Title:Unemployment Rates Fell in November for Recent Veterans
Author:Washington, Associated Press (Used with Permission)
Date:December 2015
Source:hosted.ap.org
Volume:Volume 3 Issue 113
WASHINGTON (AP) - Recent veterans and Americans without high school diplomas gained some ground in the job market in November.
The unemployment rate for men and women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001 fell to 4.2 percent from 4.6 percent in October. For workers on the lower end of the educational spectrum - those without high school diplomas - unemployment declined to 6.9 percent from 7.4 percent in October. But jobless rates ticked up for seniors and people in their early 20s.
Overall, U.S. employers added a robust 211,000 jobs last month. The national unemployment rate held steady at 5 percent.
The data for various demographic groups came from a survey of households that is part of the Labor Department's monthly jobs report.
| Nov-15 | Oct-15 | Nov-14 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| Black | 9.4 | 9.2 | 11 |
| Asian * | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
| Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ** | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Adult men | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| Adult women | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| Teenagers | 15.7 | 15.9 | 17.5 |
| 20-24 years old | 9.6 | 9.4 | 10.9 |
| 25-54 years old | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 55 and over | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
| Veterans of Iraq/Afghanistan * | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
| No high school diploma | 6.9 | 7.4 | 8.5 |
| High school graduate | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
| Some college | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| College graduate | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| Duration of Unemployment: | |||
| Average length (weeks) | 28 | 28 | 33 |
| Jobless 6 months or more (pct.) | 25.7 | 26.8 | 31 |
** Includes all races
Source: Labor Department
