October 10, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Unemployment rate demographics, September 2012
Unemployment rates by selected demographic group, January 2007-September 2012
| Month |
16 years and over |
20 years and over |
Teenagers,
16 to
19 years |
| Total |
Black or
African
American |
White |
Hispanic
or Latino
ethnicity |
Men |
Women |
Jan 2007 |
4.6 |
7.9 |
4.2 |
5.8 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
14.8 |
Feb 2007 |
4.5 |
8.0 |
4.1 |
5.3 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
14.9 |
Mar 2007 |
4.4 |
8.4 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
14.9 |
Apr 2007 |
4.5 |
8.3 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
15.9 |
May 2007 |
4.4 |
8.3 |
3.9 |
5.7 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
15.9 |
Jun 2007 |
4.6 |
8.5 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
16.3 |
Jul 2007 |
4.7 |
8.1 |
4.2 |
5.9 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
15.3 |
Aug 2007 |
4.6 |
7.6 |
4.2 |
5.5 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
15.9 |
Sep 2007 |
4.7 |
8.0 |
4.2 |
5.8 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
15.9 |
Oct 2007 |
4.7 |
8.5 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
15.4 |
Nov 2007 |
4.7 |
8.5 |
4.2 |
5.8 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
16.2 |
Dec 2007 |
5.0 |
9.0 |
4.4 |
6.3 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
16.8 |
Jan 2008 |
5.0 |
9.1 |
4.4 |
6.5 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
17.7 |
Feb 2008 |
4.9 |
8.4 |
4.4 |
6.3 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
16.7 |
Mar 2008 |
5.1 |
9.2 |
4.5 |
6.9 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
16.1 |
Apr 2008 |
5.0 |
8.6 |
4.4 |
6.9 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
15.9 |
May 2008 |
5.4 |
9.6 |
4.8 |
6.9 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
19.0 |
Jun 2008 |
5.6 |
9.4 |
5.0 |
7.7 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
19.2 |
Jul 2008 |
5.8 |
10.0 |
5.2 |
7.6 |
5.4 |
4.7 |
20.7 |
Aug 2008 |
6.1 |
10.6 |
5.5 |
8.1 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
18.6 |
Sep 2008 |
6.1 |
11.3 |
5.4 |
8.0 |
6.1 |
4.9 |
19.1 |
Oct 2008 |
6.5 |
11.4 |
5.9 |
8.8 |
6.3 |
5.4 |
19.9 |
Nov 2008 |
6.8 |
11.6 |
6.2 |
8.7 |
6.7 |
5.7 |
20.3 |
Dec 2008 |
7.3 |
12.1 |
6.7 |
9.4 |
7.4 |
6.0 |
20.6 |
Jan 2009 |
7.8 |
12.7 |
7.1 |
10.0 |
7.9 |
6.5 |
20.7 |
Feb 2009 |
8.3 |
13.7 |
7.5 |
11.1 |
8.5 |
6.8 |
22.2 |
Mar 2009 |
8.7 |
13.6 |
8.0 |
11.6 |
9.0 |
7.1 |
22.2 |
Apr 2009 |
8.9 |
14.9 |
8.1 |
11.4 |
9.4 |
7.1 |
22.3 |
May 2009 |
