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

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

HOUSEHOLD DATA
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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	2nd 2020	2nd 2021	2nd 2020	2nd 2021	2nd 2020	2nd 2021	2nd 2020	2nd 2021	2nd 2020	2nd 2021
Total, 16 years and over	12.9	5.8	12.0	5.1	16.1	9.2	14.3	5.6	16.7	7.2
16 to 19 years	28.7	11.3	27.6	10.3	31.7	15.9	27.6	14.7	33.0	14.7
16 to 17 years	29.5	11.8	29.0	10.6	35.5	18.2	-	12.5	31.1	17.2
18 to 19 years	28.2	11.1	26.9	10.0	29.6	14.9	29.8	15.9	33.7	13.6
20 years and over	12.3	5.6	11.5	4.9	15.5	9.0	14.1	5.4	16.0	6.9
20 to 24 years	22.7	10.0	20.9	8.6	27.5	15.2	29.7	9.9	25.5	10.8
25 years and over	11.3	5.1	10.5	4.5	14.2	8.3	13.0	5.1	14.6	6.3
25 to 54 years	11.2	5.2	10.4	4.5	14.5	8.9	11.9	4.7	14.6	6.2
25 to 34 years	13.0	6.1	12.1	5.1	17.1	10.5	13.9	5.3	15.1	6.8
35 to 44 years	10.0	4.9	9.4	4.3	11.8	8.1	10.4	4.3	13.9	5.9
45 to 54 years	10.3	4.6	9.5	4.1	13.9	7.5	11.4	4.6	14.8	5.6
55 years and over	11.5	4.8	11.0	4.4	13.3	6.3	17.3	6.6	14.9	7.1
55 to 64 years	10.9	4.6	10.3	4.2	12.9	5.9	16.7	6.7	13.9	7.2
65 years and over	13.2	5.2	12.8	4.8	14.5	7.3	18.9	6.0	18.7	6.8

Men, 16 years and over	11.9	6.0	10.9	5.2	16.2	10.0	13.0	5.7	15.2	6.7
16 to 19 years	27.1	11.5	25.9	10.9	29.8	12.1	28.9	17.2	33.6	13.4
16 to 17 years	24.9	11.7	24.2	10.5	34.5	16.2	-	-	26.4	14.6
18 to 19 years	28.1	11.4	26.8	11.1	27.7	10.5	-	-	36.7	12.9
20 years and over	11.4	5.7	10.4	5.0	15.7	9.9	12.8	5.4	14.5	6.5
20 to 24 years	21.3	11.0	18.9	9.5	27.1	15.5	34.2	10.7	23.3	11.4
25 years and over	10.4	5.2	9.6	4.5	14.4	9.3	11.3	5.1	13.4	5.8
25 to 54 years	10.5	5.4	9.6	4.6	14.8	10.0	10.2	4.7	13.4	5.6
25 to 34 years	12.8	6.5	11.8	5.6	17.5	11.9	13.0	5.3	14.3	6.5
35 to 44 years	9.3	4.8	8.7	4.1	11.3	8.8	8.8	4.2	13.0	4.9
45 to 54 years	9.1	4.8	8.3	4.2	14.8	8.7	8.5	4.5	12.6	5.4
55 years and over	10.2	4.7	9.6	4.2	13.1	6.8	15.9	6.8	13.5	6.6
55 to 64 years	9.7	4.7	9.1	4.2	12.5	6.1	14.8	7.3	12.7	6.7
65 years and over	11.6	4.9	10.9	4.3	15.1	8.7	18.9	5.2	16.9	6.5

Women, 16 years and over	14.0	5.6	13.3	4.9	16.1	8.5	15.8	5.6	18.7	7.8
16 to 19 years	30.4	11.1	29.5	9.6	33.2	18.9	26.4	12.4	32.3	16.2
16 to 17 years	33.5	11.9	33.3	10.7	36.1	19.7	-	-	36.7	19.9
18 to 19 years	28.4	10.7	27.0	8.9	31.3	18.6	-	12.8	30.9	14.4
20 years and over	13.4	5.4	12.7	4.7	15.4	8.1	15.6	5.4	17.9	7.4
20 to 24 years	24.1	8.9	23.0	7.7	27.9	14.8	25.6	9.2	27.9	10.0
25 years and over	12.2	5.0	11.6	4.4	14.0	7.4	14.8	5.1	16.4	7.0
25 to 54 years	11.9	5.0	11.2	4.4	14.2	7.8	13.9	4.8	16.3	6.9
25 to 34 years	13.3	5.6	12.4	4.6	16.7	9.2	15.0	5.2	16.2	7.2
35 to 44 years	10.8	5.0	10.2	4.5	12.2	7.4	12.1	4.5	15.2	7.3
45 to 54 years	11.5	4.4	10.9	3.9	13.1	6.5	14.5	4.7	17.6	5.9
55 years and over	13.0	4.8	12.6	4.6	13.4	5.8	18.9	6.3	16.8	7.7
55 to 64 years	12.2	4.6	11.7	4.3	13.3	5.8	18.8	6.2	15.7	7.8
65 years and over	15.2	5.6	15.2	5.3	13.9	5.9	19.0	7.0	21.3	7.3
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: July 02, 2021