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Black Unemployment Hits 13.3%

POSTED: April 03, 2009, 8:53 am

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released unemployment figures for March. The nation lost 663,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate now stands at 8.5 percent. Since the beginning of the recession in 2007, 5.1 million jobs have been lost. Black unemployment is now 13.3 percent. Follow NorthStarNews.com for continuing coverage.

Related References

books
- Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics 2008
  Employment, Earnings, Prices, Productivity, and Other Labor Data
media
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documents
- 2007 Annual Jobs Report
- Declining Employment Among Young Black Men
  A look at the challenges facing young Black men in the labor market
- 2006 Annual Jobs Report
- Black Workers in the Bay Area, 2006
  University fo California labor center explores the challenges of Black workers in the Bay area
- Are They Ready to Work?
  A leading voice for Corporate America examines workforce preparedness of young adults

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