FEBRUARY 2016 Unemployment Data–the Full Count* (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.9%* White 4.3% African American 8.8% Hispanic 5.4% Asian** 3.8% Persons with a disability** 12.5% Men 20 years and over 4.5% Women 20 years and over 4.5% Teens (16-19 years) 15.6% Black teens 23.3% Officially unemployed 7.8 million *If… Read More Unemployment Data – February 2016
by Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg, Chair Founded in 1994 as the only national organization whose goal is full employment, the National Jobs for All Coalition has consistently informed the public of the size and consequences of unemployment–a problem far more widespread and serious in its consequences than the official undercount reported by the US government. In… Read More Coalition Bi-Annual Report
JANUARY 2016 Unemployment Data–the Full Count* (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.9%* White 4.3% African American 8.8% Hispanic 5.9% Asian** 3.7% Persons with a disability** 10.8% Men 20 years and over 4.5% Women 20 years and over 4.5% Teens (16-19 years) 16.0% Black teens 25.2% Officially unemployed 7.8 million *If… Read More Unemployment Data – January 2016
The Full Count August 2026 Officially unemployed: 7.0 million (4.1%) Hidden unemployment: 10.1 million Total: 17.1 million (9.7% of the labor force) [There are 2.3 job-wanters* for each available job.]
NJFAC Board Member Prof. Scott Myers-Lipton headed up a successful minimum wage campaign in San Jose, CA, and is now leading the charge for a local government job creation. For more info, visit Step Up Silicon Valley at: http://stepupsv.org/ San Jose: Proposed ballot measure ties business tax to revenue By Ramona Giwargis, San Jose Mercury-News, 12/14/2015… Read More San Jose Ballot Measure Seeks to Raise Revenue for Publicly-Financed Jobs
