Black Female Worker `Not Seasonally Adjusted' Jobless Rate Increases To 8.9 Percent In March 2015

Between February and March 2015, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Black female workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States increased from 8.7 to 8.9 percent; while the number of unemployed Black female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 27,000 (from 835,000 to 862,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States was still 23.1 percent in March 2015; while the number of unemployed Black youths was still 137,000 during the same month, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Latino youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States was still 19.8 percent in February 2015; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 15.3 to 15.6 percent between February and March 2015. In addition, the “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 33,000 (from 637,000 to 670,000) during the same period..

The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States was still 17 percent in March 2015; while the total “not seasonally adjusted” number of all unemployed youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 16,000 (from 904,000 to 920,000) between February and March 2015.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black male workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States was still 10.4 percent in March 2015; while the “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all Black workers in the United States (youth, male and female) was also still 10 percent during that same month.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white female workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States was still 4.1 percent in March 2015; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for white male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 4.8 during that same month. In addition, the “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all white workers (youth, male and female) was still 4.9 percent in March 2015.

In March 2015, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latino male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 6.2 percent; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all Latino workers (youth, male and female) in the United States was still 7 percent during that same month.. In addition, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 6.4 to 6.7 percent between February and March 2015; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 39,000 (from 666,000 to 705,000) during the same period.  

Between February and March 2015, the “not seasonally adjusted” number of Asian-American workers in the U.S. labor force decreased by 75,000 (from 9,042,000 to 8,957,200); while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of Asian-American workers not in the labor force increased by 80,000 (from 5,249,000 to 5,329,000). In addition, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Asian-American workers in the United States was still 3.1 percent in March 2015.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all female workers over 16 years-of-age in the United States was still 5.1 percent in March 2015; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all female workers over 20 years-of-age was still 4.8 percent during the same month. In addition, the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all male workers over 16 years-of-age in the United States was still 6 percent in March 2015; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 5.5 percent during that same month.

In March 2015, the official “not seasonally adjusted” total number of unemployed workers in the United States was still 8,682,000; while the official unemployment rate for all U.S. workers (male, female and youth) was still 5.6 percent during that same month, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ April 3, 2015 press release:

“…In March…the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.5 percent…Mining lost jobs….The number of unemployed persons was little changed at 8.6 million…:

“The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was little changed at 2.6 million in March. These individuals accounted for 29.8 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 March at 6.7 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 March, 2.1 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, little changed 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 past 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 738,000 discouraged workers in March, little different from a year earlier…Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them…..

“….In March…nursing care facilities lost jobs (-6,000)…Employment in mining declined by 11,000 in March. The industry has lost 30,000 jobs thus far in 2015…The employment declines in the first quarter of 2015…were concentrated in support activities for mining, which includes support for oil and gas extraction…Employment in other major industries, including construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing, information, financial activities, and government showed little change over the month…

“…Employment gains in January and February combined were 69,000 less than previously reported…”