June 2011: State of Unemployment for Minorities

Overall Unemployment Blacks: 16.2%

Overall Latino Unemployment: 11.6%

Overall White Unemployment: 8.1%

National Unemployment: 9.2%

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Black Men   17.0%      17.4%...06/2010*

 White Men    8.1%        8.9%

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Black Women   13.8%     11.8%...06/2010*

 White Women    7.1%     7.1%

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Black Teens    39.9%    39.9%...06/2010*

 White Teens   21.8%     23.2%

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Under-Employment rate for May 2011 was 16.2% --

Long term Unemployed: 6.3 Million
Total Unemployed: 14.1 Million

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 NULPI  

* What a difference a year makes, right?