E-16. Unemployment rates by age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-16. Unemployment rates by age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity [Percent]
Age and sex	Total		White		Black or African American		Asian		Hispanic or Latino
Age and sex	3rd 2020	3rd 2021	3rd 2020	3rd 2021	3rd 2020	3rd 2021	3rd 2020	3rd 2021	3rd 2020	3rd 2021
Total, 16 years and over	8.9	5.2	7.9	4.6	13.2	8.4	10.6	4.7	11.2	6.2
16 to 19 years	17.1	11.0	15.7	9.6	22.1	15.9	23.7	16.3	22.0	15.8
16 to 17 years	16.1	11.0	15.3	9.2	20.7	15.9	16.0	13.8	22.4	17.8
18 to 19 years	17.7	11.1	16.0	9.9	22.9	15.9	27.5	17.6	21.8	15.0
20 years and over	8.6	4.9	7.6	4.3	12.9	8.1	10.3	4.5	10.6	5.8
20 to 24 years	14.8	8.8	12.6	7.4	24.4	14.3	19.4	8.9	16.3	9.4
25 years and over	7.9	4.5	7.1	4.0	11.5	7.4	9.5	4.2	9.9	5.3
25 to 54 years	8.0	4.7	7.1	4.2	11.7	7.7	8.8	3.9	9.6	5.5
25 to 34 years	9.9	5.7	8.9	5.0	14.5	9.9	10.3	4.0	11.4	6.7
35 to 44 years	6.9	4.3	6.2	3.8	10.2	7.3	6.5	3.8	8.2	4.8
45 to 54 years	6.9	4.0	6.2	3.7	9.7	5.2	9.6	4.1	8.8	4.7
55 years and over	7.8	4.0	7.0	3.6	10.9	6.2	12.1	5.0	11.2	4.3
55 to 64 years	7.6	3.8	6.7	3.4	10.9	6.4	11.6	5.4	10.9	3.9
65 years and over	8.3	4.4	7.6	4.2	10.9	5.5	13.6	3.7	12.3	5.9

Men, 16 years and over	8.4	5.1	7.4	4.4	13.8	8.6	9.6	5.0	10.2	5.9
16 to 19 years	18.4	11.8	17.1	10.4	25.5	18.0	21.7	15.4	23.5	16.1
16 to 17 years	17.5	10.9	17.0	9.3	23.0	18.0	-	-	21.7	16.5
18 to 19 years	19.0	12.3	17.1	11.1	27.0	18.0	26.3	21.7	24.4	15.9
20 years and over	8.0	4.8	7.0	4.2	13.3	8.3	9.3	4.8	9.6	5.4
20 to 24 years	14.4	9.4	11.9	7.8	25.5	13.9	19.3	12.5	13.3	8.9
25 years and over	7.3	4.4	6.5	3.9	11.8	7.5	8.5	4.2	9.1	4.9
25 to 54 years	7.5	4.6	6.7	4.0	12.1	8.0	7.6	3.8	8.7	5.2
25 to 34 years	9.7	5.6	8.8	5.0	14.3	10.0	9.5	3.1	11.3	7.0
35 to 44 years	6.5	4.2	5.7	3.7	12.1	7.2	4.4	4.2	7.4	4.2
45 to 54 years	6.0	3.8	5.4	3.3	8.8	6.2	9.1	4.1	7.0	4.0
55 years and over	7.0	3.8	6.1	3.4	11.0	5.8	12.0	5.9	10.7	3.9
55 to 64 years	6.9	3.7	6.1	3.3	11.0	5.8	11.5	6.3	11.0	3.3
65 years and over	7.1	4.1	6.3	3.7	11.0	5.7	13.4	4.9	9.7	5.7

Women, 16 years and over	9.5	5.3	8.6	4.7	12.7	8.2	11.6	4.4	12.5	6.8
16 to 19 years	15.7	10.3	14.3	8.9	19.3	14.1	26.1	17.2	20.4	15.6
16 to 17 years	14.7	11.0	13.8	9.1	18.9	14.4	-	-	23.2	18.9
18 to 19 years	16.4	9.8	14.6	8.7	19.6	14.0	28.9	13.8	19.1	13.7
20 years and over	9.2	5.0	8.3	4.5	12.4	8.0	11.4	4.2	12.1	6.3
20 to 24 years	15.3	8.2	13.3	7.0	23.4	14.7	19.6	5.3	19.7	9.9
25 years and over	8.6	4.7	7.8	4.2	11.2	7.2	10.6	4.1	10.9	5.7
25 to 54 years	8.5	4.9	7.7	4.4	11.4	7.4	10.2	4.1	10.7	5.9
25 to 34 years	10.1	5.8	9.1	4.9	14.7	9.8	11.2	5.0	11.4	6.2
35 to 44 years	7.4	4.5	6.7	3.9	8.5	7.4	9.0	3.4	9.4	5.7
45 to 54 years	7.9	4.2	7.2	4.1	10.5	4.3	10.2	4.1	11.3	5.7
55 years and over	8.7	4.2	8.0	3.9	10.8	6.5	12.3	3.9	11.8	4.9
55 to 64 years	8.3	4.0	7.5	3.5	10.8	7.0	11.8	4.4	10.6	4.6
65 years and over	9.8	4.8	9.4	4.8	10.7	5.2	13.9	2.2	15.9	6.3
NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 60,000).

Last Modified Date: October 08, 2021