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Unemployment rate of workers age 16 and older by race and ethnicity, 1973–2017

White Black Hispanic
Jan-1973 4.5 9.1
Feb-1973 4.5 9.5
Mar-1973 4.4 9.4 7.3
Apr-1973 4.5 9.9 7.9
May-1973 4.3 9.6 8.1
Jun-1973 4.3 9.8 7.9
Jul-1973 4.2 9.8 7.2
Aug-1973 4.3 9.2 7.4
Sep-1973 4.3 9.7 7.7
Oct-1973 4.1 8.8 8.0
Nov-1973 4.3 9.3 8.1
Dec-1973 4.4 9.0 7.6
Jan-1974 4.6 9.5 7.6
Feb-1974 4.6 9.8 7.8
Mar-1974 4.5 9.8 7.6
Apr-1974 4.5 9.5 7.0
May-1974 4.6 9.7 7.3
Jun-1974 4.8 10.1 8.6
Jul-1974 4.9 10.4 8.8
Aug-1974 5.0 9.9 8.1
Sep-1974 5.4 10.8 8.1
Oct-1974 5.4 11.5 8.2
Nov-1974 6.0 12.4 8.6
Dec-1974 6.4 13.1 9.1
Jan-1975 7.4 14.1 10.7
Feb-1975 7.4 14.4 11.2
Mar-1975 7.8 15.1 12.1
Apr-1975 8.0 15.3 12.4
May-1975 8.4 15.1 14.3
Jun-1975 8.1 15.0 11.7
Jul-1975 8.0 14.1 11.6
Aug-1975 7.7 15.2 12.1
Sep-1975 7.7 15.4 12.7
Oct-1975 7.7 14.9 13.0
Nov-1975 7.6 14.6 12.4
Dec-1975 7.4 14.5 12.1
Jan-1976 7.2 14.3 11.4
Feb-1976 6.9 14.4 10.7
Mar-1976 6.9 13.5 11.0
Apr-1976 6.9 13.8 11.7
May-1976 6.7 13.2 10.5
Jun-1976 6.9 14.3 11.1
Jul-1976 7.1 13.9 11.7
Aug-1976 7.1 14.3 12.4
Sep-1976 7.0 13.7 11.8
Oct-1976 7.0 13.9 11.6
Nov-1976 7.1 14.0 11.7
Dec-1976 7.0 14.1 11.7
Jan-1977 6.8 13.8 11.2
Feb-1977 6.9 14.2 11.4
Mar-1977 6.7 13.9 11.2
Apr-1977 6.4 12.8 9.6
May-1977 6.3 13.5 9.9
Jun-1977 6.4 13.9 10.1
Jul-1977 6.0 13.9 9.5
Aug-1977 6.0 15.1 9.4
Sep-1977 6.0 14.5 9.7
Oct-1977 5.9 14.5 9.4
Nov-1977 5.8 14.7 9.3
Dec-1977 5.5 13.6 8.8
Jan-1978 5.5 13.9 9.3
Feb-1978 5.5 13.1 9.9
Mar-1978 5.4 13.1 9.5
Apr-1978 5.3 12.9 8.5
May-1978 5.2 13.0 9.6
Jun-1978 5.0 12.8 9.1
Jul-1978 5.3 13.0 9.5
Aug-1978 5.1 12.3 9.1
Sep-1978 5.2 11.9 8.9
Oct-1978 5.0 11.8 8.5
Nov-1978 5.0 12.7 8.4
Dec-1978 5.2 12.4 8.7
Jan-1979 5.1 12.4 8.2
Feb-1979 5.1 13.1 7.7
Mar-1979 5.1 12.5 7.9
Apr-1979 5.0 12.9 8.2
May-1979 4.8 12.4 7.9
Jun-1979 4.9 12.2 8.4
Jul-1979 4.9 12.1 8.1
Aug-1979 5.3 12.4 8.7
Sep-1979 5.2 11.7 7.6
Oct-1979 5.2 12.3 8.7
Nov-1979 5.2 11.9 9.2
Dec-1979 5.2 12.2 9.1
