Percentage of African-American Adult Men with Jobs Hits Record Low

[xchrom]

http://www.allgov.com/Top_Stories/ViewNews/Percentage_of_African_American_Adult_Men_with_Jobs_Hits_Record_Low_110531

n the nearly 40 years that the government has been keeping track of employment rates for African-Americans, the percentage of adult black men with jobs had never fallen below 60%. But in February 2009, the first month of the first term of the nation’s first African-American president the unwanted barrier was broken. Now, two years later, the rate has dropped to its lowest level since such statistics began being compiled in 1972.

The latest figures from the U.S. Department of Labor show that only 56.9% of African-American males 20 or older had jobs in April. The rate for white men was 68.1%.

[ananda]

1. Math.

If those percentages are correct, then the unemployment rate
must be well over 20%... and we are actually in a depression.

[RaleighNCDUer]

4. funny how that works out, isn't it.

[Distant Observer]

9. The official "unemployement" statistic mean recently lost job and looking for work

does not count the chronically unemployed ghetto youth,for example

[marmar]

2. This is, indeed, a crisis.

nt

[xchrom]

3. give this a kick. nt

[Starry Messenger]

5. recommend.

[GeorgeGist]

6. What could possibly go wrong?

[TriMera]

7. Kick and rec. n/t

[Distant Observer]

8. The percent of African American male unemployed youth is amazingly high -- over 60%

real unemployment in some cities.

The circumstances is worse than the world of Arab youth unemployment.
It would be logical for there to be revolts and violence in the cities ..

OH, I GUESS THAT WAS CALLED THE BLACK POWER MOVEMENT AND THE REVOLUTION ALREADY HAPPENED -- AND WAS
SUMMARILY CRUSHED.