Friday, July 2, 2010

New Unemployment Numbers: US 9.5%...Blacks 15.4%

The unemployment rate in June fell to 9.5% as labor force participation declined by 0.3 percentage points.

The black unemployment rate remained level at 15.4% (from 15.5%) as the participation rate fell to 61.9% (from 62.8%).

The unemployment rate for black men increased slightly (from 17.1% to 17.4%), as the rate for black women fell (from 12.4% to 11.8%).

The unemployment rates for whites (8.6% from 8.8%) and Latinos (12.4%) also showed little change in June. The rate of underemployment (including the unemployed, marginally attached and those working part-time for economic reasons) was also essentially unchanged at 16.5%.


source: National Urban League: State of Urban Jobs: June 2010 report

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