The official “not seasonally adjusted”
unemployment rate for Black youth between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from
21.2 to 25.5 percent between December 2015 and January 2016; while the number
of unemployed Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 15,000
(from 150,000 to 166,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally
adjusted” Bureau of Labor Statistics data. In addition, the “not seasonally
adjusted” number of Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age who still had
jobs decreased by 76,000 (from 560,000 to 484,000) between December 2015 and
January 2016.
The “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for
white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 13 to 14.9 percent
between December 2015 and January 2016; while the “not seasonally adjusted”
number of unemployed white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 71,000
(from 562,000 to 633,000) during the same period. In addition, the “not
seasonally adjusted” number of white youths who still had jobs decreased by
154,000 (from 3,773,000 to 3,619,000) between December 2015 and January 2016.
Between December 2015
and January 2016, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for
all youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age in the United States increased from 14.2
to 16.5 percent; while the “not seasonally adjusted” total number of unemployed
youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased by 105,000 (from 782,000 to
885,000) during the same period. In addition, the “not seasonally adjusted”
jobless rate for Latino youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from
13.7 to 18.1 percent between December 2015 and January 2016; while the “not seasonally
adjusted” number of unemployed Latino youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age
increased by 57,000 (from 154,000 to 211,000) during the same period.
Between December 2015
and January 2016, the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for
Black male workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States increased from 8.7
to 9.1 percent; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for
all Black workers (youth, male and female) in the United States increased from
8.1 to 9.1 percent during the same period. In addition, between December 2015
and January 2016, the “not seasonally adjusted” total number of unemployed
Black workers in the United States increased by 188,000 (from 1,565,000 to
1,753,000)..
Between December 2015
and January 2016, the “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed Black
female workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States increased by 142,000
(from 680,000 to 792,000); while the official “not seasonally adjusted”
unemployment rate for Black female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from
6.6 to 8 percent during the same period.
The “not seasonally
adjusted” number of unemployed Latino male workers over 20 years-of-age in the
United States increased by 39,000 (from 835,000 to 874,000) between December
2015 and January 2016; while the “not seasonally adjusted” total number of unemployed
Latino workers in the United States increased by 128,000 (from 1,619,000 to
1,747,000) during the same period.. In addition, the official “not seasonally
adjusted” unemployment rate for all Latino workers (youth, male and female) in
the United States increased from 6.2 to 6.6 percent between December 2015 and
January 2016.
The official “not seasonally
adjusted” jobless rate for Latina female workers over 20 years-of-age increased
from 5.9 to 6.2 between December 2015 and January 2016; while the “not seasonally
adjusted” number of unemployed Latina
female workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States increased by 33,000
(from 629,000 to 662,000) during the same period.
The “not seasonally
adjusted” number of Asian-American
workers not in the U.S. labor force increased by 260,000 (from 5,367,000 to 5,627,000)
between December 2015 and January 2016; while the unemployment rate for
Asian-American workers was still 3.7 percent during the same period, according
to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.
Between December 2015
and January 2016, the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all
white workers (youth, male and female) in the United States increased from 4.2
to 4.7 percent; while the “not seasonally adjusted” total number of unemployed
white workers in the United States increased by 535,000 (from 5,244,000 to
5,779,000) during the same period. In addition, the official “not seasonally
adjusted” unemployment rate for white male workers over 20 years-of-age in the
United States increased from 4.2 to 4.5 percent between December 2015 and
January 2016; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” number of jobless
white male workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 114,000 (from 2,718,000 to
2,904,000) during the same period.
The “not seasonally
adjusted” number of unemployed white female workers over 20 years-of-age in the
United States increased by 78,000 (from 1,964,000 to 2,242,000) between
December 2015 and January 2016; while the “not seasonally adjusted” jobless
rate for white female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 3.6 to 4.1
percent during the same period. In addition, the “not seasonally adjusted”
number of white female workers over 20 years-of-age who still had jobs
decreased by 26,000 (from 52,596,000 to 52,570,000) between December 2015 and
January 2016..
Between December 2015
and January 2016, the “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all female
workers over 16 years-of-age in the United States increased from 4.4 to 5.1
percent; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all
female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 4.1 to 4.7 percent during the
same period. In addition, the number of unemployed female workers over 16
years-of-age in the United States increased by 479,000 (from 3,262,000 to
3,741,000) between December 2015 and January 2016, according to the “not seasonally
adjusted” data.
The official “not seasonally
adjusted” unemployment rate for all male workers over 16 years-of-age in the
United States increased from 5.1 to 5.5 between December 2015 and January 2016;
while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all male
workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 4.8 to 5.1 percent during the same period.. In addition, the “not
seasonally adjusted” number of all unemployed male workers over 16 years-of-age
in the United States increased by 289,000 (from 4,280,000 to 4,569,000) between December
2015 and January 2016; while the “not seasonally adjusted” number of unemployed
male workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 251,00 (from 3,836,000 to
4,087,000) during the same period..
In January 2016, 8,309,000
workers in the United States were officially unemployed, according to the “not seasonally
adjusted” data; and between December 2015 and January 2016 the “not seasonally
adjusted”” unemployment rate for all U.S. workers (male, female and youth)
increased from 4.8 to 5.3 percent.
According to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics’ February 5, 2016 press release:
“…Employment declined
in private educational services, transportation and warehousing, and mining…
“The number of
long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was essentially
unchanged in January, at 2.1 million, and has shown little movement since June.
These individuals accounted for 26.9 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 at 6.0 million in January…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
full-time jobs.
“In January, 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 work in the 4 weeks preceding the
survey.
“Among the marginally
attached, there were 623,000 discouraged workers in January…Discouraged workers
are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are
available for them…
“Private educational
services lost 39,000 jobs in January due to larger than normal seasonal
layoffs.
“Employment in
transportation and warehousing decreased by 20,000 in January. Most of the loss
occurred among couriers and messengers (-14,000), reflecting larger than usual
layoffs….
“Employment in mining
continued to decline in January (-7,000)…Since…September 2014, employment in
the industry has fallen by 146,000, or 17 percent…
“…Employment in
temporary help services edged down in January (-25,000)…Employment in other
major industries, including construction, wholesale trade, and government,
changed little over the month……
“…Employment gains in
November and December combined were 2,000 lower than previously reported…”