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What You Need to Know About the State of Urban Jobs!
NUL’s State of Urban Jobs site at iamempowered.com gives you everything you need to know about jobs including the monthly employment report with stats for Blacks, Whites and Latinos, the National Urban League’s position on employment and job creation policy, the facts about how investing in job creation is the best strategy for reducing the deficit, as well as resume writing tips and job listings. Click here to view and stay abreast of the latest developments.
Highlights of the June 2011 Employment Report
Job growth continued to wane in June as the economy gained only 18,000 jobs in June while private sector employment (excludes government losses) increased by 57,000, signaling trouble for an already tepid economic recovery. The number of unemployed people in June increased slightly to 14.1 million, as the labor force participation rate was little changed at 64.1%.
Private sector job growth was concentrated in leisure & hospitality (+34,000), followed by professional & business services (+12,000). There was no change in the education & health industry as job gains in health care were totally offset by job losses in education. Most losses were concentrated in government (-39,000), with state and local governments alone shedding 25,000 jobs in June. Modest job losses were also seen in financial activities (-15,000) and construction (-9,000).
The unemployment rate was essentially unchanged – now 9.2% (from 9.1% in May). The black unemployment rate was unchanged at 16.2% – the unemployment rate for black men was down to 17.0% (from 17.5%); for black women, it increased to 13.8% (from 13.4%). The unemployment rate for whites remained essentially unchanged at 8.1% (from 8.0%) while the Hispanic rate fell slightly to 11.6% (from 11.9%). Rates of teen unemployment were 21.8% for whites (from 20.7%), 39.9% for African-Americans (from 40.7%) and 35.4% for Latinos (from 26.1%). The rate of underemployment (including the unemployed, marginally attached and those working part-time for economic reasons) increased to 16.2% (from 15.8%). The ranks of long-term unemployed (jobless for 27 weeks or more) increased to 6.3 million (from 6.2 million) or 44.4% of all unemployed.
The June 2011 Employment report is available at the State of Urban Jobs website along with NULPI’s latest report, “A Long Road Back to Work: Realities of Unemployment since the Great Recession”. Also, available from the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), the June 2011 edition of its state-by-state snapshots which detail each individual state’s economic progress for the previous month. For more information on state and regional unemployment statistics for May 2011 (latest available), click here. For more information on metropolitan area unemployment statistics for May 2011 (latest available), click here.
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Dr. Valerie Rawlston Wilson is an economist and Vice President of Research at the National Urban League Policy Institute where she is responsible for planning and directing the Policy Institute’s Research Agenda. She is one of the primary architects of the National Urban League’s Plan for Putting Americans Back to Work, a bold 6-point job creation plan for urban America. Dr. Wilson has served as Managing Editor and Associate Editor of The State of Black America report and is staff director and ex-officio member of the National Urban League President’s Council of Economic Advisors, designed to assist the League in shaping national economic policy. Her fields of specialization include labor economics, economics of higher education, poverty and racial inequality. Dr. Wilson earned a PhD in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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NUL’s State of Urban Jobs site at iamempowered.com gives you everything you need to know about jobs including the monthly employment report with stats for Blacks, Whites and Latinos, the National Urban League’s response to the current crisis, the facts about how investing in job creation is the best strategy for reducing the deficit, as well as resume writing tips and job listings.
The project was launched in 2010 by Iamempowered.com and the National Urban League’s Policy Institute, to bring the Institute’s esteemed research, policy analysis and publications online. Through such activities as the annual Legislative Policy Conference and the publication of The State of Black America the Policy Institute provides a foundation from which to advocate on behalf of African Americans and urban communities. The Institute’s extensive collection of reports, fact sheets and publications is made available in one location for scholars, policy analysts, policymakers and advocacy groups, along with tools and information for entrepreneurs, job seekers, and those seeking information on the emerging green economy.
The 2011 National Urban League Conference: Jobs Rebuild America
The country has struggled with a foreclosure crisis and unemployment numbers that reach the double digits. We will gather in Boston to focus the movement, the country, our partners, and policy makers on job creation and sustainable employment. This is integral to solving issues related to education, healthcare, and housing and so the discussion will focus on our conference theme, JOBS REBUILD AMERICA.
Click here for more information on the free career fair, college fair, housing fair, expo hall and more for you to take advantage of at the 2011 National Urban League Conference: Jobs Rebuild America.
