* Minorities are being hit particularly hard: The unemployment rate among African-Americans is 14.4 percent; among Hispanics, 11 percent.
* The number of long-term unemployed (27 weeks or more) is 5.4 million — accounting for 42 percent of the jobless. Overall, there are 13 million unemployed Americans.
* The number of unemployed women is 5.785 million — up 780,000 since Obama took office.
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