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U.S. Unemployment Rates

Unemployment Inches Upward

Issue Date: 12.15.2008
The U.S. jobless rate came in at 5.7 percent in July, rising slightly after remaining stagnant for the previous two months. Unemployment rates for major working groups last month were as follows: Caucasians, 5.1 percent; Hispanics or Latinos, 7.4 percent; African-Americans, 9.7 percent; and Asians, 4.0 percent, not seasonally adjusted.

   
 
           
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SOURCE: U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT
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