Table 2
Labor force statistics by race/ethnicity, 2000, 2007, 2010, 2016
| Rates (percent) | Changes (percentage points) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2007 | 2010 | 2016 | 2000–2016 | 2007–2010 | 2010–2016 | |
| Overall | |||||||
| Unemployment | 4 | 4.6 | 9.6 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 5 | -4.8 |
| Underemployment | 7 | 8.3 | 16.7 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 8.4 | -7.1 |
| EPOP, ages 25-54 | 81.5 | 79.9 | 75.1 | 77.9 | -3.5 | -4.8 | 2.8 |
| LFP | 67.1 | 66 | 64.7 | 62.8 | -4.3 | -1.3 | -1.9 |
| White | |||||||
| Unemployment | 3.1 | 3.9 | 8 | 4 | 0.8 | 4.2 | -4.1 |
| Underemployment | 5.6 | 7 | 14 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 7 | -6.1 |
| EPOP, ages 25-54 | 83.3 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 80.3 | -3.1 | -4.3 | 2.7 |
| LFP | 66.9 | 65.9 | 64.6 | 62.3 | -4.6 | -1.3 | -2.4 |
| Black | |||||||
| Unemployment | 7.6 | 8.3 | 15.9 | 8.5 | 0.9 | 7.7 | -7.5 |
| Underemployment | 12.4 | 13.5 | 24.5 | 15.3 | 2.9 | 11 | -9.2 |
| EPOP, ages 25-54 | 76.9 | 74.9 | 67.8 | 73.1 | -3.8 | -7.1 | 5.3 |
| LFP | 65.7 | 63.6 | 62.2 | 61.3 | -4.4 | -1.4 | -0.9 |
| Hispanic | |||||||
| Unemployment | 5.7 | 5.6 | 12.5 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 6.8 | -6.7 |
| Underemployment | 10.3 | 11.1 | 23.7 | 12.3 | 2 | 12.6 | -11.4 |
| EPOP, ages 25-54 | 76.9 | 76.9 | 71.7 | 75.2 | -1.7 | -5.2 | 3.5 |
| LFP | 69.7 | 68.8 | 67.5 | 65.8 | -3.9 | -1.4 | -1.6 |
| Other | |||||||
| Unemployment | 4.2 | 4.3 | 9.2 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 4.8 | -4.2 |
| Underemployment | 7.3 | 7.8 | 16 | 9.5 | 2.1 | 8.2 | -6.6 |
| EPOP, ages 25-54 | 77.6 | 77.4 | 73 | 74.9 | -2.6 | -4.4 | 2 |
| LFP | 66.4 | 65.8 | 63.8 | 62.9 | -3.6 | -2 | -1 |
Source: Basic CPS
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