How groups fared in employment, at a glance (AP)

The economy added 103,000 jobs last month. While that's enough to calm recession fears, that level of hiring won't lower the unemployment rate, which remained 9.1 percent for a third straight month.

Here are some details from the report:

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY GROUP:

(Numbers in percentages)

Sept. 2011 Aug. 2011 Sept. 2010

White: 8 8 8.7

Black: 16 16.7 16.1

Hispanic: 11.3 11.3 12.5

Asian (not seasonally adjusted): 7.8 7.1 6.4

Adult men: 8.8 8.9 9.7

Adult women: 8.1 8 8

Teenagers: 24.6 25.4 26

20-24 years old: 14.7 14.8 14.9

25-54 years old: 8.1 8.1 8.7

55 and over: 6.7 6.6 7.2

Veterans of Iraq/Afghanistan: 11.7 9.8 10.2

(not seasonally adjusted)

No high school diploma: 14 14.3 15.4

High school graduates: 9.7 9.6 10

Some college: 8.4 8.2 9.1

College graduates: 4.2 4.3 4.5

DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT:

Average length (weeks): 40.5 40.3 33.4

Jobless 6 months or more (pct.): 44.6 42.9 41.8

JOB CHANGES BY SECTOR: Sept. 2011 Aug. 2011

(net number of jobs)

Total jobs added: 103,000 57,000

Private employers: 137,000 42,000

Construction: 26,000 -7,000

Education and health care: 45,000 38,000

Manufacturing: -13,000 -4,000

Recreation, restaurants, hotels: -4,000 10,000

Professional and business services 48,000 38,000

Retail: 13,600 -800

Government: -34,000 15,000

includes engineering, accounting

and legal services

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