Real Unemployment Rate – November 2013

December 9, 2013 in From the Director, Homepage by Rick Sloan

Social Buttons by Linksku - Share links online

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has published their unemployment numbers for November 2013, stating the official unemployment rate fell to 7.0% from October’s figure of 7.3%. And, as of November 30, 2013, based on a separate monthly survey of “households,” there were 10.9 million unemployed persons.

However, as we not each month, these BLS figures do NOT reflect real unemployment, because they do not include:

Marginally attached workers are workers who “while wanting and available for jobs, have not searched for work in the past four weeks but have searched for work in the past twelve months.” Currently included among them are 0.9 million discouraged workers who did not look for work specifically because “they believe there are no jobs available or none for which they would qualify.”

Underemployed workers cannot find full-time jobs or have had their hours cut back.

Making the adjustments necessary to determine the number of real unemployed persons and the real unemployment rate:

The number of real unemployed persons decreased by 883,000 to 20.7 million.

The real unemployment rate decreased by 0.6% to 13.2%.

Comments are closed.

Training

Rock the Vote: UCubedRock the Vote partners with UCubed to bring voter registration members of Ur Union of Unemployed. Register or change your address now by clicking the link.
Activist ResourcesShare your story, create a letter to your editor, get tips on contacting the media and much more.
Unemployed ResourcesThe official "Decisions and Choices" survival guide for laid-off employees, Working America's Unemployment Lifeline and other resources.
Order UCubed Bumper Stickers and Yard Signs
Welcome to UCubedA welcome letter from UCubed President Rick Sloan

Jobs

Ur Union of Unemployed Job Center
Careers in Public Health.NetConnecting students and professionals to job, career and internship opportunities available to them throughout global public health.
Public Health OnlineProvides students, parents and general readers with accurate and expert-driven information and resources about public health topics, careers and the post-secondary educational landscape.
".Jobs" Employment NetworkSearching for a job just got a lot simpler! Now exists a massive network of about 40,000 new employment websites – all ending in “.jobs.”
Apply for a Job with a Local SupermarketGrocery store and supermarket job applications forms online
US Nursings JobsUSNursingJobs.net is a resource for current and future nurses
TAA ResourcesThe Trade Adjustment Act provides training and other benefits for dislocated workers affected by foreign trade.

Legislature

Tell the House to Extend Unemployment Insurance BenefitsNearly 2.8 million Americans have lost their economic lifeline since House Republican leaders forced unemployment insurance benefits to expire last December. The Senate just voted to extend those benefits. But it's now up to the House.
Tell Congress to Stop Listening to the Tea Party and Focus on JobsA small group of disgruntled leaders from the Tea Party are staging an attempted coup d'etat. Tell them to end this manufactured crisis...
Tell Congress to Enact a 21st Century Works Progress AdministrationThe time has come for a modern day revamp of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1935 Works Progress Administration (WPA), a public works program enacted during the Great Depression.
Urge House Members to Co-Sponsor the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment and Training ActH.R. 1000, the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment and Training Act, is a bill to create jobs for all Americans...
More Action Alerts...