February 2012: Unemployment for Minorities

Overall Unemployment Blacks: 14.1%

Overall Latino Unemployment: 10.7%

Overall White Unemployment: 7.3%

National Unemployment: 8.3%

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Black Men   14.3%      16.2%.../2011*

 White Men    6.8%        7.8%

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Black Women   12.4%     13%.../2011*

 White Women    6.8%    7.1%

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Black Teens    34.7%    38.4%.../2011*

 White Teens   21.3%     21.3%

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Under-Employment rate for  2011 was 14.9% --

Long term Unemployed: 

Total Unemployed:  12.8 Million

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 NULPI  

* What a difference a year makes, right?