Table 5.3
Unemployment rate, by education and race and ethnicity, 2000–2011
| Education | Race and ethnicity | 2000 | 2007 | 2010 | 2011 | Change 2007–2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than high school | All | 9.4% | 10.3% | 18.8% | 17.8% | 8.5 |
| High school | All | 4.3 | 5.4 | 12.0 | 11.1 | 6.5 |
| Some college | All | 3.1 | 4.0 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 5.1 |
| College degree | All | 2.0 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 3.2 |
| Advanced degree | All | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 |
| Less than high school | White | 8.4% | 10.9% | 19.2% | 18.1% | 8.3 |
| Black | 16.8 | 18.7 | 30.6 | 31.7 | 11.9 | |
| Hispanic | 8.2 | 7.6 | 15.5 | 14.1 | 7.9 | |
| Asian | 8.2 | 5.7 | 13.6 | 12.2 | 7.9 | |
| High school | White | 3.4% | 4.6% | 10.3% | 9.2% | 5.7 |
| Black | 8.6 | 9.6 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 8.8 | |
| Hispanic | 5.1 | 5.5 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 8.0 | |
| Asian | 4.0 | 3.7 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 5.8 | |
| Some college | White | 2.7% | 3.5% | 7.9% | 7.2% | 4.4 |
| Black | 4.9 | 6.4 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 7.3 | |
| Hispanic | 3.8 | 4.6 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 6.2 | |
| Asian | 4.1 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 5.0 | |
| College degree | White | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4.9% | 4.5% | 2.7 |
| Black | 2.8 | 3.5 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 6.3 | |
| Hispanic | 2.5 | 2.9 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 4.2 | |
| Asian | 2.3 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 3.9 | |
| Advanced degree | White | 1.3% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 1.6 |
| Black | 2.2 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 3.1 | |
| Hispanic | 1.8 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | |
| Asian | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.9 |
Source: Authors' analysis of basic monthly Current Population Survey microdata
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