By Frank Stricker May 18, 2026 On Friday, May 8, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the official unemployment rate for April was 4.3%. By conventional standards, that is close to full employment. It is hard to believe that an economy that has been hammered by high tariffs and hyper-inflation in gas… Read More The Government’s April Jobs Report, and Ours. Why Don’t Things Look Worse?
April 2026 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.3%* [ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White 3.7% African American 7.3% Hispanic 5.0% Asian¹ 3.3% Persons with a disability¹ 7.2% Men 20 years and over 4.0% Women 20 years and over 3.9% Teens (16-19… Read More Unemployment Data-APRIL 2026
Also: Unemployment as Policy: Federal Layoffs, AI, and Corporate Understaffing By Frank Stricker April 10, 2026 The jobs report for March was a mixed bag. The unemployment rate fell another tenth of a percentage point to 4.3%. And in almost every sub-category it fell a little too. NJFAN’s hidden unemployment rate did not see… Read More The Jobs Numbers for March 2026
March 2026 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.3%* [ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White 3.6% African American 7.1% Hispanic 4.8% Asian¹ 3.7% Persons with a disability¹ 7.7% Men 20 years and over 3.8% Women 20 years and over 4.0% Teens (16-19… Read More Unemployment Data-MARCH 2026
February 2026 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.4%* [ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White 3.7% African American 7.7% Hispanic 5.2% Asian¹ 4.8% Persons with a disability¹ 8.0% Men 20 years and over 4.0% Women 20 years and over 4.1% Teens (16-19… Read More Unemployment Data-FEBRUARY 2026
