September 2020 Unemployment Data–the Full Count The BLS estimates that official unemployment this month may be understated by up to 0.4%, reflecting measurement problems. (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 7.9%* [Analyses] White 7.0% African American 12.1% Hispanic 10.3% Asian¹ 8.9% Persons with a disability¹ 12.5%… Read More Unemployment Data–SEPTEMBER 2020
August 2020 Unemployment Data–the Full Count The BLS estimates that official unemployment this month may be understated by up to 0.7%, reflecting measurement problems. (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 8.4%* [Analyses] White 7.3% African American 13.0% Hispanic 10.5% Asian¹ 10.7% Persons with a disability¹ 13.2%… Read More Unemployment Data–AUGUST 2020
JULY 2020 Unemployment Data–the Full Count The BLS estimates that official unemployment may be understated by up to 1%, reflecting measurement problems. (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 10.2%* [Analyses] White 9.2% African American 14.6% Hispanic 12.9% Asian¹ 12.0% Persons with a disability¹ 14.3% Men 20… Read More Unemployment Data–JULY 2020
JUNE 2020 Unemployment Data–the Full Count The BLS estimates that official unemployment may be understated by up to 1%, reflecting measurement problems. (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 11.1%* [Analyses] White 10.1% African American 15.4% Hispanic 14.5% Asian¹ 13.8% Persons with a disability¹ 16.5% Men 20… Read More Unemployment Data–JUNE 2020
MAY 2020 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 13.3%* [Analyses] “The BLS determines how many people are unemployed based on a household survey. Survey interviewers misclassified several furloughed workers as being “absent from work due to ‘other reasons,’” according to the BLS. That’s the same category of workers who’d be… Read More Unemployment Data–MAY 2020
