The unemployment rate dropped to 8.6 percent last month, the lowest level in more than 2 1/2 years. Employers added a net gain of 120,000 jobs, the Labor Department said Friday. |
Here are some details from the report: |
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY GROUP: |
(Numbers in percentages) |
Nov. 2011 Oct. 2011 Nov. 2010 |
White: 7.6 8 8.9 |
Black: 15.5 15.1 16 |
Hispanic: 11.4 11.4 13.2 |
Asian (not seasonally adjusted): 6.5 7.3 7.6 |
|
Adult men: 8.3 8.8 9.9 |
Adult women: 7.8 8 8.3 |
|
Teenagers: 23.7 24.1 24.5 |
20-24 years old: 14.2 14 15.9 |
25-54 years old: 7.6 8 8.7 |
55 and over: 6.4 7 7.2 |
|
Veterans of Iraq/Afghanistan: 11.1 12.1 10 |
(not seasonally adjusted) |
|
No high school diploma: 13.2 13.8 15.7 |
High school graduates: 8.8 9.6 10 |
Some college: 7.6 8.3 8.7 |
College graduates: 4.4 4.4 5.1 |
|
DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT: |
Average length (weeks): 40.9 39.4 33.9 |
Jobless 6 months or more (pct.): 43 42.4 42.2 |
|
JOB CHANGES BY SECTOR: Nov. 2011 Oct. 2011 |
(net number of jobs) |
Total jobs added: 120,000 100,000 |
Private employers: 140,000 117,000 |
Construction: -12,000 -15,000 |
Education and health care: 27,000 37,000 |
Manufacturing: 2,000 6,000 |
Recreation, restaurants, hotels: 22,000 24,000 |
Professional and business services 33,000 39,000 |
Retail: 49,800 12,700 |
Government: -20,000 -17,000 |
|
includes engineering, accounting |
and temp services |
Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111202/ap_on_bi_ge/us_economy_glance
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