U.S. Real UnemploymentRate: March 2014–June2014

(includes 2.138mm farm workers and a lagging estimate ofself-employed workers of8.370mm)

(figures in millions)

This monthly Summary compares (i) the BLS Unemployment Rate (i.e., BLS Unemployed Workers divided bythe BLS Civilian Labor Force)with (ii) theReal Unemployment Rate (i.e., RealUnemployed Workersdivided by the Adjusted Civilian Labor Force, each as defined).

TRAILING THREE MONTHS
MARCH ‘14 / APRIL ‘14 / MAY ‘14 / JUNE ‘14
A. BLS Civilian Labor Force (1) / 156.227 / 155.421 / 155.613 / 155.694
BLS Unemployed Workers(2) / 10.486 / 9.753 / 9.799 / 9.474
BLS Unemployment Rate (3) / 6.71% / 6.28% / 6.30% / 6.09%
Memo:
(i) average weeks unemployed / 35.6 / 35.1 / 34.5 / 33.5
(ii) median weeks unemployed / 16.3 / 16.0 / 14.6 / 13.1
(iii) workers unemployed 27 weeks
and longer / 3.739 / 3.452 / 3.374 / 3.081
B. Adjusted Civilian Labor Force (4) / 158.395 / 157.582 / 157.743 / 157.723
BLS Unemployed Workers(2) / 10.486 / 9.753 / 9.799 / 9.474
Part-time-of-necessity workers / 7.411 / 7.465 / 7.269 / 7.544
Discouraged workers / 0.698 / 0.783 / 0.697 / 0.676
Other marginally attached workers(5) / 1.470 / 1.378 / 1.433 / 1.353
Real Unemployed Workers / 20.065 / 19.379 / 19.198 / 19.047
Real Unemployment Rate (6) / 12.67% / 12.30% / 12.17% / 12.08

(1): Includes part-time-of-necessity workers, farm workers and a lagging estimate of self-employed workers.

(2): Does not include part-time-of-necessity, discouragedor other marginally attached workers.

(3): BLS Unemployed Workers divided by BLS Civilian Labor Force.

(4): BLS Civilian Labor Force plus discouraged and other marginally attached workers.

(5): Overall marginally attached workers minus discouraged workers.

(6): Real Unemployed Workers divided by Adjusted Civilian Labor Force.