MAY 2016 Unemployment Data–the Full Count* (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.7%* White 4.1% African American 8.2% Hispanic 5.6% Asian** 4.1% Persons with a disability** 9.7% Men 20 years and over 4.3% Women 20 years and over 4.2% Teens (16-19 years) 16.0% Black teens 27.1% Officially unemployed 7.4 million… Read More Unemployment Data – May 2016
APRIL 2016 Unemployment Data–the Full Count* (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 5.0%* White 4.3% African American 8.8% Hispanic 6.1% Asian** 3.8% Persons with a disability** 10.7% Men 20 years and over 4.6% Women 20 years and over 4.5% Teens (16-19 years) 16.0% Black teens 26.0% Officially unemployed 7.9 million *If… Read More Unemployment Data – April 2016
MARCH 2016 Unemployment Data–the Full Count* (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 5.0%* White 4.3% African American 9.0% Hispanic 5.6% Asian** 4.0% Persons with a disability** 10.8% Men 20 years and over 4.5% Women 20 years and over 4.6% Teens (16-19 years) 15.9% Black teens 25.3% Officially unemployed 8.0 million *If… Read More Unemployment Data – March 2016
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
New York Times, December 1, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/us/01race.html …. …there is ample evidence that racial inequities remain when it comes to employment. …. College-educated black men, especially, have struggled relative to their white counterparts in this downturn, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate for black male college graduates 25… Read More In Job Hunt, College Degree Can’t Close Racial Gap, Michael Luo, NY Times
