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*Title:* Labor Force characteristics by Race and Ethnicity, 2014 Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

*Date:* Nov 5, 201*5*

*Summary:* In 2014, the overall unemployment rate for the United States was 6.2 percent; however, the rate varied across race and ethnicity groups. Among the race groups, the rates were higher for Blacks (11.3 percent), American Indians and Alaska Natives (11.3 percent), and people of Two or More Races (10.2 percent) than for Asians (5.0 percent), Whites (5.3 percent), and Native Hawaiians and Other PacificIslanders (6.1percent).The jobless rate for people of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity was 7.4 percent, higher than the rate of 5.9 percent for non-Hispanics. Link: 1.usa.gov/1PqgA6h ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary@work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library