Official unemployment rate and the unemployment rate that takes into account all workers who are out of work as a result of the virus, by demographic group, May 2020
| Official unemployment rate | Unemployed but misclassified as “Employed, not at work” | Out of the labor force as a result of the virus | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 13.3% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 0 |
| Women | 14.3% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 0 |
| Men | 11.9% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 0 |
| Black | 16.7% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 0 |
| Hispanic | 17.2% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 0 |
| Asian | 15.0% | 5.3% | 4.8% | 0 |
| White | 10.7% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 0 |
| Other | 16.8% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 0 |
| Black women | 17.3% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 0 |
| Black men | 16.1% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 0 |
| Hispanic women | 19.5% | 4.0% | 6.1% | 0 |
| Hispanic men | 15.5% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 0 |
| Asian women | 16.1% | 5.7% | 4.9% | 0 |
| Asian men | 13.9% | 4.9% | 4.6% | 0 |
| White women | 11.9% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 0 |
| White men | 9.7% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 0 |
| Less than HS | 22.4% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 0 |
| High school | 16.4% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 0 |
| Some college | 15.2% | 3.7% | 2.5% | 0 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 8.9% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 0 |
| Advanced degree | 5.3% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 0 |
| Generation Z (ages 16-23) | 26.4% | 3.1% | 5.6% | 0 |
| Millenial (ages 24-39) | 12.5% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 0 |
| Generation X (ages 40-55) | 10.2% | 2.9% | 2.0% | 0 |
| Baby Boomer (ages 56-74) | 11.6% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 0 |
Notes: The “All” figures are based on seasonally adjusted data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The demographic breakdowns are based on EPI’s analysis of Current Population Survey microdata and are not seasonally adjusted and therefore they will not match the seasonally adjusted numbers published by BLS. Further, the breakdowns by race and ethnicity will not match those published by BLS because we use mutually exclusive race and ethnic categories: for instance, white non-Hispanic. Additionally, BLS only calculates educational breakdowns for workers ages 25 and older, but we include workers ages 16–24.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata and the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation.