The rate of unemployment in the African American community inched upwards from 12.6 percent in July to 13.0 percent in August, according to the latest numbers released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Black teen unemployment (still the highest of any group) went down from 41.6 to 38.2 percent.
The unemployment rate in the United States dropped to 7.3 percent, the lowest in nearly five years - however, it fell because more Americans stopped looking for work and were no longer
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