Jan-1980 5.5 13.0 8.7
Feb-1980 5.5 12.9 8.9
Mar-1980 5.6 12.9 9.2
Apr-1980 6.1 13.8 10.4
May-1980 6.6 14.4 10.1
Jun-1980 6.7 14.6 10.1
Jul-1980 6.9 15.3 10.8
Aug-1980 6.9 14.6 10.8
Sep-1980 6.6 14.8 11.4
Oct-1980 6.6 15.1 10.6
Nov-1980 6.5 15.1 9.9
Dec-1980 6.3 15.0 10.3
Jan-1981 6.7 14.6 10.6
Feb-1981 6.6 14.7 11.3
Mar-1981 6.5 15.1 10.2
Apr-1981 6.4 14.7 9.5
May-1981 6.6 14.8 10.0
Jun-1981 6.5 15.7 10.3
Jul-1981 6.3 15.0 10.0
Aug-1981 6.3 16.3 10.0
Sep-1981 6.6 15.9 9.6
Oct-1981 6.9 16.7 10.7
Nov-1981 7.3 16.8 11.2
Dec-1981 7.5 17.2 11.7
Jan-1982 7.6 17.3 11.7
Feb-1982 7.8 17.7 12.1
Mar-1982 8.0 18.1 12.2
Apr-1982 8.3 18.2 12.9
May-1982 8.2 18.5 13.9
Jun-1982 8.5 18.5 13.8
Jul-1982 8.7 18.8 14.2
Aug-1982 8.7 18.9 14.8
Sep-1982 9.0 19.7 14.4
Oct-1982 9.2 20.1 15.0
Nov-1982 9.6 20.2 15.2
Dec-1982 9.7 20.9 15.7
Jan-1983 9.1 21.2 15.3
Feb-1983 9.3 19.9 15.5
Mar-1983 9.1 20.1 15.6
Apr-1983 8.9 20.4 14.8
May-1983 8.8 20.3 14.0
Jun-1983 8.7 20.7 14.3
Jul-1983 8.2 19.4 12.4
Aug-1983 8.2 19.7 13.0
Sep-1983 8.0 18.8 12.9
Oct-1983 7.7 18.2 12.1
Nov-1983 7.4 17.5 12.3
Dec-1983 7.1 17.8 11.6
Jan-1984 6.9 17.3 11.4
Feb-1984 6.8 16.2 10.4
Mar-1984 6.7 16.6 11.5
Apr-1984 6.7 16.5 11.6
May-1984 6.4 15.7 10.6
Jun-1984 6.2 15.6 10.3
Jul-1984 6.3 16.7 10.4
Aug-1984 6.4 16.0 10.7
Sep-1984 6.4 15.0 10.5
Oct-1984 6.3 15.3 10.8
Nov-1984 6.2 15.0 10.2
Dec-1984 6.3 15.2 10.4
Jan-1985 6.3 15.2 10.5
Feb-1985 6.2 15.8 9.8
Mar-1985 6.2 15.1 10.5
Apr-1985 6.3 15.1 10.4
May-1985 6.2 15.2 10.6
Jun-1985 6.5 14.4 10.7
Jul-1985 6.4 15.2 11.2
Aug-1985 6.2 14.3 10.4
Sep-1985 6.1 15.2 10.4
Oct-1985 6.1 15.0 11.1
Nov-1985 5.9 15.6 10.6
Dec-1985 6.0 15.0 10.5
Jan-1986 5.7 14.5 10.2
Feb-1986 6.3 14.4 11.9
Mar-1986 6.2 14.6 10.7
Apr-1986 6.1 14.8 10.3
May-1986 6.2 14.6 10.8
Jun-1986 6.2 15.1 10.6
Jul-1986 6.1 14.4 10.7
Aug-1986 5.9 14.8 10.9
Sep-1986 6.0 14.9 11.1
Oct-1986 6.0 14.6 10.4
Nov-1986 6.0 14.3 9.3
Dec-1986 5.8 13.7 10.5
Jan-1987 5.7 14.0 10.6
Feb-1987 5.7 13.8 9.8
Mar-1987 5.7 13.8 9.3
