August 2011: State of Unemployment for Minorities

Overall Unemployment Blacks: 16.7%

Overall Latino Unemployment: 11.3%

Overall White Unemployment: 8%

National Unemployment: 9.1%

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Black Men   18%      17.2%.../2010*

 White Men    7.7%        8.9%

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Black Women   13.4%     13.2%.../2010*

 White Women    7.0%    7.1%

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Black Teens    46.5%    45.7%.../2010*

 White Teens   23%     23.7%

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Under-Employment rate for  2011 was 16.2% --

Long term Unemployed:  

Total Unemployed:  14 Million

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 NULPI  

* What a difference a year makes, right?