The African-American Labor Force in the Recovery — Text Only Charts
Chart 1: Unemployment Rate for African Americans, Hispanics and Whites
(seasonally adjusted monthly data, January 2007 — January 2012)
|
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
2007 — Jan |
4.2 |
7.9 |
5.7 |
2007 — Feb |
4.1 |
8.0 |
5.3 |
2007 — Mar |
3.8 |
8.4 |
5.1 |
2007 — Apr |
4.0 |
8.3 |
5.4 |
2007 — May |
3.9 |
8.3 |
5.8 |
2007 — Jun |
4.1 |
8.5 |
5.6 |
2007 — Jul |
4.2 |
8.1 |
5.9 |
2007 — Aug |
4.2 |
7.6 |
5.5 |
2007 — Sep |
4.2 |
8.0 |
5.8 |
2007 — Oct |
4.1 |
8.5 |
5.6 |
2007 — Nov |
4.2 |
8.5 |
5.8 |
2007 — Dec |
4.4 |
9.0 |
6.3 |
2008 — Jan |
4.4 |
9.1 |
6.4 |
2008 — Feb |
4.4 |
8.4 |
6.2 |
2008 — Mar |
4.5 |
9.2 |
6.9 |
2008 — Apr |
4.4 |
8.6 |
6.9 |
2008 — May |
4.8 |
9.6 |
6.9 |
2008 — Jun |
5.0 |
9.4 |
7.7 |
2008 — Jul |
5.2 |
10.0 |
7.6 |
2008 — Aug |
5.5 |
10.6 |
8.1 |
2008 — Sep |
5.4 |
11.3 |
8.0 |
2008 — Oct |
5.9 |
11.4 |
8.9 |
2008 — Nov |
6.2 |
11.6 |
8.7 |
2008 — Dec |
6.7 |
12.1 |
9.4 |
2009 — Jan |
7.1 |
12.7 |
9.9 |
2009 — Feb |
7.5 |
13.7 |
11.1 |
2009 — Mar |
8.0 |
13.6 |
11.5 |
2009 — Apr |
8.1 |
14.9 |
11.4 |
2009 — May |
8.6 |
14.9 |
12.8 |
2009 — Jun |
8.7 |
14.8 |
12.2 |
2009 — Jul |
8.7 |
14.8 |
12.5 |
2009 — Aug |
8.9 |
14.9 |
13.1 |
2009 — Sep |
9.0 |
15.4 |
12.7 |
2009 — Oct |
9.3 |
16.0 |
13.1 |
2009 — Nov |
9.2 |
15.8 |
12.6 |
2009 — Dec |
9.0 |
16.2 |
12.8 |
2010 — Jan |
8.7 |
16.5 |
12.5 |
2010 — Feb |
8.9 |
16.0 |
12.3 |
2010 — Mar |
8.8 |
16.7 |
12.5 |
2010 — Apr |
9.0 |
16.4 |
12.4 |
2010 — May |
8.8 |
15.4 |
12.4 |
2010 — Jun |
8.6 |
15.2 |
12.4 |
2010 — Jul |
8.6 |
15.7 |
12.1 |
2010 — Aug |
8.7 |
16.1 |
12.1 |
2010 — Sep |
8.6 |
16.0 |
12.5 |
2010 — Oct |
8.6 |
15.9 |
12.6 |
2010 — Nov |
8.9 |
16.1 |
13.2 |
2010 — Dec |
8.5 |
15.8 |
13.0 |
2011 — Jan |
8.1 |
15.7 |
11.9 |
2011 — Feb |
8.0 |
15.4 |
11.6 |
2011 — Mar |
7.9 |
15.6 |
11.3 |
2011 — Apr |
8.1 |
16.2 |
11.8 |
2011 — Mar |
8.0 |
16.2 |
11.9 |
2011 — Jun |
8.1 |
16.2 |
11.6 |
2011 — Jul |
8.1 |
15.9 |
11.3 |
2011 — Aug |
7.9 |
16.7 |
11.3 |
2011 — Sept |
7.9 |
15.9 |
11.3 |
2011 — Oct |
8.0 |
15.0 |
11.4 |
2011 — Nov |
7.6 |
15.5 |
11.4 |
2011 — Dec |
7.5 |
15.8 |
11.0 |
2012 — Jan |
7.4 |
13.6 |
10.5 |
Chart 2: Unemployment Rate among Black Adult Men, Adult Women, and Youth
(seasonally adjusted monthly data, January 2007 — January 2012)
|
Adult Black Men |
Adult Black Women |
Black Youth |
2007 — Jan |
7.5 |
6.5 |
27.4 |
