Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 4. Extent of unemployment during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2005-06
Table 4. Extent of unemployment during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2005-06
(Numbers in thousands)
Total Men Women
Extent of unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006
WHITE
Total who worked or looked for work........................... 128,319 129,766 69,410 70,160 58,909 59,606
Percent with unemployment................................... 8.5 8.5 8.9 9.0 7.9 7.9
Total with unemployment..................................... 10,856 11,042 6,181 6,308 4,675 4,734
Did not work but looked for work.......................... 1,575 1,263 816 656 759 607
Worked during the year.................................... 9,281 9,779 5,365 5,652 3,916 4,127
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............ 14.0 13.1 14.2 13.5 13.8 12.5
Percent who worked during the year (1).................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.6 3.0 3.2
Part-year workers (3) with unemployment................. 96.0 96.0 95.3 95.4 97.0 96.8
1 to 4 weeks.......................................... 17.1 21.5 15.8 18.3 18.7 25.9
5 to 14 weeks......................................... 32.3 30.6 32.5 32.3 32.1 28.4
15 weeks or more...................................... 46.6 43.9 46.9 44.8 46.1 42.6
With 2 spells or more of unemployment........... 25.7 24.6 29.1 26.9 21.1 21.4
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Total who worked or looked for work........................... 17,764 17,879 8,133 8,200 9,631 9,678
Percent with unemployment................................... 14.8 13.0 16.3 14.5 13.6 11.7
Total with unemployment..................................... 2,628 2,323 1,322 1,188 1,306 1,136
Did not work but looked for work.......................... 662 474 303 228 358 246
Worked during the year.................................... 1,967 1,850 1,019 960 948 889
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............ 18.6 18.8 17.1 19.4 20.1 18.2
Percent who worked during the year (1).................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 2.3 2.2 3.2 2.5 1.2 1.9
Part-year workers (3) with unemployment................. 97.7 97.8 96.8 97.5 98.8 98.1
1 to 4 weeks.......................................... 10.2 17.1 11.3 15.2 9.0 19.1
5 to 14 weeks......................................... 30.0 24.1 31.1 25.3 28.7 22.8
15 weeks or more...................................... 57.5 56.6 54.3 56.9 61.0 56.2
With 2 spells or more of unemployment........... 24.0 23.7 26.0 27.3 21.8 19.9
ASIAN
Total who worked or looked for work........................... 6,850 7,174 3,642 3,797 3,207 3,378
Percent with unemployment................................... 7.2 7.3 6.7 7.5 7.7 7.0
Total with unemployment..................................... 491 521 246 285 246 236
Did not work but looked for work.......................... 111 78 60 42 51 36
Worked during the year.................................... 380 443 186 243 194 200
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............ 15.8 14.0 15.0 14.7 16.4 13.5
Percent who worked during the year (1).................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 1.0 1.1 1.6 1.9 0.4
Part-year workers (3) with unemployment................. 99.0 98.9 100.0 98.4 98.1 99.6
1 to 4 weeks.......................................... 20.6 19.8 22.0 20.2 19.3 19.3
5 to 14 weeks......................................... 26.8 32.7 28.1 29.2 25.6 37.1
15 weeks or more...................................... 51.6 46.4 50.0 49.0 53.2 43.2
With 2 spells or more of unemployment........... 18.5 24.3 18.7 24.9 18.4 23.6
HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
Total who worked or looked for work........................... 20,605 21,708 12,296 12,906 8,309 8,802
Percent with unemployment................................... 10.0 10.2 10.2 10.7 9.6 9.6
Total with unemployment..................................... 2,056 2,220 1,256 1,378 799 842
Did not work but looked for work.......................... 343 261 175 110 168 151
Worked during the year.................................... 1,712 1,959 1,081 1,267 631 691
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............ 14.8 14.1 14.6 14.2 15.2 13.9
Percent who worked during the year (1).................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 3.5 3.6 4.2 4.3 2.2 2.4
Part-year workers (3) with unemployment................. 96.5 96.4 95.8 95.7 97.8 97.6
1 to 4 weeks.......................................... 15.9 18.5 14.1 15.9 18.8 23.1
5 to 14 weeks......................................... 31.5 31.0 33.2 32.6 28.6 27.9
15 weeks or more...................................... 49.2 46.9 48.5 47.1 50.4 46.5
With 2 spells or more of unemployment........... 30.2 29.4 34.6 32.8 22.5 23.1
1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
2 Worked 50 or 51 weeks.
3 Worked less than 50 weeks.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals shown in
table 3 because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be
of any race. Also, see Note, table 1.
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Last Modified Date: December 19, 2007
