NOVEMBER 2015 Unemployment Data–the Full Count* (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 5.0%* White 4.3% African American 9.4% Hispanic 6.4% Asian** 3.9% Persons with a disability** 12.1% Men 20 years and over 4.7% Women 20 years and over 4.6% Teens (16-19 years) 15.7% Black teens 23.7% Officially unemployed 7.9 million *If… Read More Unemployment Data – November 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
SEPTEMBER 2015 Unemployment Data — the Full Count* (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) Official Unemployment: 5.1%*[Analyses] White: 4.4% African American: 9.2% Hispanic: 6.4% Asian**: 3.6% Persons with a disability**: 10.4% Men 20 years and over: 4.7% Women 20 years and over: 4.6% Teens (16-19 years): 16.3% Black teens: 31.5% Officially unemployed: 7.9 million *If the… Read More Unemployment Data: September 2015
AUGUST 2015 Unemployment Data — the Full Count* (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 5.1%* White: 4.4% African American: 9.5% Hispanic: 6.6% Asian**: 3.5% Persons with a disability**: 10.2% Men 20 years and over: 4.7% Women 20 years and over: 4.7% Teens (16-19 years): 16.9% Black teens: 31.3% Officially unemployed: 8.0 million *If the… Read More Unemployment Data: August 2015
SPECIAL REPORT 7 October 2013 [slightly edited 6/16] by June Zaccone, Assoc. Prof. of Economics (Emerita), Hofstra University and NJFAC Executive Committee The official unemployment rate fails to reveal the full social burden that our slow recovery imposes on workers and on our economy as well. This limitation is created by the disappearance of millions… Read More Why are Men of Prime Age Missing from the Labor Force?
