Black Youth "Not Seasonally Adjusted" Unemployment Rate Increases To 38.7 Percent In June 2014

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States jumped from 30.7 to 38.7 percent between May and June 2014; while the number of unemployed Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 78,000 (from 214,000 to 292,000) during the same period, according to the recently released “not seasonally adjusted” Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Latino youth between 16 and 19 years-of-age also jumped from 18.2 to 28.3 percent between May and June 2014; while the number of unemployed Latino youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from by 164,000 (from 191,000 to 355,000) during the same period.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 17.5 to 21.4 percent between May and June 2014; while the number of unemployed white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 380,000 (from 763,000 to 1,143,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data. In addition, between May and June 2014, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 19.3 to 23.9 percent; while the total number of all unemployed youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 538,000 (from 1,072,000 to 1,610,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all Black workers (youth, male and female) was still 11.1 percent in June 2014; while the total number of unemployed Black workers in the United States increased by 8,000 (from 2,099,000 to 2,107,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black male workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States was still 10.6 percent in June 2014; while the official “not seasonally adjusted’ unemployment rate for Black female workers over 20 years-of-age was still 9.3 percent during that same month. In addition, between May and June 2014, the total number of Black female workers over 20 years-of age increased by 8,000 (from 885,000 to 893,000) according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all Latino workers (male, female and youth) in the United States increased from 7.2 to 7.8 percent between May and June 2014; while the total number of unemployed Latino workers in the United States increased by 165,000 (from 1,823,000 to 1,988,000) 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 was still 7.2 percent in June 2014; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Latino male workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 6.2 to 6.4 percent during that same period. In addition, the number of unemployed Latino male workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 33,000 (from 865,000 to 898,000) between May and June 2014, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

In June 2014, the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all Asian-American workers was still 5.1 percent; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of Asian-American workers who were still in the U.S. labor force decreased by 9,000 (from 8,753,000 to 8,746,000) during the same month. In addition, between May and June 2014, the number of Asian-American workers not in the U.S. labor force increased by 45,000 (from 5,016,000 to 5,061,000), according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for white male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 4.7 percent in June 2014; while the “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 4.7 to 4.9 percent between May and June 2014. In addition, the number of unemployed white female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 115,000 (from 2,556,000 to 2,671,000) between May and June 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 444,000 (from 6,414,000 to 6,858,000) during the same period.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 5.4 to 5.5 percent between May and June 2014; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all male workers over 20 years-of-age was also still 5.5 percent in June 2014. In addition, the total number of all unemployed female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 34,000 (from 3,809,000 to 3,843,000) between May and June 2014, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data; while the total “not seasonally adjusted” number of all unemployed male workers over 16 years-of-age increased by 206,000 (from 5,104,000 to 5,310,000) during the same period.

Between May and June 2014, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all U.S. workers (male, female and youth) increased from 6.1 to 6.3 percent; while the total number of unemployed workers in the United States increased from 9,443,000 to 9,893,000 during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July 3, 2014 press release:

“Among the major worker groups, the unemployment…rate increased for teenagers (21.0 percent. The rates for adult men (5.7 percent), whites (5.3 percent), and Hispanics (7.8 percent) showed little change. The jobless rate for Asians was 5.1 percent (not seasonally adjusted), little changed from a year earlier…

“The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) increased by 275,000 in June to 7.5 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 June, 2.0 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 676,000 discouraged workers in June…Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them…

“…Employment changed little over the month in…mining and logging, construction, information, and government.”