February 2025 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.1%* [ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White 3.8% African American 6.0% Hispanic 5.2% Asian¹ 3.2% Persons with a disability¹ 8.5% Men 20 years and over 3.8% Women 20 years and over 3.8% Teens (16-19… Read More Unemployment Data-FEBRUARY 2025
January 2025 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.0%* [ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White 3.5% African American 6.2% Hispanic 4.8% Asian¹ 3.7% Persons with a disability¹ 8.5% Men 20 years and over 3.7% Women 20 years and over 3.7% Teens (16-19… Read More Unemployment Data-JANUARY 2025
December 2024 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.1%* [ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White 3.6% African American 6.1% Hispanic 5.1% Asian¹ 3.5% Persons with a disability¹ 7.3% Men 20 years and over 3.7% Women 20 years and over 3.8% Teens (16-19… Read More Unemployment Data-DECEMBER 2024
Trudy Goldberg, Chair National Jobs for All Network Dear Friends, I’m happy to write to you with some good news—in these challenging times! We’ve just completed several years of Strategic Planning to determine—How Best to Use a Generous Bequest from NJFAN co-founder Helen Lachs Ginsburg to further our advocacy of living-wage work for all. And now—We… Read More 2024 NJFAN Funding Appeal Letter
By Frank Stricker 12/16/24 The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employment Situation for November suggests that the labor market got over the big bump of strikes and storms that resulted in few job additions in October. Just 12,000 jobs were added then. In November, 227,000 jobs were added—not enough, but pretty good by conventional standards and… Read More The Jobs Report for November 2024; Five Decades of Stagnant Wages
