Job Related News (October 2015)

Growth Weakens in September,” Dean Baker, CEPR, 10/15 “Disappointing Jobs Numbers and Not Enough Teachers,” Elise Gould, Economic Policy Institute, 10/15 Labor Force Statistics, BLS, 10/15 Analysis of BLS Monthly Jobs Report: Center for Economic Policy Research Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Chartbook Economic Policy Institute Witness Wednesdays, Stories of the Unemployed The missing… Read More Job Related News (October 2015)

Unemployment Data – October 2015

OCTOBER 2015 Unemployment Data–the Full Count* (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 5.0%*[Analyses] White      4.4% African American 9.2% Hispanic 6.3% Asian**                           3.5% Persons with a disability**    10.5% Men 20 years and over 4.7% Women 20 years and over 4.5% Teens (16-19 years) 15.9% Black teens 25.6% Officially unemployed 7.9 million *If… Read More Unemployment Data – October 2015