March 24, 2010 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Unemployment rates for foreign-born workers, 2009

Unemployment rates for foreign-born workers, by race and ethnicity, 2008�09
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	2008	2009
White non-Hispanic or Latino	5.0	7.7
Black non-Hispanic or Latino	7.2	11.3
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino	3.7	6.8
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	6.9	11.4

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