by Frank Stricker Does the United States currently have a general labor shortage? Clearly there are problems in specific locations and occupations. There are shortages at 911 call-centers across the country. The U.S. Postal Service is short of staff. In Los Angeles County where I live, the government legal infrastructure is a mess; there are shortages… Read More The Unemployment Numbers for July. Is There a Worker Shortage?
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by Frank Stricker July 12, 2023 There was not much excitement in Friday’s unemployment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate fell a tenth of a percentage point to 3.6. For 15 months the rate has stayed in a range of 3.4 to 3.7%. From a conventional point of view, that is… Read More Job Numbers in June 2023: What’s the Message?
By FRANK STRICKER June 14, 2023 There was mixed news in the latest government job reports. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) household survey of workers in May had some real negatives. For one thing the official unemployment rate rose by .3 to 3.7%. That is still pretty low… Read More The Jobs Report for May 2023: A Mixed Bag
April 2023 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 3.4%* [ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White 3.1% African American 4.7% Hispanic 4.4% Asian¹ 2.8% Persons with a disability¹ 6.3% Men 20 years and over 3.3% Women 20 years and over 3.1% Teens (16-19 years) 9.2%… Read More Unemployment Data-APRIL 2023
