Who is Being Hit the Hardest by Rising Unemployment

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.laborradio.org/node/10848

We know unemployment rates are on the rise, but who is being hit the hardest? According to the most recent report from the Economic Policy Institute, the jobless rate for African Americans is the highest at 13.1 percent followed by Hispanics at 11.4 percent. As for specific industries, construction workers are the most likely to be jobless with 21.1 percent of those workers unemployed. Teenagers are the most likely to be unemployed age group at 21.7 percent.