Reginald Noble
Banned
Just saw this quote on B.I. as an article comment sourced from Bureau of Labor Statistics:
"The BLS says that about 146 million people in the US have some kind of paid job. 204 million people are between the ages of 15 and 65 -- the so-called "working age" group. 146 million divided by 204 million equals 0.715 and 1.00 minus 0.715 equals 0.284 times 100 equals 28.4%. Therefore, 28.4% of Americans who are of working age, for one reason or another, do not have a paid job. Therefore, the 5% unemployment figure that the Fed uses to determine its policy going forward is pure fantasy."
This can also be seen here: The Working-Age Population in the U.S. Has Increased by 8 Million in Seven Years… But There Are Half a Million Fewer People Working
And let's control specifically for young black men and women:
DOL Special Reports - The African-American Labor Force in the Recovery
I think about 10-20 points need to be added to the above figures. It is safe to assume that young Black Men under 25 are unemployed probably at a rate of 40% easily.
Now, let's take a look at the so called "skills gap" and mythical lack of IT workers that are sorely needed shown here: Analysis: What's behind the White House's claim of 545,000 unfilled IT jobs
When looking at the millions of under/unemployed Youth, is even 5 million tech jobs enough for White millennials let alone minorities? Is diversity in tech a pipe dream, when most tech firms located in SoCal where there are 2 million Blacks, at least 75% of which currently would not qualify for such jobs (compared to 45% of Whites who wouldn't qualify at a much larger population number)? They'd have to actively reject White candidates en masse which will likely trigger political issues in the State - As if there aren't enough racial issues as it is already in the area currently and historically. This approach has triggered backlash in the South already where the number of impoverished Whites in rural areas demanded that more job opportunities be brought to them vs. inner city Blacks with more staggering unemployment numbers proportionally, but a lower absolute population number.
The reality is there are simply not enough jobs providing a living wage even when factoring in the skills gap. And many small tech employers will never choose a Jermaine over a Bob even if both finish code academy and earn the same accolades. More young Black males need to think entrepreneurial and think abroad as well.
There is no other option, considering you can't tell poor Women (regardless of color) to get more abortions if they can't afford private school or to give their child a leg up. And you can't tell them to stop having raw sex with Men that underachieve. So it's up to us as Young Men to fend for ourselves and carve our own path.
"The BLS says that about 146 million people in the US have some kind of paid job. 204 million people are between the ages of 15 and 65 -- the so-called "working age" group. 146 million divided by 204 million equals 0.715 and 1.00 minus 0.715 equals 0.284 times 100 equals 28.4%. Therefore, 28.4% of Americans who are of working age, for one reason or another, do not have a paid job. Therefore, the 5% unemployment figure that the Fed uses to determine its policy going forward is pure fantasy."
This can also be seen here: The Working-Age Population in the U.S. Has Increased by 8 Million in Seven Years… But There Are Half a Million Fewer People Working
And let's control specifically for young black men and women:
DOL Special Reports - The African-American Labor Force in the Recovery
I think about 10-20 points need to be added to the above figures. It is safe to assume that young Black Men under 25 are unemployed probably at a rate of 40% easily.
Now, let's take a look at the so called "skills gap" and mythical lack of IT workers that are sorely needed shown here: Analysis: What's behind the White House's claim of 545,000 unfilled IT jobs
When looking at the millions of under/unemployed Youth, is even 5 million tech jobs enough for White millennials let alone minorities? Is diversity in tech a pipe dream, when most tech firms located in SoCal where there are 2 million Blacks, at least 75% of which currently would not qualify for such jobs (compared to 45% of Whites who wouldn't qualify at a much larger population number)? They'd have to actively reject White candidates en masse which will likely trigger political issues in the State - As if there aren't enough racial issues as it is already in the area currently and historically. This approach has triggered backlash in the South already where the number of impoverished Whites in rural areas demanded that more job opportunities be brought to them vs. inner city Blacks with more staggering unemployment numbers proportionally, but a lower absolute population number.
The reality is there are simply not enough jobs providing a living wage even when factoring in the skills gap. And many small tech employers will never choose a Jermaine over a Bob even if both finish code academy and earn the same accolades. More young Black males need to think entrepreneurial and think abroad as well.
There is no other option, considering you can't tell poor Women (regardless of color) to get more abortions if they can't afford private school or to give their child a leg up. And you can't tell them to stop having raw sex with Men that underachieve. So it's up to us as Young Men to fend for ourselves and carve our own path.
