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The unemployment rate was little changed in February, at 5.8 percent. The number of unemployed persons was 8.5 million. Since November 2001, the unemployment rate has ranged from 5.6 to 6 percent. The jobless rates for the major worker groups in February were: adult men (5.3 percent), adult women (5 percent), teenagers (17.1 percent), whites (5 percent), blacks or African Americans (10.5 percent), Asians (6 percent, not seasonally adjusted), and Hispanics or Latinos (7.7 percent).
In February, nearly 1.9 million persons had been unemployed for 27 weeks or more. They made up about 22 percent of all unemployed persons, compared with about 15 percent a year earlier.
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The Workforce Investment Act is a government-funded program with the goal of providing adults with the education, skills and training they need to get and retain jobs. The U.S. Department of Labor works with states to provide money for workers, so they can afford career training for jobs that are in demand in local markets.
Learn more about the benefits of the Workforce Invesment Act.
