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The term "unemployed" is a scam intended solely to mislead the American public into believing that we have a "low unemployment rate". The facts can be learned from the Bureau of Labor Statistics which reports that there are only 5,655,000 Americans over the age of 16 who are "unemployed", but another 68,385,000 who are "not in the labor force". For every one "unemployed" American, there are 12 who don't work and 11 who don't even want a job. Those who are "unemployed" are 4.5% of the employed work force, but those who are "not in the labor force" are another 54.1%. If we were honest with ourselves, we would include all of those over the age of 16 who are not in school as being "unemployed", which would give us an unemployment rate of 58.6%--not 4.5%.
HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 35. Persons not in the labor force by desire and availability for work, age, and sex (In thousands)
Total Age Sex
Category 16 to 24 25 to 54 55 years Men Women
years years and over
1999 2000
1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000
Total not in the labor force............ 68,385 68,836 11,740 11,738 18,785 18,953 37,861 38,146 25,210 25,484 43,175 43,352
Do not want a job now(1).............. 63,818 64,459 9,938 10,107 16,814 17,007 37,066 37,345 23,307 23,627 40,511 40,832
Want a job(1)......................... 4,568 4,377 1,802 1,631 1,971 1,945 795 801 1,903 1,856 2,665 2,521
Did not search for work in previous
year............................... 2,723 2,675 981 903 1,144 1,143 599 629 1,083 1,068 1,640 1,607
Searched for work in previous
year(2)............................ 1,844 1,703 822 728 827 802 196 172 820 788 1,024 914
Not available to work now......... 644 550 345 280 258 237 41 33 249 217 395 334
Available to work now............. 1,201 1,152 477 448 569 565 155 139 571 572 629 581
Reason not currently looking:
Discouragement over job
prospects(3).............. 273 260 86 79 146 143 41 39 161 160 113 100
Reasons other than
discouragement............... 927 892 391 369 423 422 114 101 411 412 517 481
Family responsibilities..... 132 118 29 26 92 83 11 10 29 23 103 96
In school or training....... 214 185 176 158 34 26 4 1 110 97 104 88
Ill health or disability.... 97 95 13 15 57 58 26 22 39 49 58 46
Other(4).................... 485 493 173 171 239 255 73 68 234 243 251 2501 Includes some persons who are not asked if they want a job. 2 Persons who had a job in the prior 12 months must have searched since the end of that job. 3 Includes believes no work available, could not find work, lacks necessary schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and other types of discrimination. 4 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks for such reasons as child-care and transportation problems, as well as a small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not ascertained. NOTE: Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 31. Unemployed persons by selected demographic characteristics and duration of unemployment
2000
Thousands of persons Weeks
Characteristic
15 weeks and over
Less 5 to 14 Average Median
Total than weeks (mean) duration
5 weeks Total 15 to 26 27 weeks duration
weeks and over
TOTAL
Total, 16 years and over.............. 5,655 2,543 1,803 1,309 665 644 12.6 5.9
16 to 19 years.......................... 1,093 588 359 146 88 58 8.4 4.2
20 to 24 years.......................... 1,025 510 314 201 104 96 11.0 4.6
25 to 34 years.......................... 1,168 525 388 255 133 123 12.1 6.0
35 to 44 years.......................... 1,141 458 364 319 165 154 14.3 7.4
45 to 54 years.......................... 749 285 237 228 110 118 15.4 7.8
55 to 64 years.......................... 347 122 106 119 51 67 18.5 8.7
65 years and over....................... 131 55 34 42 15 27 20.3 6.7
Men, 16 years and over................ 2,954 1,307 945 702 343 359 13.2 6.1
16 to 19 years.......................... 604 320 201 83 48 35 8.8 4.2
20 to 24 years.......................... 549 261 169 119 58 62 12.3 5.2
25 to 34 years.......................... 579 260 198 121 61 60 12.2 5.9
35 to 44 years.......................... 564 225 180 159 83 76 14.4 7.4
45 to 54 years.......................... 391 145 124 121 57 64 15.5 8.0
55 to 64 years.......................... 185 64 54 67 26 41 20.7 9.0
65 years and over....................... 82 32 19 31 9 22 24.0 8.4
Women, 16 years and over.............. 2,701 1,236 858 607 323 284 12.0 5.8
16 to 19 years.......................... 489 268 158 62 40 22 7.8 4.1
20 to 24 years.......................... 476 249 145 81 47 35 9.5 4.3
25 to 34 years.......................... 590 265 190 134 72 62 11.9 6.2
35 to 44 years.......................... 577 233 184 160 82 79 14.2 7.4
45 to 54 years.......................... 359 140 112 107 52 54 15.3 7.6
55 to 64 years.......................... 162 58 53 51 25 26 15.9 8.4
65 years and over....................... 49 23 14 11 6 5 13.9 5.0
Race and Hispanic origin
White, 16 years and over.............. 4,099 1,947 1,287 865 457 409 11.6 5.2
Men..................................... 2,165 1,010 687 468 244 225 12.0 5.4
Women................................... 1,934 937 600 397 213 184 11.2 5.0
Black, 16 years and over.............. 1,269 478 423 368 173 195 15.5 7.9
Men..................................... 636 238 205 193 80 113 16.9 8.0
Women................................... 633 240 218 176 94 82 14.2 7.8
Hispanic origin, 16 years and over.... 876 398 277 201 92 109 13.0 5.9
Men..................................... 441 207 141 94 42 52 12.4 5.4
Women................................... 435 192 136 107 50 57 13.7 6.4
Marital status
Men, 16 years and over:
Married, spouse present................. 891 375 280 236 114 121 14.2 6.7
Widowed, divorced, or separated........ 400 160 121 120 58 62 16.1 7.5
Single (never married).................. 1,663 772 544 347 171 176 12.0 5.4
Women, 16 years and over: Married, spouse present................. 923 417 290 216 115 101 12.3 5.9 Widowed, divorced, or separated........ 553 225 178 150 79 71 13.5 7.4 Single (never married).................. 1,224 594 389 241 129 112 11.0 4.9 NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups. Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.
HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 22. Persons at work in nonagricultural industries by age, sex, race, marital status, and usual full- or part-time status (Numbers in thousands)
2000
Worked 1 to 34 hours Average hours
Age, sex, race, and marital status For noneconomic
Total reasons Worked
at For 35 hours Total Persons who
work Total economic or more at usually
reasons Usually Usually work work
work work full time
full part
time time
TOTAL
Total, 16 years and over................... 126,433 28,732 3,045 7,521 18,165 97,701 39.7 43.3
16 to 19 years................................ 6,795 4,662 324 242 4,097 2,132 25.7 39.3
16 to 17 years.............................. 2,561 2,236 69 43 2,125 324 19.6 37.9
18 to 19 years.............................. 4,234 2,426 255 199 1,972 1,808 29.4 39.6
20 years and over............................. 119,639 24,070 2,721 7,280 14,069 95,569 40.4 43.4
20 to 24 years.............................. 12,621 3,849 529 699 2,621 8,772 36.6 41.5
25 years and over........................... 107,018 20,221 2,192 6,581 11,448 86,797 40.9 43.6
25 to 54 years............................ 91,023 15,460 1,883 5,600 7,977 75,563 41.5 43.7
55 years and over......................... 15,995 4,761 310 981 3,471 11,234 37.5 43.0
Men, 16 years and over..................... 67,531 10,637 1,458 3,592 5,587 56,894 42.5 44.8
16 to 19 years................................ 3,418 2,178 164 125 1,890 1,240 27.1 39.8
16 to 17 years.............................. 1,271 1,077 38 21 1,018 194 20.7 38.7
18 to 19 years.............................. 2,146 1,101 126 104 871 1,046 31.0 40.0
20 years and over............................. 64,113 8,458 1,294 3,467 3,697 55,655 43.3 44.9
20 to 24 years.............................. 6,602 1,647 283 325 1,039 4,955 38.4 42.3
25 years and over........................... 57,512 6,811 1,011 3,142 2,658 50,700 43.8 45.2
25 to 54 years............................ 48,772 4,765 863 2,633 1,269 44,007 44.5 45.3
55 years and over......................... 8,739 2,046 148 509 1,389 6,693 40.0 44.3
Women, 16 years and over................... 58,902 18,095 1,587 3,929 12,579 40,807 36.4 41.4
16 to 19 years................................ 3,377 2,484 160 117 2,207 893 24.2 38.7
16 to 17 years.............................. 1,289 1,159 31 21 1,106 130 18.6 36.8
18 to 19 years.............................. 2,088 1,325 129 95 1,101 762 27.7 39.0
20 years and over............................. 55,525 15,611 1,427 3,813 10,372 39,914 37.2 41.4
20 to 24 years.............................. 6,019 2,202 246 374 1,582 3,817 34.6 40.4
25 years and over........................... 49,506 13,409 1,181 3,439 8,790 36,097 37.5 41.5
25 to 54 years............................ 42,250 10,694 1,019 2,967 6,708 31,556 38.0 41.6
55 years and over......................... 7,256 2,715 162 472 2,082 4,540 34.5 41.2
Race
White, 16 years and over.................. 105,736 24,604 2,404 6,287 15,913 81,132 39.7 43.6
Men........................................... 57,439 9,040 1,174 3,078 4,788 48,399 42.7 45.0
Women......................................... 48,297 15,564 1,230 3,209 11,125 32,733 36.1 41.4
Black, 16 years and over.................. 14,590 2,897 488 923 1,487 11,692 39.3 41.9
Men........................................... 6,822 1,085 210 361 514 5,737 41.0 43.1
Women......................................... 7,767 1,812 277 561 973 5,955 37.9 40.8
Marital status
Men, 16 years and over:
Married, spouse present...................... 40,473 4,491 546 2,210 1,735 35,981 44.3 45.5
Widowed, divorced, or separated.............. 8,165 1,118 225 472 420 7,047 43.0 44.6
Single (never married)....................... 18,893 5,027 686 909 3,431 13,866 38.2 43.0
Women, 16 years and over: Married, spouse present...................... 31,122 9,482 624 2,085 6,773 21,640 36.4 41.2 Widowed, divorced, or separated.............. 11,901 2,872 386 886 1,600 9,029 38.6 41.8 Single (never married)....................... 15,879 5,742 577 959 4,206 10,138 34.9 41.4 NOTE: Beginning in January 2000, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. |
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