Figure 2. Unemployment rates, by race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, quarterly averages, seasonally adjusted, 1990–2015
Year and quarter |
Unemployment rate |
Whites |
Blacks |
Asians |
Hispanic or Latino |
1990 Q1
|
4.6 |
11.0 |
— |
7.4 |
1990 Q2
|
4.6 |
10.6 |
— |
8.0 |
1990 Q3
|
4.9 |
11.7 |
— |
8.2 |
1990 Q4
|
5.3 |
12.3 |
— |
9.1 |
1991 Q1
|
5.8 |
12.2 |
— |
9.3 |
1991 Q2
|
6.1 |
12.7 |
— |
10.0 |
1991 Q3
|
6.2 |
12.2 |
— |
10.3 |
1991 Q4
|
6.3 |
12.9 |
— |
10.5 |
1992 Q1
|
6.5 |
14.0 |
— |
11.2 |
1992 Q2
|
6.7 |
14.4 |
— |
11.6 |
1992 Q3
|
6.7 |
14.2 |
— |
11.7 |
1992 Q4
|
6.5 |
14.2 |
— |
11.7 |
1993 Q1
|
6.2 |
13.8 |
— |
11.4 |
1993 Q2
|
6.2 |
13.5 |
— |
10.5 |
1993 Q3
|
6.0 |
12.5 |
— |
10.2 |
1993 Q4
|
5.9 |
12.1 |
— |
10.9 |
1994 Q1
|
5.7 |
12.8 |
— |
10.2 |
1994 Q2
|
5.4 |
11.6 |
— |
10.3 |
1994 Q3
|
5.2 |
10.9 |
— |
10.0 |
1994 Q4
|
4.9 |
10.7 |
— |
9.2 |
1995 Q1
|
4.8 |
10.0 |
— |
9.4 |
1995 Q2
|
5.0 |
10.5 |
— |
9.3 |
1995 Q3
|
4.9 |
11.0 |
— |
9.2 |
1995 Q4
|
4.9 |
9.9 |
— |
9.4 |
1996 Q1
|
4.8 |
10.4 |
— |
9.6 |
1996 Q2
|
4.8 |
10.5 |
— |
9.3 |
1996 Q3
|
4.5 |
10.6 |
— |
8.6 |
1996 Q4
|
4.6 |
10.6 |
— |
8.0 |
1997 Q1
|
4.5 |
10.7 |
— |
8.3 |
1997 Q2
|
4.2 |
10.4 |
— |
7.8 |
1997 Q3
|
4.2 |
9.5 |
— |
7.5 |
1997 Q4
|
4.0 |
9.7 |
— |
7.3 |
1998 Q1
|
4.0 |
9.3 |
— |
7.0 |
1998 Q2
|
3.8 |
8.9 |
— |
7.0 |
1998 Q3
|
3.9 |
9.1 |
— |
7.3 |
1998 Q4
|
3.9 |
8.3 |
— |
7.3 |
1999 Q1
|
3.7 |
8.0 |
— |
6.4 |
1999 Q2
|
3.8 |
7.6 |
— |
6.8 |
1999 Q3
|
3.7 |
8.3 |
— |
6.6 |
1999 Q4
|
3.5 |
8.1 |
— |
6.1 |
2000 Q1
|
3.5 |
7.9 |
3.8 |
5.8 |
2000 Q2
|
3.4 |
7.5 |
3.8 |
5.7 |
2000 Q3
|
3.5 |
7.6 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
2000 Q4
|
3.4 |
7.3 |
3.1 |
5.6 |
2001 Q1
|
3.7 |
8.1 |
3.4 |
6.0 |
2001 Q2
|
3.9 |
8.1 |
3.9 |
6.4 |
2001 Q3
|
4.2 |
8.7 |
5.2 |
6.5 |
2001 Q4
|
4.9 |
9.8 |
5.3 |
7.4 |
2002 Q1
|
5.0 |
10.1 |
5.6 |
7.4 |
2002 Q2
|
5.1 |
10.5 |
6.2 |
7.5 |
2002 Q3
|
5.1 |
9.8 |
6.0 |
7.4 |
