Written by Ira Grupper
CCDS is greatly saddened by the news that Al Fishman of Detroit, Michigan, a life-long stalwart for peace and justice, died suddenly last week. Al served in many roles over decades of struggle. Among them, Al was state chair of the New Democratic Coalition of Michigan that supported the anti-war candidacy of Eugene McCarthy and opposed the U.S. war on Vietnam from 1966-71. He was a member of the National Board of Peace Action, a leader of Michigan Peace Action and a member of CCDS’ Peace and Solidarity Committee.
Al was a member of the Communist Party until he and hundreds of others left and formed the Committees of Correspondence in 1992. He was also a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Al was also my co-worker at Wayne County Community College in Detroit in the early 1970s and a friend of nearly 40 years. He was also my dear comrade and mentor. It is fitting that he had a meeting arranged with Sen. Carl Levin’s office this week. He often arranged group meetings with elected officials pressing for nuclear disarmament, an end to U.S. wars of aggression and was relied upon in matters of the peace movement by a number of elected officials. Al and his wife of 60 years who survives him, Marge Fishman, were instrumental in the campaign to elect Detroit’s first African American Mayor, Coleman Young, in 1974.
Al will always be remembered for his clarity on two important issues of strategy for the peace movement: in order to make any significant advance for peace and justice, the two most important forces for change must be joined in the struggle - labor and the African American people’s movement for equality. And secondly, the widest possible front must be formed targeting the far right-wing, particularly in the electoral arena.
Al lived his life until his very last days with this mission at the fore. He had been at a Peace Action meeting the day before he suffered a massive heart attack, complaining about a pain in his knee. His fellow Peace Action members urged him to go to the doctor the next day, where he died.
It is hard for me to believe that Al is not with us anymore. I so treasured my visits back home in Detroit to spend the afternoon with he and Margaret around the kitchen table, going through a couple pots of coffee, discussing the movement in Detroit and the world – always with optimism and resolve. I will miss him so.
There will be a memorial for Al at the church renowned for its place in the peace and justice movement - Central Methodist Church in downtown Detroit, Friday, May 25th at 12:00 noon.
Al Fishman, Presente!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
April 4th: Labor, Faith & Civil Rights Communities Stand Together in Greenville, NC for We Are One National Day of Action
by Zach Robinson
A Greenville teachin was organized by the Down East H.O.P.E. Committee for Collective Bargaining Rights, a chapter of the statewide Hear Our Public Employees coalition working for the repeal of North Carolina's Jim Crowera ban on public employee collective bargaining. Combined, the lunchtime and evening sessions of the teachin brought together over 60 people.
Led by their pastor, Rev. Ann Marie Alderman, members of Greenville's Unitarian Universalist congregation marched from the Pitt County Courthouse to the noontime teachin. Their signs read, “I Am A Human, I Deserve Basic Rights,” and “Collective Bargaining for the Workers, Not Tax Breaks for the Wealthy.”
Shafeah M'Balia, Greenville letter carrier and member of Black Workers for Justice, led off the discussion. “April 4 is not only the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King in Memphis,” she reminded participants, “but it is also the 44th anniversary of the speech he delivered at Riverside Church, Beyond Vietnam–A Time to Break Silence, in which he urged us to conquer the interrelated triple evils of racism, economic exploitation and war.”
One of the goals of the teachin was to raise community awareness of the concept of collective bargaining, its fundamental role in democracy and as a basic human right. Organizers presented a video of Michael Moore's America Is Not Broke speech to the March 5 rally at the Madison Statehouse, and the awardwinning film At The River I Stand, which documented Dr. King's 1968 stand with Memphis Sanitation Workers. Organizers also conducted an educational presentation on the basics of collective bargaining.
Another goal of the teachin was to make space for strategizing on how to counter the present attack on working people. Greenville's Alysa Stanton, the first AfricanAmerican woman to be an ordained rabbi, said that the fear of standing alone and of losing one's job often keeps people from seeking union representation or becoming involved in controversial causes. A powerful sense of commitment to furthering the local coalition of labor, faith and civil rights groups that were represented at the event emerged from the discussion.
Participants proposed convening a Greenville People's Assembly in August, as part of the statewide Historic Thousands on Jones Street movement.
AAUP member Zach Robinson chairs the Down East HOPE Committee.