Apr-1987 5.4 12.9 8.9
May-1987 5.4 13.6 8.6
Jun-1987 5.4 12.9 8.5
Jul-1987 5.2 12.9 8.1
Aug-1987 5.1 12.6 7.9
Sep-1987 5.1 12.6 8.3
Oct-1987 5.2 12.3 8.4
Nov-1987 5.0 12.1 8.8
Dec-1987 4.9 12.1 8.1
Jan-1988 5.0 12.0 7.6
Feb-1988 4.9 12.4 8.5
Mar-1988 4.8 12.7 8.4
Apr-1988 4.6 12.2 8.8
May-1988 4.7 12.3 8.8
Jun-1988 4.6 11.5 8.8
Jul-1988 4.7 11.6 7.9
Aug-1988 4.8 11.4 8.1
Sep-1988 4.8 11.0 7.4
Oct-1988 4.7 11.1 7.8
Nov-1988 4.6 11.0 7.9
Dec-1988 4.6 11.3 7.6
Jan-1989 4.6 11.8 8.6
Feb-1989 4.3 11.9 7.0
Mar-1989 4.2 11.1 6.6
Apr-1989 4.5 11.1 8.1
May-1989 4.4 11.2 7.9
Jun-1989 4.5 11.7 8.2
Jul-1989 4.5 11.0 8.8
Aug-1989 4.5 11.1 8.8
Sep-1989 4.5 11.7 8.1
Oct-1989 4.5 11.7 8.0
Nov-1989 4.6 11.7 7.9
Dec-1989 4.6 11.6 8.3
Jan-1990 4.6 11.1 7.3
Feb-1990 4.6 11.0 7.5
Mar-1990 4.5 10.9 7.4
Apr-1990 4.7 10.7 8.5
May-1990 4.6 10.6 7.9
Jun-1990 4.5 10.5 7.7
Jul-1990 4.7 11.4 8.0
Aug-1990 4.9 11.7 8.3
Sep-1990 5.0 12.1 8.3
Oct-1990 5.1 12.1 8.5
Nov-1990 5.3 12.4 8.9
Dec-1990 5.4 12.4 9.9
Jan-1991 5.6 11.9 9.1
Feb-1991 5.8 12.2 9.2
Mar-1991 6.0 12.5 9.8
Apr-1991 5.9 12.7 9.8
May-1991 6.1 12.8 10.0
Jun-1991 6.2 12.5 10.1
Jul-1991 6.2 11.9 9.6
Aug-1991 6.2 12.4 10.5
Sep-1991 6.2 12.3 10.9
Oct-1991 6.2 13.3 10.7
Nov-1991 6.3 12.5 10.4
Dec-1991 6.5 12.9 10.2
Jan-1992 6.4 13.5 11.0
Feb-1992 6.5 14.2 11.3
Mar-1992 6.5 14.1 11.2
Apr-1992 6.5 14.1 11.0
May-1992 6.6 14.7 11.7
Jun-1992 6.9 14.6 12.1
Jul-1992 6.7 14.4 11.7
Aug-1992 6.7 14.2 11.7
Sep-1992 6.7 13.9 11.8
Oct-1992 6.5 14.3 11.8
Nov-1992 6.5 14.1 12.0
Dec-1992 6.5 14.3 11.5
Jan-1993 6.3 14.1 11.3
Feb-1993 6.2 13.5 11.5
Mar-1993 6.1 13.7 11.3
Apr-1993 6.1 14.0 11.0
May-1993 6.2 13.1 10.2
Jun-1993 6.2 13.4 10.4
Jul-1993 6.1 12.7 10.7
Aug-1993 6.0 12.3 9.8
Sep-1993 5.9 12.5 10.0
Oct-1993 6.2 11.8 11.4
Nov-1993 5.7 12.6 10.5
Dec-1993 5.8 11.7 10.6
Jan-1994 5.7 13.1 10.5
Feb-1994 5.7 12.8 10.1
Mar-1994 5.7 12.4 9.9
Apr-1994 5.6 11.9 10.8
May-1994 5.2 11.7 9.6
Jun-1994 5.3 11.3 10.3
Jul-1994 5.3 10.9 10.1
Aug-1994 5.2 11.2 9.8
