Some groups hit harder than others in nation's protracted recession

The Hill reports:

Few Americans have been immune from the effects of the nation's protracted recession but some groups have been hit much harder than others during the past couple of years.

With more than 14 million Americans out of work, double-digit unemployment has plagued black men, construction workers, teenagers and those without high school diplomas more than other groups since the unemployment rate began its precipitous climb two years ago.