Claims for unemployment benefits remained virtually flat last week, suggesting the U.S. jobs market remains strong even though economic growth has slowed.
The U.S. Latino unemployment rate has reportedly decreased to its pre-Great Recession levels and has improved at a faster rate compared to other minority populations.
The U.S. Latino unemployment rate has declined based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' August report, but the number of people employed and not in the labor force depict a different picture.
The national unemployment rate declined in August, but Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-OH, expressed disappointment with the figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Economists were expecting more jobs in August U. S. employers added 142,000 jobs in August, which was the lowest level of job growth in 2014 and fell well short of economists' projections.
The Congressional Budget Office, providing nonpartisan analysis for Congress, predicted U.S. GDP will increase by 1.5 percent by the end of 2014, and Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, used the news to criticize Democrats and the Obama administration.
Following criticism of the militarization of law enforcement in Ferguson, Missouri, and the subsequent order for a review of such activities, national organizations are highlighting Arizona police and their use of military-grade weapons.
The U.S. Department of Labor has updated its unemployment benefits claims for August, and while some states saw increases in initial claims, the overall seasonally adjusted figure dropped.
According to the Economic Policy Institute, the start of 2014 provided four million job openings, but there were 10.2 million job seekers. Young workers face "steeper" competition in the job market against older workers because they have less work experience.
The Latino unemployment rate in the United States increased to 7.7 percent last month, despite an increasing number of Hispanics entering the job market. According to the National Council of La Raza, a heavy emphasis shouldn't be placed on the monthly unemployment numbers, since many factors shift each month.
Unemployment among Hispanic Americans ticked up a tenth of a point, to 9.1 percent in the latest jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor. The overall unemployment rate rose the same amount, to 7.6 percent.