A Greenville teachin was organized by the Down East H.O.P.E. Committee for Collective Bargaining Rights, a chapter of the statewide Hear Our Public Employees coalition working for the repeal of North Carolina's Jim Crowera ban on public employee collective bargaining. Combined, the lunchtime and evening sessions of the teachin brought together over 60 people.
Led by their pastor, Rev. Ann Marie Alderman, members of Greenville's Unitarian Universalist congregation marched from the Pitt County Courthouse to the noontime teachin. Their signs read, “I Am A Human, I Deserve Basic Rights,” and “Collective Bargaining for the Workers, Not Tax Breaks for the Wealthy.”
Shafeah M'Balia, Greenville letter carrier and member of Black Workers for Justice, led off the discussion. “April 4 is not only the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King in Memphis,” she reminded participants, “but it is also the 44th anniversary of the speech he delivered at Riverside Church, Beyond Vietnam–A Time to Break Silence, in which he urged us to conquer the interrelated triple evils of racism, economic exploitation and war.”
One of the goals of the teachin was to raise community awareness of the concept of collective bargaining, its fundamental role in democracy and as a basic human right. Organizers presented a video of Michael Moore's America Is Not Broke speech to the March 5 rally at the Madison Statehouse, and the awardwinning film At The River I Stand, which documented Dr. King's 1968 stand with Memphis Sanitation Workers. Organizers also conducted an educational presentation on the basics of collective bargaining.
Another goal of the teachin was to make space for strategizing on how to counter the present attack on working people. Greenville's Alysa Stanton, the first AfricanAmerican woman to be an ordained rabbi, said that the fear of standing alone and of losing one's job often keeps people from seeking union representation or becoming involved in controversial causes. A powerful sense of commitment to furthering the local coalition of labor, faith and civil rights groups that were represented at the event emerged from the discussion.
Participants proposed convening a Greenville People's Assembly in August, as part of the statewide Historic Thousands on Jones Street movement.
AAUP member Zach Robinson chairs the Down East HOPE Committee.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
TROY DAVIS CASE SUMMARY
(April 5, 2011)
Troy Davis may soon face execution despite serious doubts that continue to persist in his case.
The Board of Pardons and Paroles is the final failsafe in Georgia that can prevent an execution. They have the power to commute Davis’ sentence to life, preventing the irrevocable step of killing the prisoner. The Board said in this case in 2007 that it would not allow an execution to go ahead “unless and until its members are convinced that there is no doubt as to the guilt of the accused”. Doubts persist in this case.
Davis was sent to death row in 1991 for the 1989 murder of off-duty police officer Mark Allen MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia.
No physical evidence directly links Davis to the murder – no murder weapon was ever found.
The case against Davis primarily rested on the testimony of nine witnesses. Since his trial, 7 of the 9 key witnesses have recanted or changed their testimony, some alleging police coercion.
Davis has faced execution three times, once coming within two hours of execution.
In 2009, the US Supreme Court ordered an evidentiary hearing to review Davis’ actual innocence claim, which took place in Savannah’s federal district court in 2010. The presiding judge ruled that Davis did not prove his innocence under what the judge described as the required “extraordinarily high” standard. However, rather than resolve the doubts about Davis’ guilt, the hearing demonstrated that doubts persist in the case. Without the aid of physical evidence, he had to rely on witnesses whose statements were readily relied upon by the state at trial, but whose post-trial revisions and recantations have been dismissed throughout the appeals process.
At the hearing, a witness offered new testimony that he claimed he was too fearful to offer in the past. He testified to seeing the alternative suspect in the case, a relative of his, shoot Officer MacPhail. Additionally, new witnesses emerged to testify that the alternative suspect confessed to them that he had committed the murder. Their testimony was dismissed by the court as not credible.
The federal judge acknowledged that the state’s case against Troy Davis was not “ironclad”.
Davis is now at risk of receiving an execution date because the US Supreme Court on 28 March 2011 refused to consider his final appeal.
Georgia does not currently have the drugs needed to carry out executions; however, this may or may not cause much delay as authorities may be able to acquire new drugs soon.
Troy Davis’ case underscores reasons why the death penalty should be abolished. 138 people have been exonerated from US death rows since 1973; others may have been executed despite serious doubt about their guilt. There is no convincing evidence that the death penalty has a special deterrent effect and capital prosecutions come with huge financial costs, far higher than ordinary criminal justice cases. The cost of the death penalty diverts resources from more constructive solutions, such as support for law enforcement and crime prevention and services for murder victims’ families. We can have justice without the death penalty.
