18 Jan 2018 Yet December's unemployment rate for blacks is higher than what white About 12 percent of Minnesota's state workforce are minorities, up 1 Feb 2020 The unemployment rate is the percentage of the total labor force that is unemployed but actively seeking employment and willing to work. The unemployment rate is the percentage of unemployed workers in the labor force. It's a key indicator of the health of the country's economy. Unemployment The .gov means it's official. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site. The jobless rate for Hispanics hit a record low of 3.9% in September, while African Americans maintained its lowest rate ever, 5.5%. The Hispanic women unemployment rate was 3.8% in September and As the president is fond of pointing out, unemployment rates among African Americans, Hispanics and Asians are all at historic lows (though it should be noted that data on Asian unemployment rates The black unemployment rate fell to a record low in August, helped by a jump in the number of black women on the job. The black unemployment rate fell to a record low in August, helped by a jump
The black unemployment rate fell to a record low in August, helped by a jump in the number of black women on the job. The black unemployment rate fell to a record low in August, helped by a jump While unemployment rates have fallen substantially since 2010, racial disparities still exist today: in the first half of 2019 the unemployment rate was 6.6 percent for blacks, 4.4 percent for Hispanics, and 3.3 percent for whites. Unemployment rates are higher for young people, minorities White Americans have an unemployment rate of about 5.7 percent and African Americans are more than twice that figure at 12.1 percent
As the president is fond of pointing out, unemployment rates among African Americans, Hispanics and Asians are all at historic lows (though it should be noted that data on Asian unemployment rates The black unemployment rate fell to a record low in August, helped by a jump in the number of black women on the job. The black unemployment rate fell to a record low in August, helped by a jump While unemployment rates have fallen substantially since 2010, racial disparities still exist today: in the first half of 2019 the unemployment rate was 6.6 percent for blacks, 4.4 percent for Hispanics, and 3.3 percent for whites. Unemployment rates are higher for young people, minorities White Americans have an unemployment rate of about 5.7 percent and African Americans are more than twice that figure at 12.1 percent Among the major race and ethnicity groups, the jobless rates for adult Black men and adult Black women (age 20 and older) were 7.2 percent and 6.5 percent, respectively. The unemployment rate for adult Hispanic men was 4.2 percent, and the rate for adult Hispanic women was 5.3 percent. But restricting our sample to only those with a college degree, the unemployment rate for blacks is 19 percent, 65 percent and 31 percent greater than that of Hispanics, whites and Asians, respectively. These data suggest that policy initiatives to improve access to higher education for minorities may The total unemployment rate is quite low, at 4.1 percent. That's not a record, but for comparison with that African-American rate, it is near its lowest point since 1972.
While unemployment rates have fallen substantially since 2010, racial disparities still exist today: in the first half of 2019 the unemployment rate was 6.6 percent for blacks, 4.4 percent for Hispanics, and 3.3 percent for whites. Unemployment rates are higher for young people, minorities White Americans have an unemployment rate of about 5.7 percent and African Americans are more than twice that figure at 12.1 percent
The African American unemployment rate is at or below its pre-recession level in 19 states (these data are available for 21 states and the District of Columbia). In 2015, unemployment rates were higher for underrepresented minority women than for all the remaining scientists and engineers combined. Between 2013 19 Feb 2020 The rate was 3.4% for people from a White background compared to 5.8% for people from BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) 1 Jun 2018 The new figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics pegged the black unemployment rate in May at 5.9 percent, breaking a record set just one