reports Archives

August 2023 · Domestic Workers Economic Situation Report

Sep 01 2023

The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report shows job growth in August which came in slightly above market expectations. The general unemployment rate increased, which this month was entirely due to higher labor force participation [1]. The unemployment rate for Latina women also increased. NDWA Labs’ August data shows an increase to 19% in joblessness for surveyed domestic workers. Joblessness had decreased steadily in 2023 but has increased by 3 percentage points since June. It remains over twice the rate of 9% who reported having no jobs before COVID-19 [2].

Learn More Aprende Más

July 2023 · Domestic Workers Economic Situation Report

Aug 07 2023

The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report shows continued, if slower, job growth, with little change in the unemployment rate. NDWA Labs’ July Report shows an increase to 18% in joblessness for surveyed domestic workers. This comes after a joblessness decrease during June. It remains over twice the rate of 9% who reported having no jobs before COVID-19.

Learn More Aprende Más

June 2023 · Domestic Workers Economic Situation Report

Jul 24 2023

The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report shows the general unemployment rate ticked down, and the number of jobs added was slightly below expectations [1]. The unemployment rate for Latina women increased in June.

Learn More Aprende Más

May 2023 · Domestic Workers Economic Situation Report

Jun 06 2023

The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report shows continued job growth in May. In parallel, NDWA Labs’ May Report shows a decline to 17% in joblessness for surveyed domestic workers. This comes after a joblessness increase during the first quarter of the year. It remains over twice the rate of 9% who reported having no jobs before COVID-19.

Learn More Aprende Más

April 2023 · Domestic Workers Economic Situation Report

May 05 2023

The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report shows strong job growth in April. In parallel, NDWA Labs’ April Report shows a decline to 18% in joblessness for surveyed domestic workers. This decline puts joblessness at the level we saw in November 2022, and comes after a joblessness increase during the first quarter of the year. It remains over twice the rate of 9% who reported having no jobs before COVID-19.

Learn More Aprende Más

March 2023 · Domestic Workers Economic Situation Report

Apr 10 2023

The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report shows the general unemployment rate decreased slightly, and the number of jobs added was around market expectations [1]. The unemployment rate for Latina women also decreased slightly.

Learn More Aprende Más

Domestic Workers Economic Situation Report · February 2023

Mar 14 2023

The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report shows the general unemployment rate increased slightly, and the number of jobs added was above market expectations [1]. The unemployment rate for Latina women increased for the third consecutive month.

Learn More Aprende Más

Domestic Workers Economic Situation Report · January 2023

Feb 06 2023

The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report shows the general unemployment rate ticked down to the lowest rate since May 1969, and the number of jobs added was above market expectations [1]. However, the unemployment rate for Latina women increased.

Learn More Aprende Más

Domestic Workers Economic Situation Report · December 2022

Jan 12 2023

The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report shows the number of jobs added in December was above market expectations [1]. The general unemployment rate ticked down, while unemployment rates for Latina and Black women increased slightly in December 2022.

Learn More Aprende Más

Domestic Workers Economic Situation Report · November 2022

Dec 05 2022

The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report shows the number of jobs added in November was above market expectations [1]. The general unemployment rate remained unchanged, while unemployment rates for Latina and Black women decreased in November 2022.

Learn More Aprende Más

Tagged: reports