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Unemployment Rate Falls Contrary to Economist’s Projections

June 6, 2020 by Tim McMahon

13.3% Unemployment

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its employment / unemployment report for May on June 5th.

COVID-19 Unemployment Decreases as People Return to Work

  • Unadjusted U-3 was Down from 14.4% to 13.0%.
  • Adjusted U-3 was Down from 14.7% to 13.3%.
  • Unadjusted U-6 was Down from 22.4% to 20.7%.
  • Labor Force Participation rose from 60.2% to 60.8%.
  • Unadjusted Employment rose by approx. 2.9 million jobs.

Civilian Unemployment

Economists were predicting another stairstep increase in unemployment in May. According to a CNBC article “Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been expecting payrolls to drop by 8.33 million and the unemployment rate to rise to 19.5% from April’s 14.7%.”

Instead, Unemployment fell to 13.3% and payrolls rose by 2.9 million making the “experts” wrong by roughly 11 million.

Civilian Unemployment

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

“Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 2.5 million in May, and the unemployment rate declined by 1.4 percentage points to 13.3 percent. These improvements in the labor market reflected a limited 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 May, employment rose in several major industry sectors, with the largest gains in leisure and hospitality, construction, education and health services, and retail trade. By contrast, employment in government continued to decline sharply.”

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 131.071 million jobs for April and then they subtracted 660,000 jobs from that estimate.
So currently they are saying 130.411 million jobs for April and 133.342 million jobs for May which is actually an increase of  2.271 million jobs compared to what they originally reported last month. Or 2.931 million jobs based on their current estimates of April’s employment.

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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

Coronavirus Skyrockets March Unemployment

April 4, 2020 by Tim McMahon

Seasonally Adjusted U3 Unemployment

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its employment / unemployment report for March on April 3rd.

COVID-19 Shutdowns Send Unemployment Rate Soaring

The BLS commissioner emphasized that even though the numbers are collected mid-month and the massive shutdown had just begun it was already having detrimental effects on the unemployment rate and we can expect worse to come.

  • Unadjusted U-3 was Up from 3.8% to 4.5%!
  • Adjusted U-3 was Up from 3.5% to 4.4%!
  • Unadjusted U-6 was Up from 7.4% to 8.9%!
  • Labor Force Participation fell from 63.4% to 62.7%.
  • Unadjusted Employment down by approx. 193,000 jobs.

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

“Nonfarm payroll employment declined by 701,000 in March, and the unemployment rate increased to 4.4 percent, reflecting the broad impact on the job market of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and efforts to contain the illness. Employment fell by 459,000 in the leisure and hospitality industry, mainly in food services and drinking places. Notable employment decreases also occurred in health care and social assistance, professional and business services, retail trade, and construction.

It is important to keep in mind that the March survey reference periods for the establishment and household surveys (the pay period or week, respectively, that includes the 12th of the month) predated many business and school closures that occurred in the second half of the month. In addition, data collection for the two surveys was affected by the coronavirus.

Although response rates for both surveys were adversely affected by pandemic-related issues, we still were able to obtain estimates from our two surveys that met BLS standards for accuracy and reliability.”

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 150.997 million jobs for February and then they added 58,000 jobs to that estimate.
So currently they are saying 151.055 million jobs for February and 150.804 million jobs for March
which is actually a decrease of 193,000 jobs compared to what they originally reported last month. [Read more…] about Coronavirus Skyrockets March Unemployment

Filed Under: BLS, Employment, Unemployment Tagged With: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Employed Part-Time for Economic Reasons, Layoffs, Teenage Unemployment, U1-U6, unemployment

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