Unemployment gap among young workers and minorities

The most recent jobs report found that:

“Young workers and minorities have been particularly hard hit by the economic crisis. Unemployment in September was 17.4% among workers age 16-24. Among workers under 25 not enrolled in school, unemployment averaged 21.6% for those with a high school degree & 9.6% for those with a college degree. Unemployment in September was 16% for African-American workers and 11.3% for Hispanic workers.”

What can we do to bridge the unemployment gap between the races and age groups? Do these numbers indicate problems with the availability of education, discrimination against race or age in companies’ hiring practices or some other cause?

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