Black Worker Jobless Rate Increases To 15.8 Percent Under Obama & GOP House of Representatives

The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all Black workers in the United States increased from 15.5 to 15.8 percent between November and December 2011 under the Democratic Obama Administration and the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data; while the unemployment rate for Black female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 13 to 13.9 percent during the same period. The jobless rate for Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age also increased from 39.6 to 42.1 percent between November and December 2011; while the unemployment rate for Black male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 15.7 percent in December 2011.

The number of officially unemployed Black workers increased by 79,000 (from 2,783,000 to 2,862,000) between November and December 2011; while the number of jobless Black female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 91,000 (from 1,184,000 to 1,275,000) during the same period. The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for all Asian-American workers in the United States also increased from 6.5 to 6.8 percent between November and December 2011; while the number of unemployed Asian-American workers increased by 34,000 (from 480,000 to 514,000) during the same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

Between November and December 2011, the official jobless rate for Latino or Hispanic male workers over 20 years-of-age also increased from 9.8 to 10.5 percent, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data; while the number of unemployed Latino or Hispanic male workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 102,000 (from 1,285,000 to 1,387,000) during the same period. The official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all Latino or Hispanic workers was still 11 percent in December 2011; while the “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Latina or Hispanic women workers over 20 years-of-age was still 10.3 percent in that same month. The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Latino or Hispanic youth between 16 and 19 years-of-age was also still 26.3 percent in December 2011

The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 20.3 percent in December 2011; while the unemployment rate for white male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 7.5 percent during that same month. In December 2011, the jobless rate for white female workers over 20 years-of-age was also still 6.8 percent; while 3,713,000 white female workers over 20 years-of-age were still unemployed in that same month.

The number of white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age who had jobs also decreased by 15,000 (from 3,751,000 to 3,736,000) between November and December 2011, according to the “seasonally adjusted” data; while the total number of white workers in the U.S. labor force decreased by 109,000 (from 124,652,000 to 124,543,000) during the same period. And in December 2011, the official total number of unemployed U.S. workers (male and female) over 16-years-of-age was still 13,097,000; while the official jobless rate for all U.S. male workers over 16 years-of-age was stilll 8.7 percent in that same month.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ January 6, 2012 press release:

“…The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was little changed at 5.6 million and accounted for 42.5 percent of the unemployed...

“About 2.5 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force in December, little different 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 945,000 discouraged workers in December…Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them…

“…Employment in sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores fell by 10,000…Construction employment changed little in December…Employment in professional and business services changed little in December for the second month in a row…Government employment changed little in December but was down by 280,000 over the year. Job losses in 2011 occurred in local government; state government, excluding education; and the U.S. Postal Service…”

Black Male Worker Jobless Rate 16.8 Percent Under Obama & GOP House of Representatives

The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black male workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States was still 16.8 percent in September 2011 under the Democratic Obama Administration and the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives; while the unemployment rate in September 2011 for all Black workers was still 16 percent. The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 44.2 percent in September 2011; while the unemployment rate for Black women over 20 years-of-age was still 13.2 percent September 2011.

The number of officially unemployed Black workers was still 2,893,000 in September 2011, according to the “seasonally adjusted” data; while the number of officially unemployed Black male workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States was still 1,372,000 in September 2011. The number of jobless Black women workers over 20 years-of-age in September 2011 was still 1,227,000; and the number of unemployed Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of age increased by 3,000 (from 291,000 to 294,000) between August and September 2011.

In September 2011, the official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Latino or Hispanic workers in the United States remained at 11.3 percent; while the number of unemployed Latino or Hispanic workers increased by 19,000 (from 2,585,000 to 2,604,000) between August and September 2011. The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latino or Hispanic male workers over 20 years-of-age also increased from 8.9 to 9.3 percent between August and September 2011; while the number of unemployed Latino or Hispanic male workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 56,000 (from 1,169,000 to 1,225,000) during the same period. The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Latina or Hispanic female workers in the United States was also still 11.2 percent in September 2011. And according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data, the official unemployment rate for Latino or Hispanic youth between 16 and 19-years-of-age was still 27.1 in September 2011; while the number of jobless Latino or Hispanic youths in September 2011 was still 257,000, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data. The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 21.3 percent in September 2011.

Between August and September 2011, the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Asian-American workers jumped from 7.1 to 7.8 percent; while the number of unemployed Asian-American workers increased by 50,000 (from 517,000 to 577,000) during the same period.

