The official “seasonally
adjusted” jobless rate for Black male workers over 20 years-of-age in the
United States increased from 10.8 to 11 percent between August and September
2014; while the official unemployment rate for Black female workers over 20
years-of-age was still 9.6 percent in September 2014, according to the “seasonally
adjusted” Bureau of Labor Statistics data. In addition, between August and September
2014, the total number of unemployed Black male workers over 20 years-of age
increased by 35,000 (from 929,000 to 964,000), according to the “seasonally
adjusted” data.
In September 2014, the
official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black youths between 16 and 19
years-of-age in the United States was still 30.5 percent; while the total
number of unemployed Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by
5,000 (from 213,000 to 218,000) between August and September 2014, according to
the “seasonally adjusted” data. In addition, the official “seasonally adjusted”
unemployment rate for all Black workers (youth, male and female) was still 11
percent in September 2014, according to the “seasonally adjusted” data.
The official “not
seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Latino youth between 16 and 19
years-of-age increased from 21.6 to 24 percent between August and September
2014; while the number of Latino youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age who
still had jobs decreased by 121,000 (from 901,000 to 780,000) during the same
period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data. In addition, the “not
seasonally adjusted” number of Latino youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in
the U.S. labor force decreased by 123,000 (from 1,149,000 to 1,026,000) between
August and September 2014.
The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 17.7 to 18.7 percent between August and September 2014; while the total number of unemployed white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 51,000 (from 783,000 to 834,000) during the same period, according to the “seasonally adjusted” data. In addition, between August and September 2014, the “seasonally adjusted” number of white youths in the U.S. labor force who still had jobs decreased by 13,000 (from 3,637,000 to 3,624,000).
The official “seasonally
adjusted” unemployment rate for all youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in
the United States increased from 19.6 to 20 percent between August and
September 2014; while the total number of officially unemployed youths between
16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States increased by 39,000 (from 1,085,000
to 1,124,000) during the same period, according to the “seasonally adjusted’
data..
The official “seasonally
adjusted” jobless rate for all Latino workers (male, female and youth) in the
United States was still 6.9 percent in September 2014; while the total number
of Latino workers not in the U.S. labor force increased by 72,000 (from
13,080,000 to 13,152,000) between August and September 2014, according to the “seasonally
adjusted” data. In addition, In addition, the official “not seasonally
adjusted” unemployment rate for Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age was
still 7.2 percent in September 2014; while the official “not seasonally
adjusted” jobless rate for Latino male workers over 20 years-of-age was still
4.8 percent during that same month.
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Between August and
September 2014, the “not seasonally adjusted” number of Asian-American workers
in the U.S. labor force decreased by 33,000 (from 8,751,000 to 8,718,000);
while the number of Asian-American workers not in the U.S. labor force
increased by 118,000 (from 4,952,000 to 5,070,000) during that same period,
according to the “not seasonally adjusted data. In addition, between August and
September 2014, the “not seasonally adjusted” number of Asian-American workers
who still had jobs decreased by 15,000 (from 8,354,000 to 8,339,000), while the
official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all Asian-American workers
was still 4.3 percent in September 2014.
The official “seasonally
adjusted” unemployment rate for white male workers over 20 years-of-age was
still 4.4 percent in September 2014; while the “seasonally adjusted” jobless
rate for white female workers over 20 years-of-age was still 4.8 percent during
that same month. In addition, the total “seasonally adjusted” number of white
workers (male, female and youth) who still had jobs decreased by 46,000 (from
116,754,000 to 116,708,000) between August and September 2014; while the total
number of white workers in the U.S. labor force decreased by 331,000 (from
123,275,000 to 122,944,000) during the same period, according to the “seasonally
adjusted” data..
The official “seasonally
adjusted” unemployment rate for all female workers over 16 years-of-age was
still 6 percent in September 2014; while the official “seasonally adjusted”
unemployment rate for all male workers over 16 years-of-age was still 5.9
percent during that same month. In addition, the total number of female workers
over 16 years-of-age who still had jobs decreased by 26,000 (from 68,525,000 to
68,499,000) between August and September 2014, according to the “seasonally
adjusted” data; while the total “seasonally adjusted” number of all male
workers over 16 years-of-age not in the U.S. labor force increased by 107,000
(from 36,924,000 to 37,031,000) during the same period.
In September 2014, the
official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all U.S. workers (male,
female and youth) was still 5.9 percent; while 9,262,000 workers were still
officially unemployed in the United States during that same month, according to
the “seasonally adjusted” data.
According to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics’ October 3, 2014 press release:
“…The rates for adult
women (5.5 percent), teenagers (20.0 percent), and blacks (11.0 percent) showed
little change over the month…Among the unemployed, the number of job losers and
persons who completed temporary jobs…in September [was]…4.5 million. The number
of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was essentially
unchanged at 3.0 million in September. These individuals accounted for 31.9
percent of the unemployed…
“The number of persons
employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary
part-time workers) was little changed in September at 7.1 million. These
individuals, who would have preferred full-time employment, were working part
time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find
a full-time job…
“In September, 2.2
million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, essentially
unchanged 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 698,000 discouraged workers in September…Discouraged
workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs
are available for them…
“Employment in…major
industries, including manufacturing, wholesale trade, transportation and
warehousing, and government, showed little change over the month…”
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