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“Why Won’t Workers Work?”: The April Jobs Report, and Real Full Employment 

By FRANK STRICKER The federal survey of business and governmental organizations for April 2021, showed that job additions were much lower than expected–266,000 instead of more than expected 900,000. The household survey, from which we get numbers on the labor force and unemployment, showed that more people had jobs. But more were also looking for… Read More “Why Won’t Workers Work?”: The April Jobs Report, and Real Full Employment 

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Unemployment Data – July 2016

JULY 2016 Unemployment Data–the Full Count* (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.9%*[Analyses] White      4.3% African American 8.4% Hispanic 5.4% Asian**                           3.8% Persons with a disability**   11.1% Men 20 years and over 4.6% Women 20 years and over 4.3% Teens (16-19 years) 15.6% Black teens 25.7% Officially unemployed 7.8 million… Read More Unemployment Data – July 2016

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Unemployment Data – June 2016

JUNE 2016 Unemployment Data–the Full Count* (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.9%*[Analyses] White      4.4% African American 8.6% Hispanic 5.8% Asian**                           3.5% Persons with a disability**   12.1% Men 20 years and over 4.5% Women 20 years and over 4.5% Teens (16-19 years) 16.0% Black teens 31.2% Officially unemployed 7.8 million… Read More Unemployment Data – June 2016

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Unemployment Data – May 2016

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

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Unemployment Data – April 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

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