Unemployment rates by demographics, July 2007
August 07, 2007
The unemployment rate (4.6 percent) was about unchanged in July.
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In July, the unemployment rates for adult men (4.2 percent), teenagers (15.2 percent), whites (4.2 percent), blacks (8.0 percent), and Hispanics (5.9 percent) were little changed. The unemployment rate for adult women edged up to 4.1 percent.
The data in this report are from the Current Population Survey and are seasonally adjusted. For more information, see "The Employment Situation: July 2007" (PDF) (TXT), news release USDL 07-1157.
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