The official “not
seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black female workers over 20 years-of-age
in the United States increased from 10.9 to 11.7 percent between July and
August 2014; while the official unemployment rate for Black male workers over
20 years-of-age was still 10.7 percent in August 2014, according to the “not
seasonally adjusted” Bureau of Labor Statistics data. In addition, between July
and August 2014, the total number of unemployed Black female workers over 20
years-of age increased by 62,000 (from 1,056,000 to 1,118,000); while the
number of unemployed Black male workers over 20 years-of-age in the U.S. labor
force decreased by 130,000 (from 8,753,000 to 8,623,000) during that same
period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.
In August 2014, the
official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black youths between 16 and
19 years-of-age in the United States was still 32.9 percent; while the number
of unemployed Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age who still had jobs
decreased by 23,000 (from 506,000 to 483,000) between July and August 2014,
according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data. In addition, between July and
August 2014, the number of Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the
U.S. labor force decreased by 81,000 (from 801,000 to 720,000), according to
the “not seasonally adjusted” data.
The official “not
seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all Black workers (youth, male and
female) was still 12 percent in August 2014; while the total number of Black
workers in the United States who still had jobs decreased by 242,000 (from
16,895,000 to 16,653,000) between July and August 2014, according to the “not
seasonally adjusted” data. In addition, the “not seasonally adjusted” total
number of Black workers in the U.S. labor force deceased by 318,000 (from
19,249,000 to 18,931,000) between July and August 2014.
The official “not
seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Latino youth between 16 and 19
years-of-age was still 21.6 percent in August 2014; while the number of Latino
youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age who still had jobs decreased by 40,000
(from 941,000 to 901,000) between July and August 2014, 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 177,000 (from 1,326,000 to 1,149,000) between July and August 2014.
The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 17 percent in August 2014; while the number of white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age who still had jobs decreased by 560,000 (from 4,547,000 to 3,987,000) between July and August 2014, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data. In addition, between July and August 2014, the “not seasonally adjusted” number of white youths in the U.S. labor force decreased by 804,000 (from 5,606,000 to 4,802,000); while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 19.1 percent in August 2014.
The official “not
seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all Latino workers (male, female and
youth) in the United States was still 7.5 percent in August 2014; while the
total number of Latino workers in the U.S. labor force decreased by 71,000
(from 25,536,000 to 25,465,000) between July and August 2014, 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 7.7 to 8.1 percent between July and August 2014;
while the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Latino male
workers over 20 years-of-age was still 5.9 percent in August 2014.. In
addition, the number of unemployed Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age
increased by 47,000 (from 775,000 to 822,000) between July and August 2014,
according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.
In August 2014, the
official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all Asian-American workers
was still 4.5 percent; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed
Asian-American workers increased by 9,000 (from 389,000 to 398,000) between
July and August 2014.
The official “not
seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate in the United States for white male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 4.6 percent in August 2014; while the “not seasonally adjusted”
jobless rate in the United States for white female workers over 20 years-of-age increased was still
5.1 percent during that same month. In addition, the total “not seasonally
adjusted” number of white workers (male, female and youth) who still had jobs
decreased by 414,000 (from 117,509,000 to 117,095,000) between July and August
2014; while the total number of white workers in the U.S. labor force decreased
by 810,000 (from 124,477.000 to 123,667,000) during the same period, according
to the “not seasonally adjusted” data..
The official “not
seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate in the United States for all female workers over 16
years-of-age was still 6.6 percent in August 2014; while the official “not
seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate in the United States for all male workers over 16
years-of-age was still 6 percent during that same month. In addition, the total
number of female workers over 16 years-of-age who still had jobs decreased by 130,000
(from 68,201,000 to 68,071,000) between July and August 2014, according to the
“not seasonally adjusted” data; while the total “not seasonally adjusted”
number of all male workers over 16 years-of-age who still had jobs decreased by
488,000 (from 79,064,000 to 78,576,000) during the same period.
In August 2014, the
official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all U.S. workers
(male, female and youth) was still 6.3 percent; while 9,787,000 workers were
still officially unemployed in the United States during that same month, according
to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.
According to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics’ September 5, 1, 2014 press release:
“…In August, the
unemployment rate was little changed at 6.1 percent…The number of unemployed
persons (9.6 million) changed little…The number of long-term unemployed (those
jobless for 27 weeks or more) declined…to 3.0 million in August…The number of
persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as
involuntary part-time workers) was little changed in August at 7.3 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 August, 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 775,000 discouraged workers in August…Discouraged
workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs
are available for them…
“Manufacturing
employment was unchanged in August…Motor vehicles and parts lost 5,000 jobs in
August…Elsewhere in manufacturing, there were…job losses in electronic
instruments (-2,000)…In August, retail trade employment was little changed
(-8,000). Food and beverage stores lost 17,000 jobs…Employment in…mining and
logging, wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing, information,
financial activities, and government showed little change over the month…
“The change in total
nonfarm payroll employment for June was revised from +298,000 to +267,000, and
the change for July was revised from +209,000 to +212,000. With these
revisions, employment gains in June and July combined were 28,000 less than
previously reported..."
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