2007 — Feb |
7.6 |
6.5 |
28.5 |
2007 — Mar |
8.8 |
6.3 |
25.9 |
2007 — Apr |
8.3 |
6.1 |
31.8 |
2007 — May |
8.1 |
6.6 |
29.3 |
2007 — Jun |
8.2 |
6.5 |
31.9 |
2007 — Jul |
7.6 |
6.8 |
27.5 |
2007 — Aug |
6.8 |
6.3 |
31.5 |
2007 — Sep |
7.4 |
6.8 |
29.0 |
2007 — Oct |
8.2 |
7.2 |
27.3 |
2007 — Nov |
8.1 |
7.1 |
28.9 |
2007 — Dec |
8.5 |
7.1 |
32.8 |
2008 — Jan |
8.3 |
7.4 |
32.8 |
2008 — Feb |
8.0 |
6.6 |
31.1 |
2008 — Mar |
8.4 |
7.8 |
32.5 |
2008 — Apr |
8.3 |
7.4 |
25.4 |
2008 — May |
8.9 |
8.1 |
32.2 |
2008 — Jun |
9.5 |
7.6 |
30.4 |
2008 — Jul |
10.5 |
7.4 |
33.5 |
2008 — Aug |
10.5 |
8.9 |
29.3 |
2008 — Sep |
11.9 |
9.2 |
29.1 |
2008 — Oct |
12.1 |
9.0 |
33.2 |
2008 — Nov |
12.5 |
9.2 |
31.2 |
2008 — Dec |
14.0 |
8.8 |
32.4 |
2009 — Jan |
14.3 |
9.3 |
35.2 |
2009 — Feb |
15.1 |
10.3 |
39.5 |
2009 — Mar |
15.4 |
10.4 |
33.7 |
2009 — Apr |
17.0 |
11.2 |
36.2 |
2009 — May |
16.6 |
11.4 |
40.5 |
2009 — Jun |
16.3 |
11.6 |
39.3 |
2009 — Jul |
16.2 |
11.8 |
37.0 |
2009 — Aug |
16.8 |
11.8 |
34.2 |
2009 — Sep |
16.4 |
12.5 |
40.3 |
2009 — Oct |
17.4 |
12.6 |
42.0 |
2009 — Nov |
17.1 |
11.9 |
49.1 |
2009 — Dec |
17.0 |
12.9 |
47.4 |
2010 — Jan |
17.8 |
13.2 |
41.8 |
2010 — Feb |
17.9 |
12.2 |
42.7 |
2010 — Mar |
19.0 |
12.6 |
41.4 |
2010 — Apr |
17.6 |
13.7 |
38.2 |
2010 — May |
16.8 |
12.3 |
39.0 |
2010 — Jun |
17.3 |
11.6 |
41.1 |
2010 — Jul |
16.8 |
12.9 |
41.6 |
2010 — Aug |
17.0 |
13.2 |
44.5 |
2010 — Sep |
17.4 |
12.6 |
48.3 |
2010 — Oct |
16.4 |
13.0 |
48.7 |
2010 — Nov |
16.6 |
13.3 |
46.4 |
2010 — Dec |
16.8 |
13.0 |
44.0 |
2011 — Jan |
16.6 |
12.8 |
44.8 |
2011 — Feb |
16.4 |
13.0 |
38.4 |
2011 — Mar |
16.8 |
12.5 |
41.9 |
2011 — Apr |
17.0 |
13.5 |
41.3 |
2011 — May |
17.4 |
13.4 |
40.8 |
2011 — Jun |
16.9 |
13.7 |
39.8 |
2011 — Jul |
17.0 |
13.4 |
39.1 |
2011 — Aug |
18.0 |
13.4 |
46.3 |
2011 — Sept |
16.6 |
13.2 |
43.6 |
2011 — Oct |
16.0 |
12.6 |
37.5 |
2011 — Nov |
16.4 |
13.0 |
39.6 |
2011 — Dec |
15.7 |
13.9 |
42.1 |
2012 — Jan |
12.7 |
12.6 |
38.5 |
Chart 3: Unemployment Rate for Blacks and Whites aged 25 and older, by Educational Attainment, 2011 Annual Average
|
Black Unemployment Rate |
White Unemployment Rate |
Less than a High School diploma |
24.6% |
12.7% |
High School graduates |
15.5% |
8.4% |
Some college or Associate degree |
13.1% |
7.0% |
Bachelor's degree or higher |
7.1% |
3.9% |
Chart 4: Employment to Population ratio by sex for Whites and Blacks, aged 20 and older
