October 2011 Unemployment Rate for Blacks

US Unemployment Rate 9.0% ^↓.1

Black Unemployment Rate 15.1%↓ ^{- .9}

Race	SEX	AGE GROUP	Rate
African-American	Men	20 years and over	16.2%↓ - .6
African-American	Women	20 years and over	12.6%↓ - .6
African-American	Both included	16 to 19 years	37.8%↓ - 6.4

US Black Youth Unemployment Historical Chart
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