Black, Hispanic, and AAPI high school graduates face higher unemployment and underemployment rates: Unemployment and underemployment rates for young workers ages 18–21 with a high school degree and who are not enrolled, by race/ethnicity, March 2024
| White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 9.5% | 18.8% | 12.0% | 12.8% |
| Underemployment rate | 18.0% | 29.0% | 22.6% | 20.8% |
Notes: Data represent an average of the 36 months ending in March 2024. AAPI refers to Asian American and Pacific Islander. Race and ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, AAPI non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race).
Source: EPI analysis of the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.51 (2024), https://microdata.epi.org.