Comments on: Mixed Jobs Report for January (BLS) http://dollarsandsense.org/blog/2010/02/mixed-jobs-report-for-january-bls.html The Blog for Dollars & Sense Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:37:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: b.f. http://dollarsandsense.org/blog/2010/02/mixed-jobs-report-for-january-bls.html/comment-page-1#comment-478 b.f. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:10:51 +0000 http://dandsblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/mixed-jobs-report-for-january-bls#comment-478 If you examine the "not seasonally adjusted" raw figures date, you'll notice that the official U.S. jobless rate apparently increased to 10.6 percent between December 2009 and January 2010, as indicated in following update:<br /><br />Black Male Worker Jobless Rate Jumps To 19.5 Percent <br /><br />The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black male workers over 20-years of age in the United States jumped from 16.7 to 19.5 percent between December 2009 and January 2010; while the “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all Black workers—youth, male and female--jumped from 15.6 to 17.3 percent between December 2009 and January 2010, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics.<br /><br />The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black female workers over 20 years-of-age also jumped from 12.4 to 13.3 percent between December 2009 and January 2010; while the “ not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Black youth between 16 and 19 years of age was still 43.5 percent in January 2010.<br /><br />The number of unemployed Black workers jumped from 2,775,000 to 3,059,000 between December 2009 and January 2010, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” figures; while the number of unemployed white workers jumped from 10,928,000 to 11,952,000, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” figures. In addition, the number of unemployed Hispanic or Latino workers jumped from 2,890,000 to 3,132,000 between December 2009 and January 2010, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data. <br /><br />The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Hispanic or Latino male workers over 20 years of age also jumped from 12.8 to 13.8 percent between December 2009 and January 2010. For all Hispanic or Latino workers over 16 years of age (which takes into account the 37.3 percent “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Latino youth), the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate jumped from 12.9 to 13.9 percent between December 2009 and January 2010.<br /><br />For white male workers in the United States over 20 years of age, the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate increased from 9.6 to 10.7 percent between December 2009 and January 2010, while the “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for white female workers over 20 years of age increased from 6.8 to 7.1 percent between December 2009 and January 2010. <br /><br />The “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Asian-American workers was still 8.4 percent in January 2010, while the official “not seasonally adjusted” national jobless rate for all U.S. workers jumped from 9.7 to 10.6 percent between December 2009 and January 2010. If you examine the “not seasonally adjusted” raw figures date, you’ll notice that the official U.S. jobless rate apparently increased to 10.6 percent between December 2009 and January 2010, as indicated in following update:

Black Male Worker Jobless Rate Jumps To 19.5 Percent

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black male workers over 20-years of age in the United States jumped from 16.7 to 19.5 percent between December 2009 and January 2010; while the “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for all Black workers—youth, male and female–jumped from 15.6 to 17.3 percent between December 2009 and January 2010, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Black female workers over 20 years-of-age also jumped from 12.4 to 13.3 percent between December 2009 and January 2010; while the “ not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Black youth between 16 and 19 years of age was still 43.5 percent in January 2010.

The number of unemployed Black workers jumped from 2,775,000 to 3,059,000 between December 2009 and January 2010, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” figures; while the number of unemployed white workers jumped from 10,928,000 to 11,952,000, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” figures. In addition, the number of unemployed Hispanic or Latino workers jumped from 2,890,000 to 3,132,000 between December 2009 and January 2010, according to the “not seasonally adjusted” data.

The official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Hispanic or Latino male workers over 20 years of age also jumped from 12.8 to 13.8 percent between December 2009 and January 2010. For all Hispanic or Latino workers over 16 years of age (which takes into account the 37.3 percent “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate for Latino youth), the official “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate jumped from 12.9 to 13.9 percent between December 2009 and January 2010.

For white male workers in the United States over 20 years of age, the official “not seasonally adjusted” jobless rate increased from 9.6 to 10.7 percent between December 2009 and January 2010, while the “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for white female workers over 20 years of age increased from 6.8 to 7.1 percent between December 2009 and January 2010.

The “not seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Asian-American workers was still 8.4 percent in January 2010, while the official “not seasonally adjusted” national jobless rate for all U.S. workers jumped from 9.7 to 10.6 percent between December 2009 and January 2010.

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