Chart: Labor market expansion between 2021 and 2022 was felt across demographic groups: Percentage-point change in unemployment rate and employment-to-population ratio between 2021 and 2022 for select demographic groups

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Labor market expansion between 2021 and 2022 was felt across demographic groups: Percentage-point change in unemployment rate and employment-to-population ratio between 2021 and 2022 for select demographic groups

Group	Percentage point change
Overall	-1.7
Black	-2.5
Hispanic	-2.5
Young adults	-1.6
Overall	1.6
Prime-age	2.3
Men’s PA	2.3
Women’s PA	2.3

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Notes: Race and ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., Black non-Hispanic, Hispanic, all races). Young adults is defined as between the ages of 16 and 24. Prime-age is defined as between the ages of 25 and 54.

Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Population Survey public data.

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