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Tweet[IWS] BLS: EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES IN 2005 [27 April 2006]
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Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
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EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES IN 2005 [27 April 2006]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/famee.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/famee.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]
In 2005, 7.0 percent of families had an unemployed member, down by
0.4 percentage point from the prior year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Since 2003, the proportion
of families with an unemployed member has fallen by 1.1 percentage points.
Of the nation's 76.4 million families, 82.3 percent had at least one em-
ployed member in 2005, the same proportion as in 2004.
These data on employment, unemployment, and family relationships are
collected as part of the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly sample
survey of approximately 60,000 households. Families include married-couple
families, as well as those maintained by a man or woman with no spouse
present. For further information about the CPS, see the Technical Note.
Families and Unemployment
In 2005, 5.3 million families had at least one member who was unemployed,
down from 5.6 million in 2004. The proportion of black families with an un-
employed member (12.7 percent) continued be about twice that for white fam-
ilies (6.1 percent) and Asian families (6.2 percent). Among Hispanic fam-
ilies, 9.0 percent had an unemployed member. (See table 1.)
Of the families with an unemployed member, 69.9 percent also had at
least one employed member in 2005, essentially unchanged from the prior
year. Among married-couple families with unemployment, 82.1 percent had
an employed member, as did 57.9 percent of families maintained by men.
Both proportions were about the same as in the prior year. In contrast,
the proportion of families maintained by women with unemployment and at
least one employed member rose to 48.2 percent in 2005, up from 45.5 per-
cent in 2004. (See table 3.)
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
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Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES IN 2005 [27 April 2006]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/famee.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/famee.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]
In 2005, 7.0 percent of families had an unemployed member, down by
0.4 percentage point from the prior year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Since 2003, the proportion
of families with an unemployed member has fallen by 1.1 percentage points.
Of the nation's 76.4 million families, 82.3 percent had at least one em-
ployed member in 2005, the same proportion as in 2004.
These data on employment, unemployment, and family relationships are
collected as part of the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly sample
survey of approximately 60,000 households. Families include married-couple
families, as well as those maintained by a man or woman with no spouse
present. For further information about the CPS, see the Technical Note.
Families and Unemployment
In 2005, 5.3 million families had at least one member who was unemployed,
down from 5.6 million in 2004. The proportion of black families with an un-
employed member (12.7 percent) continued be about twice that for white fam-
ilies (6.1 percent) and Asian families (6.2 percent). Among Hispanic fam-
ilies, 9.0 percent had an unemployed member. (See table 1.)
Of the families with an unemployed member, 69.9 percent also had at
least one employed member in 2005, essentially unchanged from the prior
year. Among married-couple families with unemployment, 82.1 percent had
an employed member, as did 57.9 percent of families maintained by men.
Both proportions were about the same as in the prior year. In contrast,
the proportion of families maintained by women with unemployment and at
least one employed member rose to 48.2 percent in 2005, up from 45.5 per-
cent in 2004. (See table 3.)
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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