April 2024 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 3.9%* [ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White 3.5% African American 5.6% Hispanic 4.8% Asian¹ 2.8% Persons with a disability¹ 6.3% Men 20 years and over 3.6% Women 20 years and over 3.5% Teens (16-19 years) 11.7%… Read More Unemployment Data-APRIL 2024
March 2024 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 3.8%* [ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White 3.4% African American 6.4% Hispanic 4.5% Asian¹ 2.5% Persons with a disability¹ 8.6% Men 20 years and over 3.3% Women 20 years and over 3.6% Teens (16-19 years) 12.6%… Read More Unemployment Data-MARCH 2024
By Frank Stricker A Failed Number Does the Federal Government regularly publish estimates of what a reasonably comfortable living standard would be for an average household? There must be something somewhere. A government agency does publish poverty lines–aka, poverty thresholds–and its experts tell us how many people fall below… Read More (Mostly) Useful Government Numbers About Poverty, Jobs, and Unemployment, including the Latest Employment Report for February 2024
February 2024 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 3.9%* [ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White 3.4% African American 5.6% Hispanic 5.0% Asian¹ 3.4% Persons with a disability¹ 7.7% Men 20 years and over 3.5% Women 20 years and over 3.5% Teens (16-19 years) 12.5%… Read More Unemployment Data-FEBRUARY 2024
December 2023 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 3.7%* [ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White 3.5% African American 5.2% Hispanic 5.0% Asian¹ 3.1% Persons with a disability¹ 6.7% Men 20 years and over 3.5% Women 20 years and over 3.3% Teens (16-19 years) 11.9%… Read More Unemployment Data-DECEMBER 2023