TAKE ACTION
Please help us spread the word about Troy Davis. Let’s tell Georgia: there should be no executions, not least when there are doubts about guilt. Please sign the petition and help us get signatures on our two sign-on letters – for clergy and legal professionals. Information and of these tools are available at www.justicefortroy.org. [Within the USA:] You can get text alerts by sending the word “troy” to 90999 [“nine zero, triple nine”].
Troy Davis may soon face execution despite serious doubts that continue to persist in his case.
The Board of Pardons and Paroles is the final failsafe in Georgia that can prevent an execution. They have the power to commute Davis’ sentence to life, preventing the irrevocable step of killing the prisoner. The Board said in this case in 2007 that it would not allow an execution to go ahead “unless and until its members are convinced that there is no doubt as to the guilt of the accused”. Doubts persist in this case.
Davis was sent to death row in 1991 for the 1989 murder of off-duty police officer Mark Allen MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia.
No physical evidence directly links Davis to the murder – no murder weapon was ever found.
The case against Davis primarily rested on the testimony of nine witnesses. Since his trial, 7 of the 9 key witnesses have recanted or changed their testimony, some alleging police coercion.
Davis has faced execution three times, once coming within two hours of execution.
In 2009, the US Supreme Court ordered an evidentiary hearing to review Davis’ actual innocence claim, which took place in Savannah’s federal district court in 2010. The presiding judge ruled that Davis did not prove his innocence under what the judge described as the required “extraordinarily high” standard. However, rather than resolve the doubts about Davis’ guilt, the hearing demonstrated that doubts persist in the case. Without the aid of physical evidence, he had to rely on witnesses whose statements were readily relied upon by the state at trial, but whose post-trial revisions and recantations have been dismissed throughout the appeals process.
At the hearing, a witness offered new testimony that he claimed he was too fearful to offer in the past. He testified to seeing the alternative suspect in the case, a relative of his, shoot Officer MacPhail. Additionally, new witnesses emerged to testify that the alternative suspect confessed to them that he had committed the murder. Their testimony was dismissed by the court as not credible.
The federal judge acknowledged that the state’s case against Troy Davis was not “ironclad”.
Davis is now at risk of receiving an execution date because the US Supreme Court on 28 March 2011 refused to consider his final appeal.
Georgia does not currently have the drugs needed to carry out executions; however, this may or may not cause much delay as authorities may be able to acquire new drugs soon.
Troy Davis’ case underscores reasons why the death penalty should be abolished. 138 people have been exonerated from US death rows since 1973; others may have been executed despite serious doubt about their guilt. There is no convincing evidence that the death penalty has a special deterrent effect and capital prosecutions come with huge financial costs, far higher than ordinary criminal justice cases. The cost of the death penalty diverts resources from more constructive solutions, such as support for law enforcement and crime prevention and services for murder victims’ families. We can have justice without the death penalty.
TAKE ACTION
Please help us spread the word about Troy Davis. Let’s tell Georgia: there should be no executions, not least when there are doubts about guilt. Please sign the petition and help us get signatures on our two sign-on letters – for clergy and legal professionals. Information and of these tools are available at www.justicefortroy.org. [Within the USA:] You can get text alerts by sending the word “troy” to 90999 [“nine zero, triple nine”].
Saturday, April 2, 2011
In Honor and Remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Shot in Memphis, April 4, 1968, while supporting sanitation workers’ collective bargaining rights
Teach-in
Monday April 412 noon Willis Building (1st
& Reade)6:30 pm Tipsy Teapot (Evans & 4th
)
This Greenville, NC event is in conjunction with the AFL-CIO & NAACP call for a
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
In support of COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS
From Wisconsin to North Carolina: defend human rights, jobs and public services www.we-r-1.org
Sponsored by: Down East HOPE Committee for Collective Bargaining Rights
For more information, contact Frank (252) 327-8843, Zach (252) 412-9297
Shot in Memphis, April 4, 1968, while supporting sanitation workers’ collective bargaining rights
Teach-in
Monday April 412 noon Willis Building (1st
& Reade)6:30 pm Tipsy Teapot (Evans & 4th
)
This Greenville, NC event is in conjunction with the AFL-CIO & NAACP call for a
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
In support of COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS
From Wisconsin to North Carolina: defend human rights, jobs and public services www.we-r-1.org
Sponsored by: Down East HOPE Committee for Collective Bargaining Rights
For more information, contact Frank (252) 327-8843, Zach (252) 412-9297
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Employment Figures By Race, Sex, and Age
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Feb.
