Between March and
April 2015, the official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Black
youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States increased from 25 to
27.5 percent; while the number of unemployed Black youths increased by 26,000
(from 161,000 to 187,000) during the same period, according to recently released “seasonally
adjusted” Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
The official
“seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Latino youths between 16 and 19
years-of-age in the United States was still 18.9 percent in April 2015; while
the number of Latino youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the U.S. labor
force decreased by 30,000 (from 1,187,000 to 1,157,000) between March and April
2015, according to the “seasonally adjusted” data..
The official
“seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for white youths between 16 and 19
years-of-age was still 14.5 percent in April 2015; while the number of white
youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the U.S. labor force decreased by
36,000 (from 4,584,000 to 4,548,000) between March and April 2015, according
to the “seasonally adjusted” data..
The official
“seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all youths (Black, Latino, white and
Asian-American) between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States was still
17.1 percent in April 2015; while the “seasonally adjusted” total number of
youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States who still had jobs
decreased by 20,000 (from 4,804,000 to 4,784,000) between March and April 2015.
In addition, the “seasonally adjusted” total number of youths between 16 and 19
years-of-age in the U.S. labor force decreased by 55,000 (from 5,824,000 to
5,769,000) between March and April 2015; while the “seasonally adjusted” number
of youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age not in the U.S. labor force increased
by 49,000 (10,800,000 to 10,849,000) during the same period.
The official
“seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black male workers over 20 years-of-age
in the United States was still 9.2 percent in April 2015; while the “seasonally
adjusted” unemployment rate for all Black workers in the United States (youth,
male and female) was also still 9.6 percent during that same month. In
addition, in April 2015, the official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for
Black female workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States was still 8.8
percent.
Between March and
April 2015, the official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latino
male workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 5.8 to 6 percent; while the
official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all Latino workers (youth, male
and female) in the United States increased from 6.9 to 6.9 percent during that
same period. In addition, the official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate
for Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 6.5 to 6.9
percent between March and April 2015; while the “seasonally adjusted” number of
unemployed Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 45,000 (from
680,000 to 725,000) during the same period.
Between March and
April 2015, the “seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed Asian-American
workers in the United States increased by 106,000 (from 288,000 to 394,000);.while
the official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Asian-American workers
in the United States increased from 3.2 to 4.4 percent during the same period..
The official
“seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white female workers over 20 years-of-age
in the United States was still 4.2 percent in April 2015; while the official
“seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for white male workers over 20 years-of-age
was still 4.4 percent during that same month. In addition, the “seasonally adjusted” unemployment
rate for all white workers (youth, male and female) was still 4.7 percent in April
2015; while the “seasonally adjusted” total number of white workers who still
had jobs decreased by 167,000 (from 117, 886,000 to 117,719,000) between March
and April 2015. During the same period, the “seasonally adjusted” number of
white workers in the U.S. labor force also decreased by 229,000 (from
123,739,000 to 123,510,00) and the “seasonally adjusted” number of white
workers not in the U.S. labor force increased by 321,000 (from 72,743,000 to
73,064,000).
The official
“seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all female workers over 16 years-of-age
in the United States increased from 5.3 to 5.4 percent between March and April
2015; while the official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all female
workers over 20 years-of-age was still 4.9 percent in April 2015. In addition,
the official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all male workers over 16
years-of-age in the United States was still 5.5 percent in April 2015; while
the official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all male workers over
20 years-of-age was still 5 percent during that same month.
In April 2015, the
official “seasonally adjusted” total number of unemployed workers in the United
States was still 8,549,000; while the official unemployment rate for all U.S.
workers (male, female and youth) was still 5.4 percent during that same month, according
to the “seasonally adjusted” data
According to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May 8, 2015 press release:
“…The unemployment rate was essentially
unchanged at 5.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today...Mining employment continued to decline...In April, both the unemployment rate (5.4 Percent) and the number of unemployed persons (8.5 million) were essentially unchanged....
“Among the major worker groups, the
unemployment rate for Asians increased to 4.4 percent. The rates for adult men (5.0 percent), adult women (4.9 percent), teenagers (17.1 percent), whites 4.7 percent), blacks (9.6 percent), and Hispanics (6.9 percent) showed little or no change in April....
“…The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless
for 27 weeks or more) changed little at 2.5 million, accounting for 29.0
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 at 6.6 million in April....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 April, 2.1 million persons were marginally
attached to the labor force, little changed over the year…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
756,000 discouraged workers in April, little different from a year earlier....Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them....
“….Employment declined over the month in
nonresidential building construction (-8,000)….Employment in mining fell by
15,000 in April, with most of the job losses in support activities for mining
(-10,000) and in oil and gas extraction (-3,000). Since the beginning of the
year, employment in mining has declined by 49,000, with losses concentrated in
support activities for mining.
“Employment in....manufacturing, wholesale
trade, retail trade, information, financial activities, leisure and
hospitality, and government showed little change over the month…
“The change in total nonfarm payroll
employment….for March was revised from +126,000 to +85,000. With these
revisions, employment gains in February and March combined were 39,000 lower
than previously reported….”
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