May 2011: State of Unemployment for Minorities

Overall Unemployment Blacks: 16.2%

Overall Latino Unemployment: 11.9%

Overall White Unemployment: 8.0%

National Unemployment: 9.1%

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Black Men   17.5%      17.1%...05/2010*

 White Men    7.9%        8.8%

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Black Women   13.4%     12.4%...05/2010*

 White Women    7.1%     7.4%

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Black Teens    40.7%    38.0%...05/2010*

 White Teens   20.7%     24.4%

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Under-Employment rate for May 2011 was 15.8% --

Long term Unemployed: 6.2%

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 NULPI  

* What a difference a year makes, right?