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June 22, 2006
Table 1:
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Male Unemployment by Race, Nativity |
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and Education, 2003 and 2005 |
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(Male workers 25 years and older) |
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|
Unemployment Rate (%) |
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U.S.-born |
2003 |
2005 |
% point change |
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All races |
4.9% |
3.9% |
-1.0% |
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White, non-Hispanic |
4.3% |
3.2% |
-1.1% |
|
Black, non-Hispanic |
8.9% |
8.0% |
-0.9% |
|
Hispanic |
6.3% |
4.8% |
-1.5% |
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U.S.-born HS Dropouts |
|
|
|
|
All races |
9.2% |
8.1% |
-1.1% |
|
White, non-Hispanic |
7.7% |
6.7% |
-1.0% |
|
Black, non-Hispanic |
14.5% |
15.0% |
0.5% |
|
Hispanic |
9.5% |
7.3% |
-2.2% |
|
Foreign-born |
|
|
|
|
All races |
5.7% |
3.7% |
-2.0% |
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White, non-Hispanic |
4.8% |
3.2% |
-1.6% |
|
Black, non-Hispanic |
8.2% |
5.4% |
-2.8% |
|
Hispanic |
5.6% |
3.7% |
-1.9% |
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Foreign-born-HS Dropouts |
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|
|
|
All races |
6.9% |
4.4% |
-2.5% |
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White, non-Hispanic |
6.3% |
4.8% |
-1.5% |
|
Black, non-Hispanic |
11.1% |
4.3% |
-6.8% |
|
Hispanic |
6.5% |
4.4% |
-2.1% |
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Source: Current Population Survey (CPS), Bureau
of Labor Statistics. |
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Unpublished work tables sent to author by
Abraham Mosisa, BLS economist. |
Edwin S. Rubenstein (email
him) is President of
ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis. |
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