Unemployed: 34.5% of Young Black Men
April 28th, 2010. Published under Unemployment. No Comments.
According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the October unemployment rate was 34.5 percent for black men ages 16 to 24. This is almost 3.5 times higher than the national unemployment rate of 10 percent. UNLV Economics Professor discusses the reasons behind this staggering racial disparity, which is suspected to be even more of a problem here in Nevada.