May 2024 Unemployment Data–the Full Count (U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT: 4.0%* [ANALYSES by EXPERTS] White 3.5% African American 6.1% Hispanic 5.0% Asian¹ 3.1% Persons with a disability¹ 7.5% Men 20 years and over 3.8% Women 20 years and over 3.4% Teens (16-19 years) 12.3%… Read More Unemployment Data-MAY 2024
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
UNCOMMON SENSE 4 © 1994 revised November 2024 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 Editor’s Note: The concept of this piece, written soon after our founding, was created by the late Professor Helen Lachs… Read More Employment Statistics: Let’s Tell the Whole Story
THE UNEMPLOYED SPEAK* 1. Jack was laid off after 17 years as a mechanic when his plant was relocated in Mexico. Unable to find a comparable job, Jack is working at Walmart at a fraction of his previous wage. Answer: Jack is a casualty of unemployment, but he is counted as employed, despite his downgrading.… Read More Can You Count the Unemployed? an NJFAC Quiz