2010 Jan.
2011 Feb.
2011 Feb.
2010 Oct.
2010 Nov.
2010 Dec.
2010 Jan.
2011 Feb.
2011
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population
191,552 192,516 192,601 191,552 192,527 192,641 192,749 192,516 192,601
Civilian labor force
124,790 123,696 123,848 124,957 124,914 124,824 124,700 124,192 124,237
Participation rate
65.1 64.3 64.3 65.2 64.9 64.8 64.7 64.5 64.5
Employed
112,712 112,754 113,066 113,958 113,975 113,728 114,079 114,197 114,330
Employment-population ratio
58.8 58.6 58.7 59.5 59.2 59.0 59.2 59.3 59.4
Unemployed
12,079 10,942 10,782 10,999 10,940 11,096 10,620 9,995 9,907
Unemployment rate
9.7 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.9 8.5 8.0 8.0
Not in labor force
66,762 68,820 68,752 66,595 67,612 67,817 68,049 68,325 68,364
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
65,128 64,551 64,866 64,994 65,215 65,088 65,041 64,673 64,919
Participation rate
74.7 73.5 73.8 74.6 74.3 74.1 74.0 73.6 73.9
Employed
58,183 58,584 58,939 59,104 59,425 59,137 59,484 59,586 59,860
Employment-population ratio
66.7 66.7 67.1 67.8 67.7 67.3 67.7 67.8 68.1
Unemployed
6,945 5,968 5,926 5,890 5,790 5,951 5,557 5,086 5,059
Unemployment rate
10.7 9.2 9.1 9.1 8.9 9.1 8.5 7.9 7.8
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
55,087 54,728 54,685 55,054 54,846 54,953 54,914 54,686 54,677
Participation rate
60.3 59.6 59.6 60.2 59.7 59.7 59.7 59.6 59.5
Employed
51,032 50,791 50,772 51,053 50,835 50,817 50,920 50,878 50,816
Employment-population ratio
55.8 55.3 55.3 55.9 55.3 55.2 55.3 55.4 55.3
Unemployed
4,055 3,937 3,913 4,001 4,012 4,136 3,994 3,808 3,860
Unemployment rate
7.4 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.5 7.3 7.0 7.1
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
4,575 4,417 4,297 4,909 4,853 4,783 4,746 4,833 4,641
Participation rate
35.2 34.3 33.4 37.8 37.8 37.3 37.1 37.5 36.1
Employed
3,497 3,380 3,354 3,802 3,715 3,775 3,676 3,732 3,654
Employment-population ratio
26.9 26.2 26.1 29.3 29.0 29.5 28.7 29.0 28.4
Unemployed
1,078 1,037 943 1,108 1,138 1,008 1,070 1,100 987
Unemployment rate
23.6 23.5 21.9 22.6 23.4 21.1 22.5 22.8 21.3
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population
28,559 28,947 28,976 28,559 28,831 28,865 28,896 28,947 28,976
Civilian labor force
17,599 17,757 17,680 17,763 17,946 18,020 17,958 17,857 17,865
Participation rate
61.6 61.3 61.0 62.2 62.2 62.4 62.1 61.7 61.7
Employed
14,752 14,819 14,922 14,952 15,127 15,142 15,119 15,048 15,124
Employment-population ratio
51.7 51.2 51.5 52.4 52.5 52.5 52.3 52.0 52.2
Unemployed
2,847 2,938 2,758 2,811 2,818 2,878 2,839 2,809 2,741
Unemployment rate
16.2 16.5 15.6 15.8 15.7 16.0 15.8 15.7 15.3
Not in labor force
10,960 11,190 11,296 10,796 10,885 10,845 10,939 11,090 11,112
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
7,971 8,070 8,014 7,994 8,072 8,099 8,106 8,054 8,053
Participation rate
69.1 68.5 67.9 69.3 69.0 69.1 69.1 68.3 68.2
Employed
6,448 6,589 6,608 6,574 6,763 6,753 6,764 6,723 6,745
Employment-population ratio
55.9 55.9 56.0 57.0 57.8 57.6 57.6 57.1 57.2
Unemployed
1,523 1,481 1,406 1,420 1,309 1,346 1,341 1,331 1,309
Unemployment rate
19.1 18.4 17.5 17.8 16.2 16.6 16.5 16.5 16.2
