Chart: Unemployment rate, North Carolina compared with U.S., by race and ethnicity, 4th quarter 2012

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Unemployment rate, North Carolina compared with U.S., by race and ethnicity, 4th quarter 2012

	North Carolina	United States
All	9.2%	7.8%
White	6.7%	6.3%
Black	17.3%	14.0%
Hispanic	7.4%	9.8%

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Note: Races and ethnicities are presented in mutually exclusive categories, i.e., white refers to non-Hispanic whites, black refers to non-Hispanic blacks, and Hispanic refers to Hispanics of any race.

Source: Authors' analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics and basic monthly Current Population Survey microdata

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Ongoing Joblessness in North Carolina: Unemployment rate for African Americans fourth in nation, more than double the state’s white rate

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