Table 3
Labor force share and long-term unemployed by race and ethnicity in states that cut duration of unemployment benefits following the Great Recession, 2013
| Share of labor force | Share of long-term unemployed | Difference (percent of long-term unemployed minus percent of labor force) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | African American | Latino | White | African American | Latino | White | African American | Latino | |
| Arkansas | 74.90% | 14.00% | 6.80% | 48.70% | 42.80% | 4.10% | -26.23 | 28.77 | -2.66 |
| Florida | 58.40% | 14.60% | 22.80% | 45.50% | 27.70% | 23.80% | -12.92 | 13.1 | 1.04 |
| Georgia | 56.10% | 30.90% | 7.20% | 35.00% | 58.30% | 2.60% | -21.15 | 27.45 | -4.62 |
| Illinois | 67.20% | 12.40% | 14.40% | 51.40% | 28.70% | 15.80% | -15.82 | 16.31 | 1.4 |
| Michigan | 79.40% | 12.20% | 3.90% | 62.90% | 29.00% | 5.30% | -16.49 | 16.76 | 1.35 |
| Missouri | 83.20% | 10.00% | 2.70% | 73.30% | 18.30% | 3.10% | -9.9 | 8.32 | 0.4 |
| North Carolina | 64.00% | 20.90% | 8.90% | 52.20% | 35.20% | 8.60% | -11.77 | 14.32 | -0.3 |
| South Carolina | 67.10% | 25.90% | 4.00% | 51.10% | 41.90% | 1.80% | -16.04 | 15.96 | -2.19 |
| Population weighted U.S. average (excluding states that reduced UI duration) | 64.70% | 9.50% | 17.30% | 51.20% | 19.00% | 20.50% | -13.52 | 9.52 | 3.19 |
Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey basic monthly microdata
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