April 2011: State of Unemployment for Minorities

Overall Unemployment Blacks: 16.1%

Overall Latino Unemployment: 11.8%

Overall White Unemployment: 8.0%

National Unemployment: 9.0%

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Black Men   17.0%      18.0%...04/2010*

 White Men    7.9%        9.2%

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Black Women   13.4%     13.7%...04/2010*

 White Women    7.0%     7.4%

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Black Teens    41.6%    37.3%...04/2010*

 White Teens   22.3%     23.5%

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Under-Employment rate for April 2011 was 15.7% --

Long term Unemployed: 5.8%

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 NULPI  

* What a difference a year makes, right?