Sep-1994 5.1 10.6 10.1
Oct-1994 5.0 11.3 9.5
Nov-1994 4.8 10.8 8.9
Dec-1994 4.8 9.9 9.3
Jan-1995 4.8 10.3 10.2
Feb-1995 4.7 10.1 9.0
Mar-1995 4.7 9.7 8.9
Apr-1995 5.0 10.7 8.9
May-1995 5.0 10.0 9.8
Jun-1995 4.9 10.7 9.1
Jul-1995 4.9 10.9 8.8
Aug-1995 4.9 11.1 9.6
Sep-1995 4.9 11.1 9.1
Oct-1995 4.9 10.0 9.4
Nov-1995 5.0 9.7 9.5
Dec-1995 4.9 10.2 9.3
Jan-1996 4.9 10.6 9.4
Feb-1996 4.8 10.0 9.6
Mar-1996 4.8 10.6 9.6
Apr-1996 4.8 10.7 9.6
May-1996 4.9 10.2 9.6
Jun-1996 4.6 10.4 8.8
Jul-1996 4.7 10.6 8.8
Aug-1996 4.4 10.6 8.8
Sep-1996 4.5 10.6 8.2
Oct-1996 4.5 10.7 8.0
Nov-1996 4.6 10.6 8.5
Dec-1996 4.6 10.5 7.4
Jan-1997 4.5 10.8 8.4
Feb-1997 4.5 10.7 8.2
Mar-1997 4.4 10.5 8.3
Apr-1997 4.3 10.2 8.2
May-1997 4.1 10.3 7.7
Jun-1997 4.2 10.8 7.5
Jul-1997 4.2 9.5 7.9
Aug-1997 4.2 9.4 7.2
Sep-1997 4.2 9.5 7.4
Oct-1997 4.1 9.5 7.8
Nov-1997 3.9 9.5 7.0
Dec-1997 3.9 10.0 7.3
Jan-1998 4.0 9.4 7.1
Feb-1998 3.9 9.3 6.9
Mar-1998 4.0 9.2 6.9
Apr-1998 3.7 9.1 6.7
May-1998 3.8 8.9 6.9
Jun-1998 3.9 8.8 7.4
Jul-1998 3.8 9.5 7.3
Aug-1998 3.9 8.8 7.4
Sep-1998 3.9 9.1 7.3
Oct-1998 3.9 8.6 7.2
Nov-1998 3.8 8.6 7.1
Dec-1998 3.8 7.7 7.7
Jan-1999 3.8 7.8 6.7
Feb-1999 3.8 8.2 6.7
Mar-1999 3.6 8.0 5.8
Apr-1999 3.8 7.8 7.0
May-1999 3.7 7.4 6.7
Jun-1999 3.8 7.7 6.6
Jul-1999 3.7 8.7 6.5
Aug-1999 3.7 7.7 6.5
Sep-1999 3.6 8.5 6.7
Oct-1999 3.5 8.4 6.4
Nov-1999 3.5 8.0 6.0
Dec-1999 3.5 7.8 5.8
Jan-2000 3.4 8.2 5.6
Feb-2000 3.6 8.1 5.7
Mar-2000 3.5 7.4 6.1
Apr-2000 3.4 7.0 5.5
May-2000 3.5 7.7 5.8
Jun-2000 3.4 7.8 5.6
Jul-2000 3.5 7.7 5.8
Aug-2000 3.6 7.9 5.9
Sep-2000 3.5 7.3 5.8
Oct-2000 3.4 7.3 5.1
Nov-2000 3.5 7.3 6.0
Dec-2000 3.5 7.4 5.7
Jan-2001 3.6 8.2 5.8
Feb-2001 3.7 7.7 6.1
Mar-2001 3.7 8.3 6.2
Apr-2001 3.9 8.0 6.4
May-2001 3.8 7.9 6.3
Jun-2001 4.0 8.3 6.6
Jul-2001 4.0 8.0 6.2
Aug-2001 4.3 9.1 6.5
Sep-2001 4.3 8.9 6.7
Oct-2001 4.7 9.5 7.1
Nov-2001 4.9 9.8 7.3
Dec-2001 5.1 10.1 7.7
Jan-2002 5.1 10.0 7.8
Feb-2002 5.0 9.9 7.0
Mar-2002 5.0 10.5 7.5
Apr-2002 5.2 10.7 8.0
May-2002 5.1 10.2 7.1