(seasonally adjusted, monthly data, January 2007 — January 2012)
|
Black Men |
Black Women |
White Men |
White Women |
2007 — Jan |
66.6 |
60.5 |
73.8 |
58.0 |
2007 — Feb |
66.0 |
60.3 |
73.8 |
58.0 |
2007 — Mar |
64.9 |
60.1 |
74.1 |
58.2 |
2007 — Apr |
65.4 |
59.9 |
73.8 |
57.6 |
2007 — May |
65.0 |
59.8 |
73.8 |
57.9 |
2007 — Jun |
64.6 |
60.0 |
73.6 |
57.9 |
2007 — Jul |
66.5 |
59.8 |
73.3 |
57.9 |
2007 — Aug |
66.8 |
59.8 |
73.1 |
57.8 |
2007 — Sep |
65.9 |
59.7 |
73.1 |
58.0 |
2007 — Oct |
64.8 |
59.4 |
73.1 |
57.9 |
2007 — Nov |
65.1 |
58.9 |
73.4 |
58.0 |
2007 — Dec |
64.6 |
59.2 |
73.4 |
57.8 |
2008 — Jan |
65.3 |
59.5 |
73.6 |
57.9 |
2008 — Feb |
65.7 |
59.5 |
73.3 |
57.8 |
2008 — Mar |
65.3 |
59.9 |
73.1 |
57.8 |
2008 — Apr |
65.3 |
60.0 |
72.8 |
57.7 |
2008 — May |
64.6 |
59.3 |
72.7 |
57.8 |
2008 — Jun |
64.7 |
59.3 |
72.6 |
57.9 |
2008 — Jul |
63.9 |
59.3 |
72.6 |
57.7 |
2008 — Aug |
64.3 |
58.8 |
72.2 |
57.6 |
2008 — Sep |
62.9 |
58.0 |
72.0 |
57.7 |
2008 — Oct |
62.3 |
58.5 |
71.8 |
57.6 |
2008 — Nov |
61.6 |
58.5 |
71.3 |
57.4 |
2008 — Dec |
60.9 |
58.8 |
70.7 |
57.1 |
2009 — Jan |
60.4 |
57.9 |
70.4 |
56.9 |
2009 — Feb |
59.7 |
57.2 |
69.8 |
56.8 |
2009 — Mar |
59.1 |
56.9 |
69.2 |
56.6 |
2009 — Apr |
58.2 |
56.8 |
69.2 |
56.7 |
2009 — May |
58.6 |
56.4 |
68.9 |
56.4 |
2009 — Jun |
58.2 |
56.4 |
68.7 |
56.3 |
2009 — Jul |
58.3 |
56.3 |
68.6 |
56.2 |
2009 — Aug |
57.7 |
55.6 |
68.4 |
56.2 |
2009 — Sep |
57.2 |
55.1 |
68.1 |
55.7 |
2009 — Oct |
57.1 |
54.7 |
67.9 |
55.8 |
2009 — Nov |
57.3 |
55.5 |
67.8 |
55.8 |
2009 — Dec |
57.2 |
54.6 |
67.5 |
55.5 |
2010 — Jan |
57.0 |
54.7 |
67.7 |
56.2 |
2010 — Feb |
56.9 |
55.4 |
67.8 |
55.9 |
2010 — Mar |
57.1 |
55.1 |
67.9 |
55.8 |
2010 — Apr |
57.6 |
55.1 |
68.2 |
55.7 |
2010 — May |
58.5 |
55.5 |
68.2 |
55.7 |
2010 — Jun |
57.4 |
55.5 |
68.1 |
55.7 |
2010 — Jul |
57.5 |
54.7 |
68.2 |
55.6 |
2010 — Aug |
57.6 |
54.7 |
68.1 |
55.5 |
2010 — Sep |
57.1 |
54.8 |
68.1 |
55.6 |
2010 — Oct |
57.7 |
55.0 |
67.7 |
55.3 |
2010 — Nov |
57.6 |
55.1 |
67.3 |
55.3 |
2010 — Dec |
57.4 |
55.1 |
67.7 |
55.3 |
2011 — Jan |
56.9 |
54.7 |
67.9 |
55.5 |
2011 — Feb |
57.1 |
54.7 |
68.1 |
55.3 |
2011 — Mar |
57.1 |
54.3 |
68.0 |
55.7 |
2011 — Apr |
56.8 |
53.7 |
68.1 |
55.6 |
2011 — May |
56.0 |
53.7 |
68.4 |
55.4 |
2011 — Jun |
56.8 |
52.9 |
68.0 |
55.2 |
2011 — Jul |
56.3 |
52.9 |
68.0 |
55.2 |
2011 — Aug |
56.3 |
54.1 |
68.1 |
55.2 |
2011 — Sept |
57.0 |
54.8 |
68.2 |
55.1 |
