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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
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
2nd
2022
2nd
2023
2nd
2022
2nd
2023
2nd
2022
2nd
2023
2nd
2022
2nd
2023
2nd
2022
2nd
2023

Total, 16 years and over

3.5 3.4 3.1 3.0 5.9 5.4 2.8 3.0 4.1 4.0

16 to 19 years

11.1 10.8 10.3 9.6 17.9 15.3 9.3 10.6 11.9 11.1

16 to 17 years

11.6 11.7 10.6 10.7 19.7 19.1 8.6 5.3 13.3 13.0

18 to 19 years

10.8 10.2 10.1 9.0 17.1 13.1 9.6 12.9 11.3 10.2

20 years and over

3.2 3.1 2.8 2.8 5.5 5.1 2.7 2.8 3.7 3.6

20 to 24 years

6.9 6.0 6.1 5.3 11.6 9.2 7.1 5.8 7.0 6.2

25 years and over

2.8 2.8 2.5 2.5 4.8 4.6 2.3 2.5 3.2 3.2

25 to 54 years

2.9 3.0 2.6 2.6 5.0 4.9 2.2 2.4 3.1 3.2

25 to 34 years

3.6 3.7 3.2 3.1 6.1 6.5 2.4 3.1 3.4 3.8

35 to 44 years

2.8 2.8 2.6 2.5 4.5 4.5 2.6 2.0 3.3 2.9

45 to 54 years

2.1 2.3 1.8 2.2 4.2 3.3 1.4 2.0 2.6 3.0

55 years and over

2.6 2.5 2.4 2.2 3.8 3.5 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.2

55 to 64 years

2.5 2.4 2.3 2.0 3.6 3.3 2.7 3.5 3.2 3.2

65 years and over

2.9 2.7 2.7 2.6 4.1 3.9 3.2 2.0 4.0 3.4

Men, 16 years and over

3.5 3.5 3.2 3.1 6.2 5.5 2.7 3.3 3.6 3.9

16 to 19 years

11.2 11.2 10.1 10.4 19.9 11.1 6.0 12.4 11.6 11.6

16 to 17 years

11.3 12.0 10.4 10.9 20.1 16.3 - - 14.3 14.7

18 to 19 years

11.1 10.8 9.9 10.1 19.8 8.0 5.6 14.4 10.6 10.4

20 years and over

3.2 3.2 2.9 2.9 5.7 5.3 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.5

20 to 24 years

7.6 6.6 6.6 6.0 13.1 10.4 8.7 5.7 7.1 6.7

25 years and over

2.8 2.9 2.6 2.5 4.7 4.7 2.3 2.9 2.7 3.1

25 to 54 years

2.9 2.9 2.6 2.6 5.1 4.9 2.1 2.4 2.6 3.1

25 to 34 years

3.8 3.8 3.4 3.4 6.4 6.0 2.4 2.9 3.0 4.0

35 to 44 years

2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 4.6 4.7 2.2 1.9 2.6 2.3

45 to 54 years

2.0 2.4 1.7 2.2 3.8 3.5 1.7 2.6 2.1 2.8

55 years and over

2.7 2.6 2.6 2.3 3.5 3.9 2.8 4.6 3.3 3.3

55 to 64 years

2.6 2.6 2.4 2.2 3.4 4.0 2.9 5.4 3.1 3.2

65 years and over

2.9 2.6 2.8 2.6 3.8 3.6 2.5 2.1 4.2 3.5

Women, 16 years and over

3.5 3.4 3.1 2.9 5.6 5.4 2.8 2.6 4.6 4.1

16 to 19 years

11.0 10.3 10.5 8.9 15.7 18.9 12.6 9.1 12.2 10.4

16 to 17 years

11.8 11.4 10.8 10.4 19.2 21.6 - - 12.2 11.4

18 to 19 years

10.5 9.6 10.3 7.8 14.1 17.4 13.3 11.4 12.2 9.9

20 years and over

3.2 3.1 2.8 2.7 5.3 4.9 2.6 2.4 4.2 3.7

20 to 24 years

6.2 5.3 5.4 4.6 10.1 8.1 5.5 5.9 7.0 5.7

25 years and over

2.8 2.8 2.5 2.4 4.8 4.5 2.4 2.2 3.8 3.4

25 to 54 years

2.9 3.0 2.5 2.6 5.0 4.9 2.3 2.4 3.9 3.5

25 to 34 years

3.4 3.6 3.0 2.8 5.7 7.0 2.4 3.3 3.9 3.6

35 to 44 years

3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 4.5 4.3 3.1 2.2 4.4 3.7

45 to 54 years

2.3 2.2 1.9 2.1 4.6 3.2 1.2 1.5 3.3 3.1

55 years and over

2.6 2.2 2.3 2.1 4.0 3.1 2.8 1.4 3.4 3.2

55 to 64 years

2.4 2.0 2.2 1.9 3.9 2.7 2.4 1.3 3.4 3.2

65 years and over

2.9 2.8 2.6 2.6 4.4 4.1 3.8 1.9 3.7 3.4

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: August 29, 2024