000 (8,782,000 to 8,753,000) during the same month.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for white male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 4.8 percent in May 2014; while the “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 4.4 to 4.7 percent between April and May 2014. In addition, the number of unemployed white female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 182,000 (from 2,374,000 to 2,556,000) between April and May 2014, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data; while the total “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed white workers (male, female and youth) increased by 291,000 (from 6,123,000 to 6,414,000) during the same period.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 5.2 to 5.4 percent between April and May 2014; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all male workers over 20 years-of-age was also still 5.7 percent in May 2014. In addition, the total number of all unemployed female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 161,000 (from 3,648,000 to 3,809,000) between April and May 2014, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data; while the total “not seasonally adjusted” number of all unemployed male workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 50,000 during the same period.

Between April and May 2014, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all U.S. workers (male, female and youth) increased from 5.9 to 6.1 percent; while the total number of unemployed workers in the United States increased from 9,079,000 to 9,443,000 during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ June 6,, 2014 press release:

“…The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was essentially unchanged at 3.4 million in May. These individuals accounted for 34.6 percent of the unemployed…The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers), at 7.3 million, changed little in May. 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, 2.1 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 697,000 discouraged workers in May, little different from a year earlier…Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them…

“Manufacturing employment changed little over the month…Employment in other major industries, including mining and logging, construction, wholesale trade, retail trade, information, financial activities, and government, showed little change over the month…


“…Employment gains in March and April were 6,000 lower than previously reported…”

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