OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 5.4%* White 4.7% African American 9.6% Hispanic 6.9% Asian** 4.4% Persons with a disability** 10.0% Men 20 years and over 5.0% Women 20 years and over 4.9% Teens (16-19 years) 17.1% Black teens 27.5% Officially unemployed 8.5 million from the U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS *If the… Read More Current Rate: April 2015 Unemployment Data
THE UNEMPLOYED SPEAK* 1. Jack was laid off after 17 years as a mechanic when his plant was relocated in Mexico. Unable to find a comparable job, Jack is working at Walmart at a fraction of his previous wage. Answer: Jack is a casualty of unemployment, but he is counted as employed, despite his downgrading.… Read More Can You Count the Unemployed? an NJFAC Quiz
Here’s something that many Americans — including some of the smartest and most educated among us — don’t know: The official unemployment rate, as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor, is extremely misleading. Right now, we’re hearing much celebrating from the media, the White House and Wall Street about how unemployment is “down” to… Read More The Big Lie: 5.6% Unemployment by Jim Clifton
Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) has introduced HR 1000, the Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act. This comprehensive federal job creation and training bill creates a national public service jobs program, and recommits the U.S. to seeking a national goal of full employment, where everyone has the right to useful work at living wages.… Read More Conyers Bill HR 1000 Summary: Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act
Social Security links What Is Social Security? What Really Supports the Elderly? Social Security: What’s in It for Younger People? Una Prueba: ¿Que Le Ofrece El Seguro Social A Las Personas Jovenes? Packet Summary–English [Below–August 2019]; Español [August 2001] SOCIAL SECURITY VS. SOCIAL INSECURITY: A Social Security Packet: Summary and Update [rev. 8/19] What is… Read More NJFAC Social Security Packet and Links
