America's North Shore Journal » Entries tagged with "minority unemployment"
Black Unemployment in America Today
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has kept data on unemployment among American blacks since 1972. The record high rate of unemployment was in June 1983, 20.7%. The record low was in April 2000 at 7%. For June 2011 the black unemployment rate is 16.2%. The last thirty years have seen four peaks for black unemployment and three troughs. High % High Date Low % Low Date 20.7% June 1983 10.5% June 1990 14.7% May 1992 7.0% April 2000 11.5% June 2003 7.7% August 2007 The highest rate of black unemployment in the Obama … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Analysis, Original writing, Reporting, Unemployment
Unemployment for September 2008
Economic analysis is a tricky business. By selecting the right data, an analyst can make any premise appear correct. One of the most blatant ways of doing this is to select the most recent data that supports the premise you want to illustrate. The overall unemployment rate in the United States in September has been initially reported as 6.1%. This rate and the numbers behind it will be revised several times over the next few months, … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Analysis, Original writing, Unemployment
Coming Soon: Future Posts
- Declaration of War 1812 (in 129 days)
- USS President vs HMS Belvidera (in 134 days)
- General Hull Invades Canada (in 153 days)
- First Battle of Sacketts Harbor (in 160 days)
On Y!CN
- Radioactive Gravel from Japanese Nuke Disaster Used in Buildings
- Fuel Supplies Reach Nome
- Fuel Convoy Reaches Nome
- Russians Sail to Rescue of Ice Bound Alaska Community
- Pope Embraces Anglicans in U.S. with New Ordinariate
- Nebraska Nuke Plant Placed on Special Inspection Status
- Radioactive Water Leaks at Japanese Nuke Site
- Japan Damaged Nuke Plants Still Not Under Control
Social Links
