Unemployment Data-MAY 2023

May 2023 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 3.7%*  [ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White     3.3% African American 5.6% Hispanic 4.0% Asian¹           2.9% Persons with a disability¹   7.8% Men 20 years and over 3.5% Women 20 years and over 3.3% Teens (16-19 years) 10.3%… Read More Unemployment Data-MAY 2023

Unemployment Data–MARCH 2023

March 2023 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 3.5%*[ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White     3.2% African American 5.0% Hispanic 4.6% Asian¹           2.8% Persons with a disability¹   8.2% Men 20 years and over 3.4% Women 20 years and over 3.1% Teens (16-19 years) 9.8% Black… Read More Unemployment Data–MARCH 2023

Unemployment Data–JANUARY 2023

January 2023 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 3.4%*[ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White     3.1% African American 5.4% Hispanic 4.5% Asian¹           2.8% Persons with a disability¹   7.1% Men 20 years and over 3.2% Women 20 years and over 3.1% Teens (16-19 years) 10.3% Black… Read More Unemployment Data–JANUARY 2023

Employment Statistics: Let’s Tell the Whole Story

UNCOMMON SENSE 4 © revised January 2023 By Helen Lachs Ginsburg, Economics, Emerita, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, Bill Ayres, Co-Founder of WhyHunger, and June Zaccone, Economics, Emerita, Hofstra University Unemployment figures are not always what they seem. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) regularly reports the nation’s monthly and… Read More Employment Statistics: Let’s Tell the Whole Story

Unemployment Data–MAY 2022

May 2022 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 3.6%*[ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White     3.2% African American 6.2% Hispanic 4.3% Asian¹           2.4% Persons with a disability¹   7.1% Men 20 years and over 3.4% Women 20 years and over 3.4% Teens (16-19 years) 10.4% Black… Read More Unemployment Data–MAY 2022