Not all feel the recession in the same way

The New York Times has an interactive tool that shows how people of different races, genders, age and educational levels are affected differently by the recession.

For example, the average unemployment rate for people like me (Caucasian, Female, 25, college graduate) is 3.6%. (The Times uses a 12 month average ending in September of '09.)

You can check out the interactive tool  here and see how everyone is affected differently by the recession.