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.”
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