(a) Use Table 571 of the 2008 U.S. Statistical Abstract to describe how unemployment rates have changed for males, females, whites, blacks, and Hispanics since 1970.
(b) Now use Table 609 of the 2008 U.S. Statistical Abstract to describe how educational status is related to unemployment rates for each of these groups. For which racial groups is a college education an equalizer in terms of unemployment rates compared to whites?