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Year | Total | White | Black or African American | Asian | Hispanic or Latino ethnicity | ||||||||||
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Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
1972 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 11.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
1973 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 11.1 | -- | -- | -- | 7.5 | 6.7 | 9.0 |
1974 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 11.3 | -- | -- | -- | 8.1 | 7.3 | 9.4 |
1975 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | -- | -- | -- | 12.2 | 11.4 | 13.5 |
1976 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 14.3 | -- | -- | -- | 11.5 | 10.8 | 12.7 |
1977 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 14.9 | -- | -- | -- | 10.1 | 9.0 | 11.9 |
1978 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 13.8 | -- | -- | -- | 9.1 | 7.7 | 11.3 |
1979 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 13.3 | -- | -- | -- | 8.3 | 7.0 | 10.3 |
1980 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.0 | -- | -- | -- | 10.1 | 9.7 | 10.7 |
1981 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.6 | -- | -- | -- | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.8 |
1982 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 18.9 | 20.1 | 17.6 | -- | -- | -- | 13.8 | 13.6 | 14.1 |
1983 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 19.5 | 20.3 | 18.6 | -- | -- | -- | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.8 |
1984 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 15.9 | 16.4 | 15.4 | -- | -- | -- | 10.7 | 10.5 | 11.1 |
1985 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 14.9 | -- | -- | -- | 10.5 | 10.2 | 11.0 |
1986 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 14.2 | -- | -- | -- | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.8 |
1987 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 13.2 | -- | -- | -- | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
1988 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | -- | -- | -- | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 |
1989 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.4 | -- | -- | -- | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.8 |
1990 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 10.9 | -- | -- | -- | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.4 |
1991 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 12.0 | -- | -- | -- | 10.0 | 10.3 | 9.6 |
1992 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 14.2 | 15.2 | 13.2 | -- | -- | -- | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.4 |
1993 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 12.1 | -- | -- | -- | 10.8 | 10.6 | 11.0 |
1994 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 11.0 | -- | -- | -- | 9.9 | 9.4 | 10.7 |
1995 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 | -- | -- | -- | 9.3 | 8.8 | 10.0 |
1996 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 10.0 | -- | -- | -- | 8.9 | 7.9 | 10.2 |
1997 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 9.9 | -- | -- | -- | 7.7 | 7.0 | 8.9 |
1998 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | -- | -- | -- | 7.2 | 6.4 | 8.2 |
1999 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.8 | -- | -- | -- | 6.4 | 5.6 | 7.6 |
2000 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 6.8 |
2001 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 7.5 |
2002 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 8.0 |
2003 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.4 |
2004 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.6 |
2005 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 6.9 |
2006 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
2007 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 6.1 |
2008 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 |
NOTE: Beginning in 2003, estimates for white, black or African American, and Asian race groups include persons who selected that race group only; previously, multiracial persons were included in the group they identified as the main race. Asian estimates for 2000–02 include Asian and Pacific Islanders; beginning in 2003, Asians are a separate category. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Dash indicates data not available.
SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
Last Modified Date: December 4, 2009