2002 Q4
|
5.1 |
10.6 |
5.7 |
7.9 |
2003 Q1
|
5.1 |
10.5 |
6.0 |
7.8 |
2003 Q2
|
5.4 |
11.1 |
6.2 |
8.0 |
2003 Q3
|
5.4 |
11.0 |
6.1 |
7.7 |
2003 Q4
|
5.1 |
10.6 |
5.6 |
7.1 |
2004 Q1
|
5.0 |
10.1 |
4.7 |
7.4 |
2004 Q2
|
5.0 |
10.0 |
4.5 |
6.9 |
2004 Q3
|
4.7 |
10.6 |
4.1 |
6.8 |
2004 Q4
|
4.6 |
10.7 |
4.4 |
6.6 |
2005 Q1
|
4.5 |
10.6 |
4.2 |
6.1 |
2005 Q2
|
4.4 |
10.2 |
3.9 |
6.0 |
2005 Q3
|
4.3 |
9.4 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
2005 Q4
|
4.3 |
9.7 |
3.5 |
6.0 |
2006 Q1
|
4.1 |
9.3 |
3.3 |
5.5 |
2006 Q2
|
4.1 |
9.0 |
3.4 |
5.1 |
2006 Q3
|
4.0 |
9.1 |
2.8 |
5.4 |
2006 Q4
|
3.9 |
8.4 |
2.8 |
4.9 |
2007 Q1
|
4.0 |
8.1 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
2007 Q2
|
4.0 |
8.3 |
3.1 |
5.6 |
2007 Q3
|
4.2 |
7.9 |
3.2 |
5.8 |
2007 Q4
|
4.3 |
8.7 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
2008 Q1
|
4.4 |
8.9 |
3.3 |
6.6 |
2008 Q2
|
4.7 |
9.2 |
3.9 |
7.2 |
2008 Q3
|
5.3 |
10.6 |
4.1 |
7.9 |
2008 Q4
|
6.3 |
11.7 |
4.6 |
8.9 |
2009 Q1
|
7.6 |
13.4 |
6.5 |
11.0 |
2009 Q2
|
8.5 |
14.9 |
7.2 |
12.1 |
2009 Q3
|
8.8 |
15.0 |
7.7 |
12.8 |
2009 Q4
|
9.1 |
15.9 |
7.7 |
12.7 |
2010 Q1
|
8.9 |
16.5 |
8.0 |
12.8 |
2010 Q2
|
8.8 |
15.8 |
7.4 |
12.3 |
2010 Q3
|
8.6 |
15.9 |
7.3 |
12.2 |
2010 Q4
|
8.7 |
15.8 |
7.3 |
12.7 |
2011 Q1
|
8.1 |
15.7 |
6.9 |
11.9 |
2011 Q2
|
8.0 |
16.3 |
6.8 |
11.7 |
2011 Q3
|
7.9 |
16.1 |
7.5 |
11.2 |
2011 Q4
|
7.7 |
15.2 |
6.9 |
11.2 |
2012 Q1
|
7.4 |
13.9 |
6.4 |
10.6 |
2012 Q2
|
7.4 |
13.7 |
5.6 |
10.7 |
2012 Q3
|
7.2 |
13.9 |
5.6 |
10.0 |
2012 Q4
|
6.9 |
13.8 |
6.0 |
9.9 |
2013 Q1
|
6.8 |
13.6 |
5.8 |
9.5 |
2013 Q2
|
6.7 |
13.5 |
4.8 |
9.2 |
2013 Q3
|
6.4 |
12.8 |
5.4 |
9.2 |
2013 Q4
|
6.1 |
12.4 |
4.9 |
8.8 |
2014 Q1
|
5.7 |
12.1 |
5.4 |
8.1 |
2014 Q2
|
5.3 |
11.2 |
5.4 |
7.5 |
2014 Q3
|
5.2 |
11.4 |
4.4 |
7.3 |
2014 Q4
|
4.9 |
10.7 |
4.7 |
6.7 |
2015 Q1
|
4.8 |
10.2 |
3.7 |
6.7 |
2015 Q2
|
4.7 |
9.8 |
4.1 |
6.7 |
2015 Q3
|
4.5 |
9.3 |
3.7 |
6.6 |
2015 Q4
|
4.4 |
9.0 |
3.8 |
6.4 |