2011 — Oct |
57.5 |
55.0 |
68.1 |
55.1 |
2011 — Nov |
57.3 |
53.7 |
68.5 |
55.0 |
2011 — Dec |
58.2 |
53.5 |
68.6 |
55.0 |
2012 — Jan |
59.7 |
54.2 |
68.7 |
54.9 |
Chart 5: Black Unemployment by State — 2011 Annual Averages
State |
Persons |
Black Unemployment |
Alabama |
25,000 — 99,999 persons |
16.4% |
Alaska |
0 — 4,999 persons |
10.3% |
Arizona |
10,000 — 24,999 persons |
15.2% |
Arkansas |
25,000 — 99,999 persons |
17.7% |
California |
100,000 and more persons |
19.6% |
Colorado |
10,000 — 24,999 persons |
14.0% |
Connecticut |
25,000 — 99,999 persons |
18.3% |
Delaware |
10,000 — 24,999 persons |
11.6% |
District of Columbia |
25,000 — 99,999 persons |
19.2% |
Florida |
100,000 and more persons |
17.1% |
Georgia |
100,000 and more persons |
15.8% |
Hawaii |
0 — 4,999 persons |
18.6% |
Idaho |
N/A |
N/A |
Illinois |
100,000 and more persons |
19.4% |
Indiana |
25,000 — 99,999 persons |
15.3% |
Iowa |
5,000 — 9,999 persons |
15.7% |
Kansas |
10,000 — 24,999 persons |
14.0% |
Kentucky |
10,000 — 24,999 persons |
17.4% |
Louisiana |
25,000 — 99,999 persons |
13.0% |
Maine |
0 — 4,999 persons |
11.0% |
Maryland |
25,000 — 99,999 persons |
10.3% |
Massachusetts |
10,000 — 24,999 persons |
11.0% |
Michigan |
100,000 and more persons |
20.1% |
Minnesota |
10,000 — 24,999 persons |
20.7% |
Mississippi |
25,000 — 99,999 persons |
17.9% |
Missouri |
25,000 — 99,999 persons |
17.9% |
Montana |
N/A |
N/A |
Nebraska |
5,000 — 9,999 persons |
14.6% |
Nevada |
10,000 — 24,999 persons |
22.1% |
New Hampshire |
0 — 4,999 persons |
8.7% |
New Jersey |
25,000 — 99,999 persons |
15.8% |
New Mexico |
5,000 — 9,999 persons |
20.8% |
New York |
100,000 and more persons |
13.8% |
North Carolina |
100,000 and more persons |
19.0% |
North Dakota |
N/A |
N/A |
Ohio |
100,000 and more persons |
17.2% |
Oklahoma |
10,000 — 24,999 persons |
11.8% |
Oregon |
5,000 — 9,999 persons |
21.3% |
Pennsylvania |
25,000 — 99,999 persons |
13.3% |
Rhode Island |
5,000 — 9,999 persons |
17.6% |
South Carolina |
25,000 — 99,999 persons |
16.8% |
South Dakota |
N/A |
N/A |
Tennessee |
25,000 — 99,999 persons |
14.9% |
Texas |
100,000 and more persons |
13.4% |
Utah |
0 — 4,999 persons |
2.5% |
Vermont |
0 — 4,999 persons |
N/A |
Virginia |
25,000 — 99,999 persons |
11.3% |
Washington |
10,000 — 24,999 persons |
19.3% |
West Virginia |
5,000 — 9,999 persons |
21.5% |
Wisconsin |
25,000 — 99,999 persons |
25.0% |
Wyoming |
0 — 4,999 persons |
20.1% |