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What is keeping the African American unemployment rate so high?
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
African Americans filling out applications. AP Photo/Paul Sancya
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national unemployment rate in the United States is 8.6 percent.
The black unemployment rate is nearly double at 15.5 percent, down from 16 percent in October, this includes 17 percent for black men, 13.8 percent for black women, and 39.9 percent for black teens.
The unemployment rate does not take into account those individuals who are either underemployed or have conceded rejection. So, in reality, black joblessness is somewhere along the lines of 30 percent.
Why are so many African-Americans being shunned from full-time employment?