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2020

Over 5 Million More Jobs in June

July 2, 2020 by Tim McMahon

11.1% Unemployment

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its employment / unemployment report for June on July 2nd.

More than 5 million People Return to Work in June as COVID restrictions relax.

  • Unadjusted U-3 was Down from 13.0% to 11.2%!
  • Adjusted U-3 was Down from 13.3% to 11.1%!
  • Unadjusted U-6 was Down from 20.7% to 18.3%!
  • Labor Force Participation rose from 60.8% to 61.5%.
  • Unadjusted Employment up by approx. 5.1 million jobs.

According to the Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:

“Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 4.8 million in June, and the unemployment rate declined by 2.2 percentage points to 11.1 percent. These improvements reflect the continued resumption of economic activity that had been curtailed in March and April due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and efforts to contain it. 
In June, employment continued to rise in several major industry sectors, with the largest gain in leisure and hospitality. Notable gains also occurred in retail trade, education and health services, other services, manufacturing, and professional and business services.”

Of course, he is talking about “Seasonally Adjusted Jobs” from the “Current Population Survey (CPS)”
rather than looking at the results reported by actual companies in their “Current Employment Statistics survey (CES)”

But looking at the CES report we see…
Originally the BLS reported 133.342 million jobs for May and then in June, they added 68,000 jobs to that estimate.
So currently they are saying 133.410 million jobs for May and 138.513 million jobs for June which is actually an increase of  5.171 million jobs compared to what they originally reported last month or 5.103 million increase based on their updated estimates.

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Filed Under: Employment, Unemployment Tagged With: 2020, employment, June, U-3, U-6, unemployment

Coronavirus Shutdown Causes 20 Million Job Losses

May 9, 2020 by Tim McMahon

Unemployment 14.7%

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its employment / unemployment report for April on May 8th.

COVID-19 Shutdowns Send Unemployment Rate Soaring

  • Unadjusted U-3 was Up from 4.5% to 14.4%!
  • Adjusted U-3 was Up from 4.4% to 14.7%!
  • Unadjusted U-6 was Up from 8.9% to 22.4%!
  • Labor Force Participation fell from 62.7% to 60.2%.
  • Unadjusted Employment down by approx. -19.5 MILLION jobs.

Civilian Unemployment

In April, the ranks of the unemployed swelled by almost 20 million bringing it up to approximately 23 million in total. Rather than looking at percentages, the following chart looks at the actual number of unemployed individuals. The current number of unemployed is considerably higher than at the peak of the 2008-2010 “great recession”.

Civilian Unemployment Chart

According to the Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Nonfarm payroll employment declined by 20.5 million in April, and the unemployment rate increased to 14.7 percent, reflecting the widespread impact on the job market of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and efforts to contain it. Employment fell sharply in all major industry sectors, with a
particularly large decline in the leisure and hospitality sector.

The response rate for the household survey continued to be adversely affected by pandemic-related issues, while that for the establishment survey returned to a normal range in April. In addition, there were changes to the estimation methods for the establishment survey to better account for the historic number of temporary or permanent business closures in April. The impacts of the pandemic on the household and payroll surveys are detailed in the April Employment Situation news release and accompanying materials (available on the BLS website)). For both surveys, we were able to obtain estimates that met BLS standards for accuracy and reliability.

The substantial job declines related to the coronavirus pandemic started in March, as payroll employment declined by 870,000, as revised. Job losses accelerated in April, as an additional 20.5 million jobs were lost. These April losses were pervasive across all industry sectors, and brought nonfarm employment to its lowest level since February 2011.

Of course, he is talking about “Seasonally Adjusted Jobs” from the “Current Population Survey (CPS)”
rather than looking at the results reported by actual companies in their “Current Employment Statistics survey (CES)”

Looking at the CES report we see…
Originally the BLS reported 150.804 million jobs for March and then they subtracted 221,000 jobs from that estimate.
So currently they are saying 150.583 million jobs for March and 131.071 million jobs for April which is actually a decrease of  -19.733 million jobs compared to what they originally reported last month. Or -19.512 million jobs based on their current estimates of March’s employment.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 20 Million, 2020, April, BLS, Commissioner, Coronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, employment, Hispanic, Peak, unemployment

January Employment Report- Maybe Not as Good?

February 8, 2020 by Tim McMahon

Adj U3 Icon 3-6 upThe U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its employment / unemployment report for January on February 7th.

Last month we told you that the employment report was not as bad as the media tried to paint it. This month The New York Times is saying “Job Growth Gives the Economy an Upbeat Start to the Year” while Marketwatch calls the Labor Market “Astounding” and once again we have a slightly different opinion.

Yes, we are still in record low territory and that won’t change overnight. Seasonally adjusted Unemployment only notched up 1/10th of a percent and the Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) has entered territory that it hasn’t seen in years… BUT the unadjusted numbers jumped up significantly (as they do every year) and the BLS adjusted the Population numbers DOWN significantly. This adjustment is what the pundits are not seeing and what makes me think the numbers may not be quite as good as they appear i.e. lower population means a higher percentage appears to be working (even though the actual unadjusted employment fell). This could have given the LFPR the apparent boost and made the Adjusted U-3 increase by less than it would have without the population adjustment. This is still not a bad employment report just perhaps not as rosy as the media made it sound.

Key January Employment and Unemployment Numbers

  • Unadjusted U-3 Unemployment-  4.0% Up from December’s 3.5%… Typically up in January, it was 4.4% in January 2019.
  • Adjusted U-3 Unemployment-    3.6% Up from 3.5% in December.
  • Unadjusted U-6 Unemployment-  7.7% Up from 6.7% in December… was 8.8% in January 2019.
  • Unadjusted Employment (Establishment Survey)- 150.102 million down from 152,934 in December.
  • Labor Force Participation Rate- 63.4% Up from 63.2%.

According to the Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Seasonally Adjusted U-3 Unemployment RateNonfarm payroll employment rose by 225,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 3.6 percent.
Notable employment gains occurred in construction, in health care, and in transportation and warehousing.
In 2019, job growth averaged 175,000 per month.

Of course, he is talking about “Seasonally Adjusted Jobs” from the “Current Population Survey (CPS)”
rather than looking at the results reported by actual companies in their “Current Employment Statistics survey (CES)” which showed a non-adjusted drop of 2.8 million jobs.

For more info see our Current Unemployment Chart and Current U.S. Employment Chart commentary.

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Filed Under: BLS Tagged With: 2020, BLS, employment, January, Report, unemployment

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