What the jobs report reveals about US population
 

Dec. 7, 2012 (AP): U.S. employers added 146,000 jobs in November and the employment rate fell to nearly a four-year low of 7.7 percent. Hiring remained steady during Superstorm Sandy and in the face of looming tax increases from the year-end “fiscal cliff.” The job gains have affected various groups in different ways. Here are some details from the government's report:
 

Unemployment rates for:       Nov. 2012              Oct. 2012                Nov. 2011

White                                     6.8%                       7.0%                      7.6%

Black                                     13.2                        14.3                       15.5

Hispanic                                10.0                        10.0                        11.4

Asian *                                   6.4                          4.9                         6.5

Adult men                               7.2                          7.3                         8.3

Adult women                           7.0                          7.2                         7.8

Teenagers                              23.5                         23.7                       23.7

20-24 years olds                     12.7                        13.2                        14.2

25-54 years old                       6.7                          6.9                          7.6

55 and over                            5.8                          5.8                           6.4

Veterans of Iraq/Afghanistan*   10.0                        10.0                        11.1

No high school diploma           12.2                        12.2                        13.3

High school graduate               8.1                          8.4                         8.8

Some college                          6.5                          6.9                         7.6

College graduates                    3.8                          3.8                         4.4

Duration of unemployment                                 

Average length (weeks)            40.0                        40.2                        40.9

Jobless 6 mos. or more (pct.)   40.1                        40.6                        43.1

* not seasonally adjusted                                

Source: Labor Department

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