Friday, December 6, 2013

African American unemployment drops slightly in November

The African American unemployment rate for November was 12.5 percent, from 13.1 percent in October. The national unemployment rate also dipped, from 7.3 percent to a 5-year low of 7 percent.

A fourth straight month of solid hiring cut the U.S. unemployment rate in November - the gains in the job market could spur greater economic growth. However, black lawmakers on Capitol Hill, however, are extremely frustrated by the persistently high unemployment rate among African Americans. A

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