Posted on 03/07/2014 10:04:25 PM PST by Olog-hai
The U.S. unemployment rate edged up to 6.7 percent in February as men struggled to find work, according to the Labor Department report issued Friday.
More than 160,000 men joined the ranks of the unemployed. That increase raised their unemployment rate to 6.4 percent from 6.2 percent.
Particularly hard hit were African-American men. Their rate climbed to 12.9 percent last month from 12 percent in January. It did so because more African-American men began searching unsuccessfully for work last month. …
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Not here, kids.
Well, at least it wasn’t unexpected.
...however, I would say that the unemployment rate, which is a composite of all workers, was UP, period. But, of course, that doesn’t “have good optics” as they say.
Labor participation rate = 63%, leaving 37% not participating - in other words the real KISS unemployment rate is 37% ...
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