Year | Total, 16 years and over | White | Black or African American | Asian | Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 |
2.3 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3.7 |
2001 |
2.6 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 4.6 |
2002 |
3.0 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
2003 |
3.3 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 5.9 |
2004 |
3.2 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 5.3 |
2005 |
3.0 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
2006 |
2.8 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 4.4 |
2007 |
3.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 4.8 |
2008 |
4.0 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 7.0 |
2009 |
6.3 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 11.5 |
2010 |
6.3 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 11.0 |
2011 |
6.0 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 5.1 | 10.1 |
2012 |
5.6 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 9.0 |
2013 |
5.4 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 8.3 |
2014 |
4.9 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 7.5 |
2015 |
4.2 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 6.5 |
2016 |
3.9 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 5.7 |
2017 |
3.4 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 5.0 |
Note: People of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity can be of any race. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey. |