The official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for white workers was still 8 percent in September 2011; while the number of officially unemployed white workers in the United States increased by 19,000 (from 9,932,000 to 9,951,000) between August and September 2011. The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white female workers over 20 years-of-age also increased from 7 to 7.1 percent between August and September 2011; while the number of unemployed white female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 83,000 (from 3,828,000 to 3,911,000) during this same period. The number of unemployed white male workers over 20 years-of-age also increased by 37,000 (from 4,997,000 to 5,034,000) between August and September 2011; while the official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 7.7 percent in September 2011.

For all U.S. workers (male and female) over 16 years-of-age, the official "seasonally adjusted" unemployment rate was still 9.1 percent in September 2011; while the jobless rate for U.S. female workers over 16 years-of-age increased from 8.5 to 8.7 percent between August and September 2011. The official jobless rate for U.S. male workers over 16 years-of-age was still 9.4 percent in September 2011; while the number of unemployed U.S. female workers over 16 years-of-age increased by 119,000 (from 6,114,000 to 6,233,000) between August and September 2011. In addition, the jobless rate for U.S. female workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 8 to 8.1 percent between August and September 2011; while the number of unemployed female workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States also increased by 150,000 (from 5,472,000 to 5,622,000) during this same period. And between August and September 2011, the official total number of unemployed U.S. workers over 16-years-of-age increased by 25,000 (from 13,967,000 to 13,992,000), according to the “seasonally adjusted” data.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ October 7, 2011 press release:

“Government employment continued to trend down….The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) was 6.2 million in September. These individuals accounted for 44.6 percent of the unemployed…

“The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) rose to 9.3 million in September. 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 September, about 2.5 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 1 million discouraged workers in September. Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them…

“Manufacturing employment changed little in September (-13,000) and has been essentially flat for the past 2 months…Within retail trade, employment declined in electronic and appliance stores (-9,000) in September…Government employment continued to trend down over the month (-34,000). The U.S. Postal Service continued to lose jobs (-5,000). Local government employment declined by 35,000..."

Black Male Worker Jobless Rate Jumps To 18 Percent Under Obama & GOP House of Representatives

Between July and August 2011, the official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black male workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States jumped from 17 to 18 percent under the Democratic Obama Administration and the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives; while the unemployment rate for all Black workers jumped from 15.9 to 16.7 percent during the same period, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age also jumped from 39.2 to 46.5 percent between July and August 2011; while the unemployment rate for Black women over 20 years-of-age was still 13.4 percent in August 2011.

The number of officially unemployed Black workers increased by 193,000 (from 2,796,000 to 2,989,000) between July and August 2011, according to the “seasonally adjusted” data; while the number of officially unemployed Black male workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States increased by 105,000 (from 1,364,000 to 1,469,000) during the same period. The number of jobless Black women workers over 20 years-of-age also increased by 30,000 (from 1,200,000 to 1,230,000) between July and August 2011; and the number of unemployed Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of age increased by 58,000 (from 233,000 to 291,000) during the same period.

In August 2011, the official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Latino or Hispanic workers in the United States was still 11.3 percent; while the number of unemployed Latino or Hispanic workers increased by 15,000 (from 2,570,000 to 2,585,000) between July and August 2011. The official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latina or Hispanic female workers over 20 years-of-age also increased from 11.3 to 11.4 percent between July and August 2011; while the number of unemployed Latina or Hispanic female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 28,000 (from 987,000 to 1,015,000) during the same period. The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Latino or Hispanic male workers in the United States was also still 8.9 percent in August 2011. And according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data, the official unemployment rate for Latino or Hispanic youth between 16 and 19 years-of-age increased from 36.2 to 37.4 percent between July and August 2011; while the number of Latino or Hispanic youths who had jobs dropped by 77,000 (from 708,000 to 631,000) during this same period, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 23 percent in August 2011; while the number of unemployed white youths increased by 23,000 (from 1,083,000 to 1,106,000) between July and August 2011. The official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for white male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 8 percent in August 2011; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Asian-American workers was still 7.1 percent during the same month, although the number of Asian-American workers who had jobs dropped by 50,000 (from 6,838,000 to 6,788,000) between July and August 2011. In addition, the official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for white female workers was still 7 percent in August 2011, although the number of white female workers over 20 years-of-age with jobs dropped by 40,000 (from 50,866,000 to 50,826,000) between July and August 2011.

