Unemployment Statistics

It is shocking to read the numbers and even a little discouraging but you must learn about this. Innovative Credit Consultants tries to better consumer knowledge by sharing the important information we discover.  You can check out the Economic News Release- Employment Situation Summary on-line to read the full report. We have highlighted a few points from the report. If you are able to read the full report-you should.


The following statistics have been taken from an Economic New Release by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. You will be able to get more details and see graphs if you view the actual Release/Summary.

Here are just a few Unemployment statistics, as explained in the report that concern the entire United States.


1.The Unemployment rate totals 9.7%  for the U.S.

2.The hiring of temporary workers for the Census 2010, increased Federal employment numbers.

3.Employment declined in financial jobs.

4.The number of unemployed persons total 15.0 million.

5. Household unemployment breakdown:

 

    Adult men 10%

    Adult Women 8%

    Teenagers 26.1%

    Whites 8.8%

    Blacks 16.5%

    Hispanics 12.6%

    Asians 7.5 %

6. People without a job for 27 weeks or more increased by 414,000 in March.

7. The number of persons working part time increased to 9.1 million in March