Black Youth "Not Seasonally Adjusted" Jobless Rate Increases To 38.5 Percent In June 2015

Between May and June 2015, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States increased from 29.6 to 38.5 percent; while the number of unemployed Black youths increased by 112,000 (from 212,000 to 324,000) during the same period, 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 also increased from 17.3 to 24.4 percent between May and June 2015; while the number of unemployed Latino youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 129,000 (from 190,000 to 319,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 15.8 to 18.2 percent between May and June 2015; while the number of unemployed white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States increased by 258,000 (from 714,000 to 972,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data..

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all youths (Black, Latino, white and Asian-American) between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States increased from 17.8 to 21.4 percent between May and June 2015; while the “not seasonally adjusted” total number of unemployed youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States increased by 421,000 (from 1,025,000 to 1,446,000) during the same period.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black male workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States was still 9.2 percent in June 2015; while the “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all Black workers in the United States (youth, male and female) was still 9.8 percent during that same month. In addition, between May and June 2015, the “not seasonally adjusted” number of Black male workers over 20 years-of-age in the labor force decreased by 57,000 (from 8,927,000 to 8,870,000); while the jobless rate for Black female workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States was still 7.9 percent in June 2015, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data..

Between May and June 2015, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latino male workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 5.7 to 5.8 percent; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all Latino workers (youth, male and female) in the United States increased from 6.3 to 6.8 percent during the same period.. In addition, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age was still 6 percent in June 2015; while the “not seasonally adjusted” total number of unemployed Latino workers (youth, male and female) increased by 131,000 (from 1,658,000 to 1,789,000) between May and June 2015.

The “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed Asian-American workers increased by 21,000 (from 353,000 to 374,000) between May and June 2015; while the unemployment rate for Asian-American workers increased from 3.9 to 4.1 percent during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data. In addition, the “not seasonally adjusted” number of Asian-American workers who still had jobs decreased by 50,000 (from 8,804,000 to 8,754,000) between May and June 2015; while the number of Asian-American workers in the U.S. labor force decreased by 29,000 (from 9,157,000 to 9,128,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white female workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States increased from 4.2 to 4.4 percent between May and June 2015; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for white male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 4 percent in June 2015. In addition, the “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all white workers (youth, male and female) increased from 4.5 to 4.8 percent between May and June 2015; while the “not seasonally adjusted” total number of unemployed white workers increased by 298,000 (from 5,630,000 to 5.928,000) during the same period.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all female workers over 16 years-of-age in the United States increased from 5.2 to 5.5 percent between May and June 2015; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 4.8 to 4.9 percent during the same period. In addition, the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all male workers over 16 years-of-age in the United States was still 5.4 percent in June 2015; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 4.6 percent during that same month.

Between May and June 2015, the official “not seasonally adjusted” total number of unemployed workers in the United States increased by 268,000 (from 8,370,000 to 8,638,000); while the official unemployment rate for all U.S. workers (male, female and youth) increased from 5.3  to 5.5 percent during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ July 2,, 2015 press release:

“….The civilian labor force declined by 432,000 in June….The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers), at 6.5 million, changed little in June. 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 June, 1.9 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 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 653,000 discouraged workers in June, essentially unchanged from a year earlier….Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them…

“Employment in mining continued to trend down in June (-4,000)….Since…December 2014, employment in mining has declined by 71,000, with losses concentrated in support activities for mining.

“Employment in…construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, information, and government, showed little or no change over the month…The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for April was revised from +221,000 to +187,000, and the change for May was revised from +280,000 to +254,000. With these revisions, employment gains in April and May combined were 60,000 lower than previously reported…”.