Black Worker "Not Seasonally Adjusted" Unemployment Rate Increases To 9.9 Percent In August 2015

Between July and August 2015, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all Black workers in the United States (youth, male and female) increased from 9.7 to 9.9 percent; while the jobless rate for Black female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 8.6 to 8.9 percent during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” Bureau of Labor Statistics data. In addition, the “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 31 to 32.4 percent between July and August 2015; while the “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black male workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 8.7 to 9.1 percent.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” total number of unemployed Black workers (youth, male and female) in the United States increased by 33,000 (from 1,887,000 to 1,919,000) between July and August 2015; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of Black workers who still had jobs decreased by 120,000 (from 17,649,000 to 17,529,000) during the same period.

Between July and August 2015, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 7.3 to 7.4 percent; while the “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all Latino workers (youth, male and female) in the United States was still 6.6 percent in August 2015. In addition, the “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 11,000 (from 766,000 to 777,000) between July and August  2015; while the “not seasonally adjusted” total number of Latino workers (youth, male and female) who still had jobs decreased by 134,000 (from 24,478,000 to 24,344,000) during that same period.

The “not seasonally adjusted” number of Latino workers (youth, male and female) in the U.S. labor force decreased by 256,000 (from 26,334,000 to 26,078,000) between July and August 2015; while the “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Latino males over 20 years-of-age was still 4.9 percent in August 2015. In addition, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latino youth between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 20.9 to 21.8 percent between July and August 2015; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of Latino youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age who still had jobs decreased by 111,000 (from 1,033,000 to 922,000) during the same period..

The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 13.8 percent in August 2015; while 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 was still 16.5 percent during that same month

The “not seasonally adjusted” number of Asian-American workers in the U.S. labor force decreased by 74,000 (from 9,181,000 to 9,107,000) between July and August 2015; while the unemployment rate for Asian-American workers was still 3.4 percent in August 2015, 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 was still 4.5 percent in August 2015; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for white male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 3.8 percent during that same month. In addition, the “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all white workers (youth, male and female) was still 4.5 percent in August 2015; while the “not seasonally adjusted” total number of white workers who still had jobs decreased by 435,000 (from 118,603,000 to 118,168,000) between July and August 2015..

Between July and August 2015, the “not seasonally adjusted” number of female workers over 16 years-of-age in the U.S. labor force decreased by 303,000 (from 73,696,000 to 73,393,000); while the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all female workers over 16 years-of-age in the United States was still 5.3 percent in August 2015.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all female workers over 20 years-of-age was still 5.1 percent in August 2015; while, the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all male workers over 16 years-of-age in the United States was still 4.9 percent during that same month. In addition, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 4.4 percent during that same month.

Between July and August 2015, the “not seasonally adjusted” total number of workers in the United States who still had jobs decreased by 494,000 (from 149,722,000 to 149,228,000); while the “not seasonally adjusted” total number of workers in the U.S. labor force decreased by 1,137,000 (from 158,527,000 to 157,390,000) during the same period. In addition, a total of 8,162,000 workers in the United States were still unemployed in August 2015, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data; and the “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all U.S. workers (male, female and youth) was still 5.2 percent during that same month.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ September 4, 2015 press release:

“….Manufacturing and mining lost jobs….The rates for adult men (4.7 percent), adult women (4.7 percent), teenagers (16.9 percent), blacks (9.5 percent), Asians (3.5 percent) and Hispanics (6.6 percent) showed little change in August…

“The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) held at 2.2 million in August and accounted for 27.7 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 August at 6.5 million. These individuals, who would have preferred full-time unemployment, were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job…

“In August, 1.8 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 624,000 discouraged workers in August….Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them….

“Manufacturing employment decreased by 17,000 in August….Job losses occurred in a number of component industries, including fabricated metal products and food manufacturing (-7,000 each)….Employment in mining fell in August (-9,000), with losses concentrated in support activities for mining (-7,000)….Employment in other major industries, including construction, wholesale trade, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, and government, showed little change over the month….