December 2011: Unemployment for Minorities

Overall Unemployment Blacks: 15.8%

Overall Latino Unemployment: 11%

Overall White Unemployment: 7.5%

National Unemployment: 8.5%

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Black Men   15.7%      16.6%.../2010*

 White Men    7.1%        8.5%

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Black Women   13.9%     13.2%.../2010*

 White Women    6.8%    7.3%

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Black Teens    42.1%    44.2%.../2010*

 White Teens   20.3%     22.5%

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Under-Employment rate for  2011 was 15.2% --

Long term Unemployed:  

Total Unemployed:  13.1 Million

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 NULPI  

* What a difference a year makes, right?