Black workers are twice as likely to be unemployed as white workers at almost every education level: Unemployment rates by race and education, 2019
Black | White, non-Hispanic | |
---|---|---|
All | 6.4% | 3.1% |
Less than high school | 15.4% | 8.4% |
High school | 8.2% | 3.8% |
Some college | 5.6% | 3.0% |
College | 3.5% | 2.2% |
Advanced | 2.1% | 1.9% |
Notes: Estimates are based on a 12-month average (July 2018–June 2019). “Black” includes blacks of Hispanic ethnicity. Whites are non-Hispanic.
Source: Authors’ analysis of Current Population Survey basic monthly microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau