Sunday, July 19, 2009

Breakdown

The differences in unemployment rates are even more dramatic when broken down by race and age. For example, white men's unemployment rate in June was 9.5%, while black men's was 17.8%. For white women it was 8%, and for black women, 13.1%, according to the U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Teens have a harder time during recessions too. Here's a sampling of unemployment rates in June for various groups:

  • Black men 20 and older: 16.4%.

  • Black women 20 and older: 11.3%.

  • White men 20 and older: 9.2%.

  • White women 20 and older: 6.8%.

  • Black males age 16 to 19: 50%.

  • Black females age 16 to 19: 40.6%.

  • White males age 16 to 19: 26.5%.

  • White females age 16 to 19: 23.5%.