Unemployment Rate For US Blacks - Jan 1972 to May 2013

US Black Unemployment Rate in percent: Jan 1972 to May 2013
                                   Seasonally Adjusted


  1. All Black or African Americans                    [May 2013 13.5%]

  2. Black men over 20 years old                        [May 2013  13.5%]
  3. Black women over 20 years old                 [May 2013 11.2%]


  4. Black youth 16 years to 19 years             [May 2013 42.6%]
  5. Labor Participation Rate For US Black Youth 1972 to May 2013

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

US Presidents,  1972 - Present

 Jimmy Carter      (1977-1981)
 Ronald Reagan   (1981-1989)
 George Bush       (1989-1993)
 Bill Clinton          (1993-2001)
 George W. Bush (2001-2009)
 Barack Obama    (2009-present)

Source: Wikipedia

US Unemployment Rate for The Nation May 2013 was  7.6% .
Source: BLS

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