Employment Status by Race, 1975–2008
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
| Year | Employment rate1 | Unemployment rate2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Black | Hispanic3 | White | Black | Hispanic3 | |
| 1975 | 56.7% | 50.1% | 53.4% | 7.8% | 14.8% | 12.2% |
| 1980 | 60.0 | 52.3 | 57.6 | 6.3 | 14.3 | 10.1 |
| 1985 | 61.0 | 53.4 | 57.8 | 6.2 | 15.1 | 10.5 |
| 1990 | 63.7 | 56.7 | 61.9 | 4.8 | 11.4 | 8.2 |
| 1995 | 63.8 | 57.1 | 59.7 | 4.9 | 10.4 | 9.3 |
| 2000 | 65.1 | 60.8 | 64.7 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 5.7 |
| 2001 | 64.4 | 59.7 | 64.9 | 4.2 | 8.7 | 6.6 |
| 2002 | 63.4 | 58.1 | 63.9 | 5.1 | 10.3 | 7.5 |
| 2003 | 63.0 | 57.4 | 63.1 | 5.2 | 10.8 | 7.7 |
| 2004 | 63.1 | 57.2 | 63.8 | 4.8 | 10.4 | 7.0 |
| 2005 | 63.4 | 57.7 | 64.0 | 4.4 | 10.0 | 6.0 |
| 2008 | 62.8 | 57.3 | 63.3 | 5.2 | 10.1 | 7.6 |
NOTE: Data apply to workers age 16 and older.
1. Percentage of overall population that was employed. 2. Percentage of labor force that was unemployed. 3. Hispanic persons may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Web: data.bls.gov .
| Persons in the Labor Force, 1840–2005 | Labor and Employment | Women in the Labor Force, 1900–2004 |
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