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Labor Force Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity, 2015

dc.contributor.authorBureau of Labor Statistics
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-25T15:44:23Z
dc.date.available2020-11-25T15:44:23Z
dc.date.issued2016-09-01
dc.description.abstract[Excerpt] In 2015, the overall unemployment rate for the United States was 5.3 percent; however, the rate varied across race and ethnicity groups. The rates were highest for American Indians and Alaska Natives (9.9 percent) and for Blacks (9.6 percent) and lowest for Asians (3.8 percent). The jobless rate was 4.6 percent for Whites, 5.7 percent for Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, and 8.4 percent for people of Two or More Races. The rate for people of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity was 6.6 percent, higher than the rate of 5.0 percent for non-Hispanics.
dc.description.legacydownloadsBLS_Labor_Force_Characteristics_by_Race_and_Ethnicity_2015.pdf: 111 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020.
dc.identifier.other9796390
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/78876
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectlabor force
dc.subjectdemographics
dc.subjectrace
dc.subjectethnicity
dc.subjectlabor market
dc.subjectemployment
dc.titleLabor Force Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity, 2015
dc.typegovernment record
local.authorAffiliationBureau of Labor Statistics: True

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