Jun-2002 5.1 10.5 7.4
Jul-2002 5.2 9.8 7.4
Aug-2002 5.1 9.8 7.5
Sep-2002 5.1 9.7 7.4
Oct-2002 5.1 9.8 7.9
Nov-2002 5.1 10.7 7.8
Dec-2002 5.1 11.3 7.9
Jan-2003 5.2 10.5 7.9
Feb-2003 5.1 10.7 7.6
Mar-2003 5.1 10.3 7.8
Apr-2003 5.3 10.9 7.6
May-2003 5.4 10.9 8.1
Jun-2003 5.5 11.5 8.4
Jul-2003 5.4 10.9 8.1
Aug-2003 5.4 10.9 7.7
Sep-2003 5.3 11.1 7.3
Oct-2003 5.1 11.4 7.4
Nov-2003 5.2 10.2 7.5
Dec-2003 5.0 10.1 6.6
Jan-2004 5.0 10.4 7.4
Feb-2004 4.9 9.7 7.4
Mar-2004 5.1 10.3 7.5
Apr-2004 5.0 9.8 7.1
May-2004 4.9 10.1 7.0
Jun-2004 5.0 10.2 6.6
Jul-2004 4.7 11.0 6.9
Aug-2004 4.7 10.5 6.8
Sep-2004 4.6 10.3 6.9
Oct-2004 4.6 10.8 6.7
Nov-2004 4.6 10.7 6.7
Dec-2004 4.5 10.7 6.5
Jan-2005 4.5 10.6 6.2
Feb-2005 4.6 10.9 6.4
Mar-2005 4.5 10.5 5.8
Apr-2005 4.4 10.3 6.4
May-2005 4.4 10.1 5.9
Jun-2005 4.3 10.2 5.7
Jul-2005 4.2 9.2 5.5
Aug-2005 4.2 9.7 5.8
Sep-2005 4.4 9.4 6.5
Oct-2005 4.4 9.1 5.9
Nov-2005 4.3 10.6 6.2
Dec-2005 4.2 9.2 6.1
Jan-2006 4.1 8.9 5.7
Feb-2006 4.1 9.5 5.5
Mar-2006 4.0 9.5 5.2
Apr-2006 4.1 9.4 5.3
May-2006 4.1 8.7 4.9
Jun-2006 4.1 8.9 5.2
Jul-2006 4.1 9.5 5.3
Aug-2006 4.1 8.8 5.3
Sep-2006 3.9 9.0 5.5
Oct-2006 3.9 8.4 4.7
Nov-2006 4.0 8.5 5.1
Dec-2006 3.9 8.3 5.0
Jan-2007 4.2 7.9 5.5
Feb-2007 4.1 8.0 5.1
Mar-2007 3.8 8.4 5.0
Apr-2007 4.0 8.3 5.6
May-2007 3.9 8.3 5.8
Jun-2007 4.1 8.5 5.5
Jul-2007 4.2 8.1 5.9
Aug-2007 4.2 7.6 5.5
Sep-2007 4.2 8.0 5.9
Oct-2007 4.1 8.5 5.7
Nov-2007 4.2 8.5 5.9
Dec-2007 4.4 9.0 6.3
Jan-2008 4.4 9.1 6.5
Feb-2008 4.4 8.4 6.3
Mar-2008 4.5 9.2 7.0
Apr-2008 4.4 8.6 7.0
May-2008 4.8 9.6 6.9
Jun-2008 5.0 9.4 7.7
Jul-2008 5.2 10.0 7.6
Aug-2008 5.4 10.6 8.1
Sep-2008 5.4 11.3 8.0
Oct-2008 5.9 11.4 8.8
Nov-2008 6.2 11.5 8.6
Dec-2008 6.7 12.1 9.3
Jan-2009 7.1 12.7 10.0
Feb-2009 7.6 13.7 11.1
Mar-2009 8.0 13.7 11.7
Apr-2009 8.1 15.0 11.5
May-2009 8.5 15.0 12.6
Jun-2009 8.7 14.8 12.2
Jul-2009 8.7 14.8 12.5
Aug-2009 8.9 14.8 13.1
Sep-2009 8.9 15.3 12.7
Oct-2009 9.2 15.8 12.9
Nov-2009 9.2 15.7 12.4
Dec-2009 9.0 16.1 12.7
Jan-2010 8.8 16.5 12.9
