U.S. employers added only 80,000 jobs in June, a third straight month of weak hiring that shows the economy is still struggling three years after the recession ended. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.2 percent.
The slowdown affected different groups in different ways. Here are some details from the government's report:
| Unemployment rate by group: | (Numbers in percentages) | ||
| June 2012 | May 2012 | June 2011 | |
| White: | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.1 |
| Black: | 14.4 | 13.6 | 16.2 |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 11 | 11.6 |
| Asian*: | 6.3 | 5.2 | 6.8 |
| Adult men: | 7.8 | 7.8 | 9 |
| Adult women: | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8 |
| Teenagers: | 23.7 | 24.6 | 24.6 |
| 20-24 years old: | 13.7 | 12.9 | 14.5 |
| 25-54 years old: | 7.2 | 7.1 | 8.2 |
| 55 and over: | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.9 |
| Veterans of Iraq/Afghanistan: | 9.5 | 12.7 | 13.3 |
| No high school diploma: | 12.6 | 13 | 14.2 |
| High school graduate: | 8.4 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Some college: | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.4 |
| College graduates: | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| Duration of Unemployment: | |||
| Average length (weeks): | 39.9 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| Jobless 6 months or more (pct.): | 41.9 | 42.8 | 44.2 |
| * not seasonally adjusted | |||
| Source: Labor Department |
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