January 2012: Unemployment for Minorities

Overall Unemployment Blacks: 13.6%

Overall Latino Unemployment: 10.5%

Overall White Unemployment: 7.4%

National Unemployment: 8.3%

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Black Men   12.7%      16.5%.../2011*

 White Men    6.9%        7.9%

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Black Women   12.6%     12.9%.../2011*

 White Women    6.8%    7.0%

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Black Teens    21.1%    45.4%.../2011*

 White Teens   38.5%     22.8%

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Under-Employment rate for  2011 was 15.1% --

Long term Unemployed:  

Total Unemployed:  12.8 Million

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 NULPI  

* What a difference a year makes, right?