Chart: Among young high school grads, almost all gender and racial/ethnic groups face higher unemployment rates today than in 2000: Unemployment rates of young high school graduates (ages 18–21) not enrolled in further schooling, by gender and race/ethnicity, 2000 and 2018

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Among young high school grads, almost all gender and racial/ethnic groups face higher unemployment rates today than in 2000: Unemployment rates of young high school graduates (ages 18–21) not enrolled in further schooling, by gender and race/ethnicity, 2000 and 2018

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year	2000	2018

Women	11.5%	13.3%
Men	11.6%	13.8%

White	8.9%	11.2%
Black	22.3%	22.0%
Hispanic	12.1%	13.4%
AAPI	12.8%	11.5%

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Notes: AAPI stands for Asian American/Pacific Islander. Data for 2000 and 2018 use an average of January 1998–December 2000 and December 2015–November 2018, respectively.

Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey basic monthly microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau

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