9.4 |
14.9 |
8.6 |
12.6 |
9.8 |
7.5 |
23.4 |
Jun 2009 |
9.5 |
14.8 |
8.7 |
12.2 |
9.9 |
7.6 |
24.7 |
Jul 2009 |
9.5 |
14.8 |
8.7 |
12.5 |
9.8 |
7.7 |
24.3 |
Aug 2009 |
9.6 |
14.9 |
8.9 |
13.1 |
10.1 |
7.7 |
25.1 |
Sep 2009 |
9.8 |
15.4 |
9.0 |
12.7 |
10.1 |
7.8 |
25.9 |
Oct 2009 |
10.0 |
16.0 |
9.3 |
13.0 |
10.5 |
8.0 |
27.0 |
Nov 2009 |
9.9 |
15.8 |
9.2 |
12.6 |
10.3 |
7.9 |
26.8 |
Dec 2009 |
9.9 |
16.2 |
9.0 |
12.8 |
10.1 |
8.1 |
26.7 |
Jan 2010 |
9.7 |
16.5 |
8.7 |
12.6 |
10.1 |
7.9 |
25.9 |
Feb 2010 |
9.8 |
16.0 |
8.9 |
12.4 |
10.2 |
8.0 |
25.4 |
Mar 2010 |
9.8 |
16.7 |
8.8 |
12.6 |
10.1 |
8.0 |
26.2 |
Apr 2010 |
9.9 |
16.4 |
9.0 |
12.4 |
10.1 |
8.2 |
25.7 |
May 2010 |
9.6 |
15.4 |
8.8 |
12.3 |
9.7 |
8.0 |
26.7 |
Jun 2010 |
9.4 |
15.2 |
8.6 |
12.4 |
9.8 |
7.7 |
25.9 |
Jul 2010 |
9.5 |
15.7 |
8.6 |
12.2 |
9.6 |
7.9 |
25.9 |
Aug 2010 |
9.6 |
16.1 |
8.7 |
12.1 |
9.7 |
8.0 |
25.8 |
Sep 2010 |
9.5 |
16.0 |
8.6 |
12.4 |
9.6 |
7.9 |
25.8 |
Oct 2010 |
9.5 |
15.9 |
8.6 |
12.5 |
9.5 |
8.1 |
27.0 |
Nov 2010 |
9.8 |
16.1 |
8.9 |
13.1 |
9.9 |
8.4 |
24.5 |
Dec 2010 |
9.4 |
15.8 |
8.5 |
12.9 |
9.4 |
8.1 |
25.2 |
Jan 2011 |
9.1 |
15.7 |
8.1 |
12.0 |
8.9 |
7.9 |
25.4 |
Feb 2011 |
9.0 |
15.4 |
8.0 |
11.6 |
8.8 |
7.9 |
23.9 |
Mar 2011 |
8.9 |
15.6 |
7.9 |
11.3 |
8.7 |
7.8 |
24.5 |
Apr 2011 |
9.0 |
16.2 |
8.1 |
11.8 |
8.8 |
7.9 |
24.9 |
May 2011 |
9.0 |
16.2 |
8.0 |
11.8 |
8.9 |
8.0 |
24.1 |
Jun 2011 |
9.1 |
16.2 |
8.1 |
11.6 |
9.0 |
8.0 |
24.6 |
Jul 2011 |
9.1 |
15.9 |
8.1 |
11.3 |
8.9 |
7.9 |
24.9 |
Aug 2011 |
9.1 |
16.7 |
7.9 |
11.3 |
8.8 |
7.9 |
25.3 |
Sep 2011 |
9.0 |
15.9 |
7.9 |
11.3 |
8.7 |
8.1 |
24.5 |
Oct 2011 |
8.9 |
15.0 |
8.0 |
11.4 |
8.7 |
7.9 |
24.0 |
Nov 2011 |
8.7 |
15.5 |
7.6 |
11.4 |
8.3 |
7.8 |
23.7 |
Dec 2011 |
8.5 |
15.8 |
7.5 |
11.0 |
8.0 |
7.9 |
23.1 |
Jan 2012 |
8.3 |
13.6 |
7.4 |
10.5 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
23.2 |
Feb 2012 |
8.3 |
14.1 |
7.3 |
10.7 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
23.8 |
Mar 2012 |
8.2 |
14.0 |
7.3 |
10.3 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
25.0 |
Apr 2012 |
8.1 |
13.0 |
7.4 |
10.3 |
7.5 |
7.4 |
24.9 |
May 2012 |
8.2 |
13.6 |
7.4 |
11.0 |
7.8 |
7.4 |
24.6 |
Jun 2012 |
8.2 |
14.4 |
7.4 |
11.0 |
7.8 |
7.4 |
23.7 |
Jul 2012 |
8.3 |
14.1 |
7.4 |
10.3 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
23.8 |
Aug 2012 |
8.1 |
14.1 |
7.2 |
10.2 |
7.6 |
7.3 |
24.6 |
Sep 2012 |
7.8 |
13.4 |
7.0 |
9.9 |
7.3 |
7.0 |
23.7 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Unemployment rate demographics, September 2012.
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