For all U.S. workers (male and female) over 16 years-of-age, the official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate was still 9.1 percent in August 2011; while the jobless rate for all U.S. male workers over 16 years-of-age was still 9.6 percent in August 2011. And between July and August 2011, the official total number of unemployed U.S. workers over 16 years-of-age increased by 36,000 (from 13,931,000 to 13,967,000), according to the “seasonally adjusted” data.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Sept. 2, 2011 press release:

“…Government employment continued to trend down…The number of unemployed persons, at 14.0 million, was essentially unchanged in August, and the unemployment rate held at 9.1 percent…The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) was about unchanged at 6.0 million in August and accounted for 42.9 percent of the unemployed…The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) rose from 8.4 million to 8.8 million in August. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job…

“About 2.6 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force in August, up from 2.4 million 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 977,000 discouraged workers in August…Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them…

“Total nonfarm payroll employment, at 131.1 million, was unchanged in August…Employment changed little in most major private-sector industries…Employment in the information industry declined by 48,000 in August. About 45,000 workers in the telecommunications industry were on strike and thus off company payrolls during the survey reference period…Manufacturing employment was essentially unchanged in August (-3,000)…

“Government employment continued to trend down over the month (-17,000)…Employment in local government continued to decline…In August, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls decreased…The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for June was revised from +46,000 to +20,000, and the change for July was revised from +117,000 to +85,000…”

Black Male Worker Jobless Rate Jumps To 17.5 Percent Under Obama & GOP House of Representatives

Between April and May 2011, the official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black male workers over 20 years-of-age in the United States jumped from 17 to 17.5 percent under the Democratic Obama Administration and the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives; while the official unemployment rate for Black female workers over 20 years-of-age was still 13.4 percent, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The number of officially unemployed African-American male workers over 20 years-of age increased by 29,000 (from 1,382,000 to 1,411,000) between April and May 2011; while the number of Black male workers over 20 years-of-age having jobs dropped by 86,000 (from 6,731,000 to 6,645,000) .

The official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 40.7 percent in May 2011, while the official unemployment rate for all Black workers over 16 years-of-age (female, male and youth combined) increased from 16.1 to 16.2 percent between April and May 2011.

The official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for white male workers over 20 years-of-age was still 7.9 percent in May 2011; while the official jobless rate for all U.S. female white workers over 20 years-of-age increased from 7 to 7.1 percent between April and May 2011. The number of unemployed white female workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 81,000 (from 3,833,010 to 3,914,000) between April and May 2011; while the number of unemployed white male workers over 20-years-of-age increased by 43,000 (from 5,124,000 to 5,167,000) during the same period. The official jobless rate for white youths between 16 and 19 years-of-age was still 20.7 percent in May 2011.

Between April and May 2011, the official “seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Latino or Hispanic workers in the United States also increased from 11.8 to 11.9 percent; while the number of unemployed Latino or Hispanic workers over 20 years-of-age increased by 27,000 (from 2,688,000 to 2,715,000), according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data, during this same period. The number of Latino or Hispanic workers having jobs also dropped by 85,000 (from 20,110,000 to 20,025,000) between April and May 2011, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data; while the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Asian-American workers jumped from 6.4 to 7 percent during the same period. The number of unemployed Asian-American workers increased by 51,000 (from 463,000 to 514,000) between April and May 2011, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

For all U.S. workers (male and female) over 16 years-of-age, the official “seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate increased from 9 to 9.1 percent between April and May 2011; while the jobless rate for all male workers over 16 years-of-age increased from 9.4 to 9.5 percent and the unemployment rate for all female workers over 16 years-of-age increased from 8.4 to 8.5 percent during this same period. Between April and May 2011, the official total number of unemployed U.S. workers over 16-years-of-age increased by 167,000 (from 13,747,000 to 13,914,000).

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ June 3, 2011 press release:

“…Local government employment continued to decline…

“In May, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) increased by 361,000 to 6.2 million…

“The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was…8.5 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 May, 2.2 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 822,000 discouraged workers in May…Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them…

“Employment in manufacturing changed little in May (-5,000). Job gains in fabricated metal products and in machinery were offset by losses in transportation equipment, paper and paper products, and printing and related support activities…

“Employment in local government continued to decline over the month (-28,000). Local government has lost 446,000 jobs since…September 2008…”