The Hispanic Labor Force in the Recovery — 2011 — Text Only Charts
Chart 1: Unemployment Rate for African-Americans, Hispanics, and Whites: Jan 2007-Feb 2011
Peak Unemployment |
Percent |
Black Peak Unemployment |
16.5% |
Hispanic Peak Unemployment November 2010 |
13.2% |
White Peak Unemployment |
9.4% |
Chart 2: Unemployment Rate in Latino Communities for Adult Men, Adult Women, and Youth (Annual data, 2007 through 2010)
|
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
Youth |
18.1% |
22.4% |
30.2% |
32.2% |
Adult Men |
4.6% |
6.8% |
11.6% |
11.7% |
Adult Women |
5.5% |
6.9% |
10.6% |
11.4% |
Chart 3: Unemployment Rate for Hispanics, by Educational Attainment, 2010 Annual Average (Persons 25 years and older)
|
Unemployment Rate |
Less than a High School diploma |
13.2% |
High School graduates |
11.5% |
Some college or Associate degree |
9.7% |
Bachelor's degree or higher |
6.0% |
Chart 4: Employment-Population ratio by sex for Whites and Hispanics, 16 and older (Annual data, 2007 through 2010)
|
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
Hispanic Men |
76.2% |
74.1% |
68.8% |
68.0% |
White Men |
70.9% |
69.7% |
66.0% |
65.1% |
White Women |
56.7% |
56.3% |
54.8% |
54.0% |
Hispanic Women |
53.0% |
51.9% |
50.1% |
49.6% |
Chart 5: Hispanic Unemployment by State — 2010 Annual Averages
State |
Persons |
Hispanic Unemployment |
Alabama |
5,000 — 9,999 |
7.8% |
Alaska |
0 — 4,999 |
6.9% |
Arizona |
100,000 and more |
13.4% |
Arkansas |
5,000 — 9,999 |
8.0% |
California |
100,000 and more |
14.7% |
Colorado |
25,000 — 99,999 |
13.2% |
Connecticut |
25,000 — 99,999 |
17.5% |
Delaware |
0 — 4,999 |
8.6% |
District of Columbia |
0 — 4,999 |
8.4% |
Florida |
100,000 and more |
13.6% |
Georgia |
25,000 — 99,999 |
11.5% |
Hawaii |
5,000 — 9,999 |
13.3% |
Idaho |
5,000 — 9,999 |
13.5% |
Illinois |
100,000 and more |
12.7% |
Indiana |
10,000 — 24,999 |
15.3% |
Iowa |
5,000 — 9,999 |
10.8% |
Kansas |
10,000 — 24,999 |
13.1% |
Kentucky |
10,000 — 24,999 |
14.2% |
Louisiana |
5,000 — 9,999 |
8.1% |
Maine |
0 — 4,999 |
12.4% |
Maryland |
10,000 — 24,999 |
8.8% |
Massachusetts |
25,000 — 99,999 |
16.1% |
Michigan |
25,000 — 99,999 |
13.7% |
Minnesota |
10,000 — 24,999 |
12.3% |
Mississippi |
0 — 4,999 |
10.9% |
Missouri |
10,000 — 24,999 |
13.5% |
Montana |
0 — 4,999 |
11.9% |
Nebraska |
5,000 — 9,999 |
7.5% |
Nevada |
25,000 — 99,999 |
18.6% |
New Hampshire |
0 — 4,999 |
11.9% |
New Jersey |
25,000 — 99,999 |
10.2% |
New Mexico |
25,000 — 99,999 |
9.1% |
New York |
100,000 and more |
11.8% |
North Carolina |
25,000 — 99,999 |
10.7% |
North Dakota |
0 — 4,999 |
N/A |
Ohio |
10,000 — 24,999 |
11.6% |
Oklahoma |
10,000 — 24,999 |
10.0% |
Oregon |
10,000 — 24,999 |
11.6% |
Pennsylvania |
25,000 — 99,999 |
15.5% |
Rhode Island |
10,000 — 24,999 |
21.8% |
South Carolina |
5,000 — 9,999 |
10.9% |
South Dakota |
0 — 4,999 |
7.2% |
Tennessee |
10,000 — 24,999 |
8.5% |
Texas |
100,000 and more |
9.4% |
Utah |
10,000 — 24,999 |
12.7% |
Vermont |
0 — 4,999 |
3.8% |
Virginia |
10,000 — 24,999 |
6.9% |
Washington |
25,000 — 99,999 |
15.8% |
West Virginia |
0 — 4,999 |
N/A |
Wisconsin |
10,000 — 24,999 |
9.9% |
Wyoming |
0 — 4,999 |
11.0% |