Figure A
While unemployment rate rose for all in the pandemic recession, Latinx women were hit hardest: Unemployment rates for Latinx and white workers, by gender, February–April 2020
| February | March | April | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White workers | 3.0% | 3.9% | 14.1% |
| Latinx workers | 4.4% | 6.0% | 18.8% |
| White men | 2.8% | 3.7% | 12.3% |
| White women | 2.7% | 3.5% | 15.0% |
| Latinx men | 3.1% | 5.0% | 16.5% |
| Latinx women | 4.8% | 6.0% | 20.2% |
Notes: Workers, ages 16 and over, for aggregate totals (white workers; Latinx workers). Workers, ages 20 and over, for results disaggregated by gender. The race and ethnic categories are not mutually exclusive; therefore, white may include Latinx workers and persons whose ethnicity is identified as Latinx may be of any race.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey public data series.
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