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The labor market attachment of Black and Hispanic families is still recovering from the impact of the last two recessions: Share of low-income families with at least one full-time earner in the household, 2007–2023
| Year | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 67.7% | 63.6% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | 68.6% | 61.7% | 73.8% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | 57.2% | 69.6% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | 56.0% | 68.1% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | 56.7% | 70.7% |
| 2012 | 64.8% | 57.2% | 72.4% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | 61.7% | 71.8% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | 61.9% | 75.4% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | 61.7% | 73.4% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | 60.8% | 74.2% |
| 2017 | 67.4% | 63.5% | 75.6% |
| 2018 | 68.7% | 64.4% | 76.6% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | 61.1% | 76.6% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | 61.4% | 73.7% |
| 2021 | 68.8% | 60.7% | 72.9% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | 68.1% | 72.5% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | 63.4% | 73.4% |
Note: Shaded areas denote recessions. Race and ethnicity are mutually exclusive (i.e., white alone non-Hispanic, Black alone or in any combination non-Hispanic, Hispanic any race).
Source: EPI analysis of 2008–2024 U.S. Census Bureau Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement microdata.
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