August 2025 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.3%* [ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White 3.7% African American 7.5% Hispanic 5.3% Asian¹ 3.6% Persons with a disability¹ 8.6% Men 20 years and over 4.1% Women 20 years and over 3.8% Teens (16-19… Read More Unemployment Data-AUGUST 2025
by Frank Stricker August 12, 2025 The official unemployment rate was 4.1% in June. It had been 4.2% in July. It’s been one or the other for the last year. (Just prior to that, in April and May of 2024, the rates were 3.9% and 4%.) Yet for many specific subsets of the general rate,… Read More July 2025: Jobs and Hints of Recession
July 2025 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.2%* [ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White 3.7% African American 7.2% Hispanic 5.0% Asian¹ 3.9% Persons with a disability¹ 10.0% Men 20 years and over 4.0% Women 20 years and over 3.7% Teens (16-19… Read More Unemployment Data-JULY 2025
By Frank Stricker July 12, 2025 The quick take on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation for June is that there were positives but also many negatives and red flags. The unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percentage point to 4.1%. A broad conclusion about… Read More The Employment Report for June 2025: Not Much Change Yet
June 2025 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.1%* [ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White 3.6% African American 6.8% Hispanic 4.8% Asian¹ 3.5% Persons with a disability¹ 8.6% Men 20 years and over 3.9% Women 20 years and over 3.6% Teens (16-19… Read More Unemployment Data-JUNE 2025
