By Frank Stricker April 13, 2025 For the most part, the latest job numbers were more of the same. The official unemployment rate at 4.2% was in the 4.0% – 4.2% range where it has been for a year. As we see in the Full Count, the unemployment rate for whites was 3.7%, and for… Read More The Unemployment News for March 2025, and What’s Ahead
March 2025 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.2%* [ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White 3.7% African American 6.2% Hispanic 5.1% Asian¹ 3.5% Persons with a disability¹ 7.8% Men 20 years and over 3.8% Women 20 years and over 3.7% Teens (16-19… Read More Unemployment Data-MARCH 2025
By Frank Stricker March 22, 2025 The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) numbers in the jobs report for February do not show any spectacular changes. It is too early to see much of an impact from Trump-Administration layoffs. But there were hints, however small, that in some areas, all was not well. The official unemployment… Read More The Calm Before the Storm: The Jobs Report for February 2025
February 2025 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.1%* [ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White 3.8% African American 6.0% Hispanic 5.2% Asian¹ 3.2% Persons with a disability¹ 8.5% Men 20 years and over 3.8% Women 20 years and over 3.8% Teens (16-19… Read More Unemployment Data-FEBRUARY 2025
by Frank Stricker The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Employment Situation report for January appeared on February 7. There were important revisions in the basic population numbers that the Bureau uses in its sampling process. That meant significant changes in some of the numbers, including that fewer jobs were created in 2023 and 2024 than… Read More The Job Situation in January 2025 and The Bigger Picture
