The unemployment rate for blacks is higher than that of Hispanics

African Americans saw their unemployment rate hit 14.8% in 2009; 16.0% in 2010; and so far 15.1% as of the end of October 2011. In comparison, the Hispanic American unemployment rate was 12.1% (2009); 12.5% (2010); and 11.4% as of the end of October 2011. Even when the economy was doing well, blacks still had a higher unemployment rate. For African Americans, unemployment was 10.0% (2005); 8.9%(2006); and 8.3% (2007), while for Hispanics the unemployment rate was 6.0% in 2005; 5.2% in 2006; and 5.6% in 2007.