October 13, 2010
Unemployment rate demographics, September 2010
Unemployment rates by selected demographic group, September 2009–September 2010
| Month |
Teenagers |
Black or African American |
Hispanic or Latino |
All workers |
Whites |
Sep 2009 |
26.1 |
15.5 |
12.7 |
9.8 |
9.1 |
Oct 2009 |
27.6 |
15.7 |
13.1 |
10.1 |
9.4 |
Nov 2009 |
26.8 |
15.6 |
12.7 |
10.0 |
9.3 |
Dec 2009 |
27.1 |
16.2 |
12.9 |
10.0 |
9.0 |
Jan 2010 |
26.4 |
16.5 |
12.6 |
9.7 |
8.7 |
Feb 2010 |
25.0 |
15.8 |
12.4 |
9.7 |
8.8 |
Mar 2010 |
26.1 |
16.5 |
12.6 |
9.7 |
8.8 |
Apr 2010 |
25.4 |
16.5 |
12.5 |
9.9 |
9.0 |
May 2010 |
26.4 |
15.5 |
12.4 |
9.7 |
8.8 |
Jun 2010 |
25.7 |
15.4 |
12.4 |
9.5 |
8.6 |
Jul 2010 |
26.1 |
15.6 |
12.1 |
9.5 |
8.6 |
Aug 2010 |
26.3 |
16.3 |
12.0 |
9.6 |
8.7 |
Sep 2010 |
26.0 |
16.1 |
12.4 |
9.6 |
8.7 |
These data featured in the TED article, Unemployment rate demographics, September 2010.
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