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September 8, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Unemployment rate 9.1 percent in August 2011

Unemployment rate among major worker groups, seasonally adjusted, July 2011–August 2011
Major worker group	July unemployment rate	August unemployment rate
Adult men	9.0	8.9
Adult women	7.9	8.0
Teenagers	25.0	25.4
Whites	8.1	8.0
Blacks	15.9	16.7
Hispanics	11.3	11.3

These data are featured in the TED article, Unemployment rate 9.1 percent in August 2011.

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