Department of Labor Logo United States Department of Labor
Dot gov

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Economic News Release
PRINT:Print
CPS CPS Program Links

Table 4. Extent of unemployment during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2021-2022

Table 4. Extent of unemployment during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2021-2022
[Numbers in thousands]
Extent of unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Total Men Women
2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022

WHITE

Total who worked or looked for work

130,965 131,341 70,463 70,583 60,502 60,757

Percent with unemployment

8.8 7.1 9.2 7.5 8.2 6.7

Total with unemployment

11,465 9,349 6,509 5,266 4,956 4,083

Did not work but looked for work

1,823 1,304 952 692 871 612

Worked during the year

9,642 8,044 5,557 4,574 4,085 3,470

Median weeks of unemployment for all workers

14.9 12.2 15.9 12.7 13.9 11.1

Percent who worked during the year(1)

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Year-round workers(2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment

3.1 4.3 3.6 4.7 2.5 3.8

Part-year workers(3) with unemployment

96.9 95.7 96.4 95.3 97.5 96.2

1 to 4 weeks

21.0 22.9 19.8 21.1 22.6 25.3

5 to 14 weeks

26.3 31.4 24.8 31.9 28.3 30.7

15 weeks or more

49.6 41.4 51.7 42.3 46.6 40.2

With 2 spells or more of unemployment

20.3 20.2 21.6 20.9 18.6 19.3

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Total who worked or looked for work

21,427 22,270 10,133 10,513 11,294 11,757

Percent with unemployment

13.2 10.2 14.1 11.3 12.5 9.2

Total with unemployment

2,833 2,265 1,425 1,187 1,408 1,078

Did not work but looked for work

620 535 277 296 343 240

Worked during the year

2,213 1,730 1,148 892 1,065 838

Median weeks of unemployment for all workers

19.7 15.7 19.1 15.0 20.2 16.3

Percent who worked during the year(1)

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Year-round workers(2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment

1.4 4.2 1.6 4.3 1.2 4.0

Part-year workers(3) with unemployment

98.6 95.8 98.4 95.7 98.8 96.0

1 to 4 weeks

17.8 15.5 15.2 16.6 20.6 14.3

5 to 14 weeks

22.1 29.2 26.0 29.1 18.0 29.3

15 weeks or more

58.7 51.1 57.3 49.9 60.2 52.4

With 2 spells or more of unemployment

19.6 22.1 23.3 21.9 15.7 22.3

ASIAN

Total who worked or looked for work

11,171 11,754 5,802 6,225 5,369 5,528

Percent with unemployment

8.6 6.3 8.9 6.7 8.1 5.8

Total with unemployment

955 737 518 415 437 322

Did not work but looked for work

252 147 133 86 119 62

Worked during the year

704 590 385 330 318 260

Median weeks of unemployment for all workers

18.7 13.5 19.6 14.4 16.9 10.9

Percent who worked during the year(1)

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Year-round workers(2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment

5.9 2.5 5.1 3.0 6.8 2.0

Part-year workers(3) with unemployment

94.1 97.5 94.9 97.0 93.2 98.0

1 to 4 weeks

13.8 23.4 14.6 19.1 12.9 28.8

5 to 14 weeks

23.4 28.5 20.1 30.1 27.4 26.4

15 weeks or more

56.9 45.6 60.2 47.8 52.8 42.8

With 2 spells or more of unemployment

12.3 17.0 13.5 18.0 10.8 15.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Total who worked or looked for work

30,924 31,974 17,422 17,852 13,502 14,123

Percent with unemployment

11.6 9.5 11.9 9.4 11.4 9.6

Total with unemployment

3,603 3,033 2,067 1,673 1,536 1,360

Did not work but looked for work

611 517 313 260 298 257

Worked during the year

2,992 2,517 1,754 1,414 1,238 1,103

Median weeks of unemployment for all workers

16.4 12.6 17.5 12.9 14.7 11.9

Percent who worked during the year(1)

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Year-round workers(2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment

4.1 3.9 5.2 3.6 2.5 4.4

Part-year workers(3) with unemployment

95.9 96.1 94.8 96.4 97.5 95.6

1 to 4 weeks

20.0 22.0 18.5 21.7 22.2 22.5

5 to 14 weeks

23.2 32.7 21.1 33.0 26.1 32.3

15 weeks or more

52.7 41.3 55.2 41.7 49.3 40.9

With 2 spells or more of unemployment

19.7 23.2 21.7 25.6 16.9 20.1

(1) Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
(2) Worked 50 or 51 weeks.
(3) Worked less than 50 weeks.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals shown in table 3 because data are not presented for all races. 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 75,000).

Last Modified Date: December 19, 2023