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
8,995 9,086 9,095 9,076 9,173 9,228 9,204 9,146 9,185
Participation rate
62.7 62.5 62.5 63.3 63.3 63.6 63.3 62.9 63.1
Employed
7,934 7,911 7,956 7,975 7,998 8,017 7,993 7,966 7,993
Employment-population ratio
55.3 54.4 54.6 55.6 55.2 55.2 55.0 54.8 54.9
Unemployed
1,062 1,175 1,140 1,101 1,176 1,211 1,211 1,179 1,192
Unemployment rate
11.8 12.9 12.5 12.1 12.8 13.1 13.2 12.9 13.0
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
633 601 571 693 700 693 648 658 627
Participation rate
23.6 22.9 21.8 25.9 26.5 26.3 24.6 25.1 23.9
Employed
371 319 358 403 366 372 361 359 386
Employment-population ratio
13.8 12.2 13.7 15.0 13.9 14.1 13.7 13.7 14.7
Unemployed
262 282 212 290 334 321 287 299 241
Unemployment rate
41.4 46.9 37.2 41.8 47.7 46.3 44.2 45.4 38.4
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population
11,020 11,351 11,345 - - - - - -
Civilian labor force
7,074 7,354 7,351 - - - - - -
Participation rate
64.2 64.8 64.8 - - - - - -
Employed
6,483 6,846 6,850 - - - - - -
Employment-population ratio
58.8 60.3 60.4 - - - - - -
Unemployed
592 509 502 - - - - - -
Unemployment rate
8.4 6.9 6.8 - - - - - -
Not in labor force
3,946 3,997 3,994 - - - - - -
Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Feb.
2010 Jan.
2011 Feb.
2011 Feb.
2010 Oct.
2010 Nov.
2010 Dec.
2010 Jan.
2011 Feb.
2011
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population
191,552 192,516 192,601 191,552 192,527 192,641 192,749 192,516 192,601
Civilian labor force
124,790 123,696 123,848 124,957 124,914 124,824 124,700 124,192 124,237
Participation rate
65.1 64.3 64.3 65.2 64.9 64.8 64.7 64.5 64.5
Employed
112,712 112,754 113,066 113,958 113,975 113,728 114,079 114,197 114,330
Employment-population ratio
58.8 58.6 58.7 59.5 59.2 59.0 59.2 59.3 59.4
Unemployed
12,079 10,942 10,782 10,999 10,940 11,096 10,620 9,995 9,907
Unemployment rate
9.7 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.9 8.5 8.0 8.0
Not in labor force
66,762 68,820 68,752 66,595 67,612 67,817 68,049 68,325 68,364
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
65,128 64,551 64,866 64,994 65,215 65,088 65,041 64,673 64,919
Participation rate
74.7 73.5 73.8 74.6 74.3 74.1 74.0 73.6 73.9
Employed
58,183 58,584 58,939 59,104 59,425 59,137 59,484 59,586 59,860
Employment-population ratio
66.7 66.7 67.1 67.8 67.7 67.3 67.7 67.8 68.1
Unemployed
6,945 5,968 5,926 5,890 5,790 5,951 5,557 5,086 5,059
Unemployment rate
10.7 9.2 9.1 9.1 8.9 9.1 8.5 7.9 7.8
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
55,087 54,728 54,685 55,054 54,846 54,953 54,914 54,686 54,677
Participation rate
60.3 59.6 59.6 60.2 59.7 59.7 59.7 59.6 59.5
Employed
51,032 50,791 50,772 51,053 50,835 50,817 50,920 50,878 50,816
Employment-population ratio
55.8 55.3 55.3 55.9 55.3 55.2 55.3 55.4 55.3
Unemployed
4,055 3,937 3,913 4,001 4,012 4,136 3,994 3,808 3,860
Unemployment rate
7.4 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.5 7.3 7.0 7.1
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
4,575 4,417 4,297 4,909 4,853 4,783 4,746 4,833 4,641
Participation rate
35.2 34.3 33.4 37.8 37.8 37.3 37.1 37.5 36.1
Employed
3,497 3,380 3,354 3,802 3,715 3,775 3,676 3,732 3,654
