By FRANK STRICKER March 23, 2023 In February the number of employed Americans increased by 177,000 in the household survey, and the number of jobs in the survey of employers increased by 311,000. But unemployment also increased by .2 to 3.6%. It is true that 3.6% is still, by conventional standards, a pretty low rate.… Read More Where Are We Headed? Jobs and Joblessness in February
By Frank Stricker November 25, 2022 Employment and Unemployment The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) employment report for October was a mixed bag. The unemployment rate rose by 0.2% to 3.7% and there were 306,000 more unemployed people than in September. A rate of 3.7% is far from full employment. When one adds people who want… Read More Jobs: And the Beat Goes On for Now (October 2022 Labor Market Analysis)
By FRANK STRICKER Here are four key points to consider about the December 2021 Jobs report. 1. Just Pretty Good. This is not a bad job report. Even though we in the National Jobs for All Network believe it is a serious undercount, a 3.9% unemployment rate is historically quite a low official unemployment rate. And… Read More More Recovery and Reform, Please! The Employment Situation—December 2021
OCTOBER 2016 Unemployment Data–the Full Count* (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.9%*[Analyses] White 4.3% African American 8.6% Hispanic 5.7% Asian** 3.4% Persons with a disability** 9.9% Men 20 years and over 4.6% Women 20 years and over 4.3% Teens (16-19 years) 15.6% Black teens 27.6% Officially unemployed 7.8 million… Read More Unemployment Data – October 2016
AUGUST 2016 Unemployment Data–the Full Count* (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.9%*[Analyses] White 4.4% African American 8.1% Hispanic 5.6% Asian** 4.2% Persons with a disability** 11.3% Men 20 years and over 4.5% Women 20 years and over 4.5% Teens (16-19 years) 15.7% Black teens 26.1% Officially unemployed 7.8 million… Read More Unemployment Data – August 2016
