March 24, 2010 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Unemployment rates for foreign-born workers, 2009
Unemployment rates for foreign-born workers, by race and ethnicity, 2008–09
Race and Hispanic
or Latino ethnicity |
2008 |
2009 |
White non-Hispanic or Latino |
5.0 |
7.7 |
Black non-Hispanic or Latino |
7.2 |
11.3 |
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino |
3.7 |
6.8 |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
6.9 |
11.4 |
These data featured in the TED article, Unemployment rates for foreign-born workers, 2009.
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