Obama's America: Black male unemployment is 14.8%

The black male unemployment rate has now been over 10% for 49 consecutive months. That 10% figure is for men who are in the labor market and actively seeking work. It doesn’t include, for example, the 5% of black men who are currently in jail. The black female unemployment rate is 11.5% and has now been over 10% for 42 consecutive months.