Employment-population ratio
26.9 26.2 26.1 29.3 29.0 29.5 28.7 29.0 28.4
Unemployed
1,078 1,037 943 1,108 1,138 1,008 1,070 1,100 987
Unemployment rate
23.6 23.5 21.9 22.6 23.4 21.1 22.5 22.8 21.3
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population
28,559 28,947 28,976 28,559 28,831 28,865 28,896 28,947 28,976
Civilian labor force
17,599 17,757 17,680 17,763 17,946 18,020 17,958 17,857 17,865
Participation rate
61.6 61.3 61.0 62.2 62.2 62.4 62.1 61.7 61.7
Employed
14,752 14,819 14,922 14,952 15,127 15,142 15,119 15,048 15,124
Employment-population ratio
51.7 51.2 51.5 52.4 52.5 52.5 52.3 52.0 52.2
Unemployed
2,847 2,938 2,758 2,811 2,818 2,878 2,839 2,809 2,741
Unemployment rate
16.2 16.5 15.6 15.8 15.7 16.0 15.8 15.7 15.3
Not in labor force
10,960 11,190 11,296 10,796 10,885 10,845 10,939 11,090 11,112
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
7,971 8,070 8,014 7,994 8,072 8,099 8,106 8,054 8,053
Participation rate
69.1 68.5 67.9 69.3 69.0 69.1 69.1 68.3 68.2
Employed
6,448 6,589 6,608 6,574 6,763 6,753 6,764 6,723 6,745
Employment-population ratio
55.9 55.9 56.0 57.0 57.8 57.6 57.6 57.1 57.2
Unemployed
1,523 1,481 1,406 1,420 1,309 1,346 1,341 1,331 1,309
Unemployment rate
19.1 18.4 17.5 17.8 16.2 16.6 16.5 16.5 16.2
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
8,995 9,086 9,095 9,076 9,173 9,228 9,204 9,146 9,185
Participation rate
62.7 62.5 62.5 63.3 63.3 63.6 63.3 62.9 63.1
Employed
7,934 7,911 7,956 7,975 7,998 8,017 7,993 7,966 7,993
Employment-population ratio
55.3 54.4 54.6 55.6 55.2 55.2 55.0 54.8 54.9
Unemployed
1,062 1,175 1,140 1,101 1,176 1,211 1,211 1,179 1,192
Unemployment rate
11.8 12.9 12.5 12.1 12.8 13.1 13.2 12.9 13.0
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
633 601 571 693 700 693 648 658 627
Participation rate
23.6 22.9 21.8 25.9 26.5 26.3 24.6 25.1 23.9
Employed
371 319 358 403 366 372 361 359 386
Employment-population ratio
13.8 12.2 13.7 15.0 13.9 14.1 13.7 13.7 14.7
Unemployed
262 282 212 290 334 321 287 299 241
Unemployment rate
41.4 46.9 37.2 41.8 47.7 46.3 44.2 45.4 38.4
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population
11,020 11,351 11,345 - - - - - -
Civilian labor force
7,074 7,354 7,351 - - - - - -
Participation rate
64.2 64.8 64.8 - - - - - -
Employed
6,483 6,846 6,850 - - - - - -
Employment-population ratio
58.8 60.3 60.4 - - - - - -
Unemployed
592 509 502 - - - - - -
Unemployment rate
8.4 6.9 6.8 - - - - - -
Not in labor force
3,946 3,997 3,994 - - - - - -
Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Monday, March 14, 2011
Unemployment Statistics for the Southeast (U.S.)
January 2011
Alabama- 9.9%
Arkansas-8.7%
Florida-11.8%
Georgia-10.5%
Kentucky-11.3%
Louisiana-8.6%
Mississippi-10.7%
North Caronlina-10.5%
South Carolina-10.4%
Tennessee-10.2%
Texas-8.5%
Virginia-6.9%
West Virginia-10.3%
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Alabama- 9.9%
Arkansas-8.7%
Florida-11.8%
Georgia-10.5%
Kentucky-11.3%
Louisiana-8.6%
Mississippi-10.7%
North Caronlina-10.5%
South Carolina-10.4%
Tennessee-10.2%
Texas-8.5%
Virginia-6.9%
West Virginia-10.3%
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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