Chart: Economic Policy Institute

monthdate	Female	Male	Black	White	Hispanic
Jan-2007	9.70%	11.20%	20.00%	8.90%	9.80%
Feb-2007	9.60%	11.10%	19.70%	8.80%	9.80%
Mar-2007	9.60%	11.10%	19.50%	8.80%	9.90%
Apr-2007	9.60%	11.10%	19.40%	8.70%	10.00%
May-2007	9.50%	11.10%	19.40%	8.70%	10.20%
Jun-2007	9.50%	11.20%	19.40%	8.70%	10.20%
Jul-2007	9.40%	11.20%	19.00%	8.70%	10.30%
Aug-2007	9.40%	11.20%	18.90%	8.70%	10.30%
Sep-2007	9.40%	11.30%	18.90%	8.80%	10.40%
Oct-2007	9.40%	11.30%	18.80%	8.80%	10.50%
Nov-2007	9.30%	11.40%	18.70%	8.90%	10.60%
Dec-2007	9.40%	11.60%	19.10%	8.90%	10.70%
Jan-2008	9.50%	11.70%	19.40%	9.00%	10.80%
Feb-2008	9.60%	11.90%	19.50%	9.10%	11.20%
Mar-2008	9.60%	12.00%	19.70%	9.20%	11.40%
Apr-2008	9.70%	12.10%	19.50%	9.20%	11.70%
May-2008	10.00%	12.30%	19.90%	9.50%	11.90%
Jun-2008	10.20%	12.50%	20.10%	9.70%	12.20%
Jul-2008	10.40%	12.90%	20.50%	9.90%	12.60%
Aug-2008	10.60%	13.10%	20.90%	10.00%	13.00%
Sep-2008	10.80%	13.30%	21.20%	10.20%	13.30%
Oct-2008	10.90%	13.70%	21.50%	10.30%	13.80%
Nov-2008	11.00%	14.00%	21.60%	10.50%	14.30%
Dec-2008	11.20%	14.40%	21.60%	10.80%	14.70%
Jan-2009	11.40%	14.70%	21.80%	11.00%	15.10%
Feb-2009	11.60%	15.20%	22.30%	11.40%	15.40%
Mar-2009	11.90%	15.70%	22.70%	11.70%	15.80%
Apr-2009	12.20%	16.30%	23.60%	12.10%	16.20%
May-2009	12.40%	16.90%	24.20%	12.40%	16.80%
Jun-2009	12.80%	17.40%	24.80%	12.80%	17.30%
Jul-2009	13.20%	17.80%	25.40%	13.20%	17.80%
Aug-2009	13.60%	18.30%	25.80%	13.60%	18.30%
Sep-2009	13.90%	18.80%	26.40%	13.90%	18.70%
Oct-2009	14.30%	19.30%	27.10%	14.30%	19.20%
Nov-2009	14.70%	19.70%	28.00%	14.60%	19.70%
Dec-2009	14.90%	20.10%	28.80%	14.70%	20.20%
Jan-2010	15.10%	20.60%	29.40%	14.90%	20.70%
Feb-2010	15.30%	20.80%	29.60%	15.10%	21.00%
Mar-2010	15.40%	21.00%	30.00%	15.20%	21.30%
Apr-2010	15.60%	21.30%	30.10%	15.40%	21.60%
May-2010	15.80%	21.20%	29.80%	15.50%	21.50%
Jun-2010	15.80%	21.30%	29.70%	15.50%	21.70%
Jul-2010	15.80%	21.30%	29.90%	15.50%	21.70%
Aug-2010	15.70%	21.30%	30.20%	15.40%	21.70%
Sep-2010	15.70%	21.30%	30.40%	15.30%	21.60%
Oct-2010	15.80%	21.10%	30.30%	15.30%	21.50%
Nov-2010	15.80%	21.00%	30.00%	15.30%	21.50%
Dec-2010	15.80%	20.80%	29.70%	15.30%	21.30%
Jan-2011	16.00%	20.50%	29.60%	15.30%	21.10%
Feb-2011	16.10%	20.30%	29.40%	15.20%	21.10%
Mar-2011	16.10%	20.10%	29.10%	15.20%	20.90%
Apr-2011	16.00%	19.90%	29.00%	15.10%	20.70%
May-2011	15.90%	19.80%	29.30%	14.90%	20.70%
Jun-2011	16.00%	19.60%	29.40%	14.80%	20.50%
Jul-2011	16.00%	19.40%	29.20%	14.70%	20.30%
Aug-2011	16.00%	19.30%	29.40%	14.70%	20.20%
Sep-2011	16.00%	19.20%	29.20%	14.60%	20.00%
Oct-2011	15.90%	19.00%	28.90%	14.50%	19.90%
Nov-2011	15.80%	18.90%	28.90%	14.40%	19.60%
Dec-2011	15.70%	18.70%	29.00%	14.20%	19.40%
Jan-2012	15.60%	18.60%	28.70%	14.10%	19.00%
Feb-2012	15.40%	18.60%	28.60%	14.00%	18.80%
Mar-2012	15.30%	18.40%	28.60%	13.90%	18.60%
Apr-2012	15.30%	18.30%	28.30%	13.80%	18.60%
May-2012	15.20%	18.20%	28.00%	13.70%	18.60%
Jun-2012	15.10%	18.20%	27.90%	13.60%	18.60%
Jul-2012	14.90%	18.10%	27.70%	13.50%	18.40%
Aug-2012	14.80%	18.10%	27.40%	13.50%	18.30%
Sep-2012	14.60%	18.00%	27.10%	13.40%	18.20%
Oct-2012	14.60%	17.90%	27.10%	13.30%	18.00%
Nov-2012	14.60%	17.80%	27.00%	13.20%	17.90%
Dec-2012	14.70%	17.60%	27.00%	13.20%	17.70%

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