DECEMBER 2015 Unemployment Data–the Full Count* (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 5.0%* White 4.5% African American 8.3% Hispanic 6.3% Asian** 4.0% Persons with a disability** 10.3% Men 20 years and over 4.7% Women 20 years and over 4.4% Teens (16-19 years) 16.1% Black teens 23.7% Officially unemployed 7.9 million *If… Read More Unemployment Data – December 2015
NOVEMBER 2015 Unemployment Data–the Full Count* (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 5.0%* White 4.3% African American 9.4% Hispanic 6.4% Asian** 3.9% Persons with a disability** 12.1% Men 20 years and over 4.7% Women 20 years and over 4.6% Teens (16-19 years) 15.7% Black teens 23.7% Officially unemployed 7.9 million *If… Read More Unemployment Data – November 2015
SEPTEMBER 2015 Unemployment Data — the Full Count* (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) Official Unemployment: 5.1%*[Analyses] White: 4.4% African American: 9.2% Hispanic: 6.4% Asian**: 3.6% Persons with a disability**: 10.4% Men 20 years and over: 4.7% Women 20 years and over: 4.6% Teens (16-19 years): 16.3% Black teens: 31.5% Officially unemployed: 7.9 million *If the… Read More September 2015
Cross-posted from Dissent Magazine: >> https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/federal-job-guarantee-racial-justice-darrick-hamilton Subscribe to Dissent Magazine Works Progress Administration poster by Harry Herzog, 1936, via Library of Congress. (Click for large version.) by Darrick Hamilton ▪ November 9, 2015 The conventional discourse about racial disparity in America is a myth. It’s a myth upheld by Democrats, Republicans, blacks, and whites alike;… Read More The Federal Job Guarantee: A Step Toward Racial Justice
