Unemployment rate up for Black America

US Unemployment Rate 8.8% ¹ for month of March 2011

Black Unemployment Rate 15.5%¹ for month of March 2011

Race	SEX	AGE GROUP	Rate
African-American	Men	20 years and over	16.8%
African-American	Women	20 years and over	12.5%
African-American	Both included	16 to 19 years	42.1%

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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race ...
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)


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Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States
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Notes:

(1)Seasonally Adjusted (SA) Unemployment Rate
for March 2011