Table 2
Unemployment rates by race and nativity, 2007–2010 (25 years old and over)
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian | White | Asian-White | Asian | White | Asian-White | Asian | White | Asian-White | Asian | White | Asian-White | |
| All | ||||||||||||
| All | 2.8% | 3.0% | -0.3% | 3.5% | 3.8% | -0.3% | 6.5% | 6.7% | -0.3% | 6.7% | 6.9% | -0.2% |
| Less than High School | 3.0% | 7.3% | -4.3% | 6.3% | 8.3% | -2.0% | 7.9% | 14.4% | -6.5% | 10.9% | 15.0% | -4.1% |
| High School diploma or GED | 3.2% | 3.8% | -0.5% | 4.2% | 4.9% | -0.6% | 7.3% | 8.7% | -1.4% | 7.7% | 9.0% | -1.4% |
| Some College | 3.8% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 3.7% | 3.9% | -0.2% | 8.2% | 7.0% | 1.2% | 8.1% | 7.4% | 0.7% |
| College Degree | 2.7% | 2.0% | 0.7% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 0.7% | 6.7% | 4.6% | 2.1% | 6.8% | 4.7% | 2.1% |
| Advanced degree | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.2% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 0.1% | 3.9% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 0.5% |
| U.S.-born | ||||||||||||
| All | 2.7% | 3.0% | -0.3% | 3.1% | 3.8% | -0.6% | 6.0% | 6.7% | -0.8% | 6.0% | 6.9% | -1.0% |
| Less than High School | 2.9% | 7.5% | -4.7% | 2.9% | 8.3% | -5.4% | 7.4% | 14.6% | -7.2% | 8.3% | 15.5% | -7.3% |
| High School diploma or GED | 2.2% | 3.8% | -1.5% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 0.0% | 7.6% | 8.7% | -1.1% | 7.1% | 9.0% | -1.9% |
| Some College | 2.3% | 3.1% | -0.8% | 2.1% | 3.9% | -1.8% | 7.8% | 7.0% | 0.8% | 7.5% | 7.4% | 0.1% |
| College Degree | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 1.0% | 6.1% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 5.5% | 4.6% | 0.9% |
| Advanced degree | 2.0% | 1.5% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 0.4% | 2.0% | 3.1% | -1.1% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 0.5% |
| Foreign-born |
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| All | 2.8% | 3.3% | -0.5% | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.0% | 6.6% | 7.3% | -0.7% | 7.0% | 7.0% | -0.1% |
| Less than High School | 3.0% | 4.3% | -1.3% | 6.8% | 8.1% | -1.3% | 7.9% | 10.7% | -2.7% | 11.2% | 8.0% | 3.2% |
| High School diploma or GED | 3.5% | 4.1% | -0.6% | 4.1% | 5.1% | -1.0% | 7.3% | 8.5% | -1.3% | 7.8% | 9.1% | -1.3% |
| Some College | 4.3% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 4.4% | 5.4% | -1.0% | 8.4% | 7.1% | 1.3% | 8.3% | 7.4% | 0.9% |
| College Degree | 2.4% | 2.9% | -0.5% | 3.2% | 4.0% | -0.8% | 6.9% | 7.7% | -0.8% | 7.2% | 6.5% | 0.7% |
| Advanced degree | 1.8% | 2.4% | -0.7% | 2.1% | 2.9% | -0.8% | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2% | 3.8% | 4.8% | -1.0% |
Note: These data exclude biracial or multiracial individuals and Hispanics.
Source: Author’s analysis of Current Population Survey data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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