Feb-2010 8.9 16.1 12.7
Mar-2010 8.9 16.8 12.9
Apr-2010 9.0 16.6 12.5
May-2010 8.7 15.5 12.0
Jun-2010 8.6 15.2 12.3
Jul-2010 8.5 15.6 12.2
Aug-2010 8.6 15.9 12.0
Sep-2010 8.6 16.0 12.3
Oct-2010 8.6 15.6 12.3
Nov-2010 8.9 16.2 12.9
Dec-2010 8.5 15.5 12.9
Jan-2011 8.1 15.8 12.3
Feb-2011 8.1 15.5 11.8
Mar-2011 8.0 15.8 11.6
Apr-2011 8.1 16.5 11.9
May-2011 7.9 16.3 11.6
Jun-2011 8.1 16.2 11.5
Jul-2011 8.0 15.9 11.2
Aug-2011 7.9 16.4 11.2
Sep-2011 7.9 15.9 11.2
Oct-2011 7.9 14.6 11.3
Nov-2011 7.7 15.6 11.2
Dec-2011 7.5 15.4 11.1
Jan-2012 7.4 13.6 10.7
Feb-2012 7.4 14.0 10.9
Mar-2012 7.3 14.0 10.6
Apr-2012 7.4 13.3 10.3
May-2012 7.4 13.5 10.9
Jun-2012 7.3 14.5 10.9
Jul-2012 7.3 14.2 10.2
Aug-2012 7.2 13.8 10.1
Sep-2012 7.0 13.6 9.7
Oct-2012 6.9 14.1 10.0
Nov-2012 6.8 13.3 9.9
Dec-2012 6.9 14.0 9.6
Jan-2013 7.1 13.7 9.7
Feb-2013 6.8 13.9 9.8
Mar-2013 6.7 13.0 9.3
Apr-2013 6.7 13.2 9.0
May-2013 6.7 13.4 9.0
Jun-2013 6.6 14.0 9.0
Jul-2013 6.5 12.6 9.4
Aug-2013 6.4 12.8 9.3
Sep-2013 6.3 13.1 8.8
Oct-2013 6.3 12.9 9.1
Nov-2013 6.1 12.4 8.7
Dec-2013 6.0 11.9 8.4
Jan-2014 5.7 12.1 8.3
Feb-2014 5.8 11.9 8.2
Mar-2014 5.8 12.1 7.9
Apr-2014 5.3 11.5 7.3
May-2014 5.4 11.4 7.7
Jun-2014 5.3 10.9 7.6
Jul-2014 5.3 11.6 7.7
Aug-2014 5.3 11.4 7.5
Sep-2014 5.1 11.0 6.8
Oct-2014 4.8 10.8 6.8
Nov-2014 4.9 11.0 6.6
Dec-2014 4.8 10.5 6.4
Jan-2015 4.9 10.3 6.8
Feb-2015 4.8 10.3 6.8
Mar-2015 4.7 9.9 6.8
Apr-2015 4.7 9.6 6.8
May-2015 4.7 10.2 6.8
Jun-2015 4.6 9.6 6.7
Jul-2015 4.6 9.1 6.9
Aug-2015 4.4 9.4 6.7
Sep-2015 4.3 9.2 6.2
Oct-2015 4.3 9.1 6.3
Nov-2015 4.3 9.4 6.4
Dec-2015 4.5 8.4 6.2
Jan-2016 4.3 8.8 5.9
Feb-2016 4.3 8.8 5.5
Mar-2016 4.3 8.9 5.6
Apr-2016 4.3 8.8 6.1
May-2016 4.1 8.2 5.6
Jun-2016 4.4 8.6 5.8
Jul-2016 4.3 8.4 5.4
Aug-2016 4.4 8.1 5.7
Sep-2016 4.4 8.3 6.4
Oct-2016 4.3 8.6 5.7
Nov-2016 4.2 8.0 5.7
Dec-2016 4.3 7.8 5.9
Jan-2017 4.3 7.7 5.9
Feb-2017 4.1 8.1 5.6
Mar-2017 3.9 8.0 5.1
Apr-2017 3.8 7.9 5.2
May-2017 3.7 7.5 5.2
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