A more comprehensive look at skyrocketing unemployment rates: Unemployment rates for Black, Hispanic, and white workers, by gender, February–May 2020
February | May | |
---|---|---|
White men | 2.9% | 10.7% |
White women | 2.8% | 13.1% |
Black men | 5.8% | 15.5% |
Black women | 4.8% | 16.5% |
Hispanic men | 3.2% | 15.1% |
Hispanic women | 4.9% | 19.0% |
Note: Workers, age 20 years and over.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Household Data Tables A-2 and A-3.