In 2023, 5.5 percent of the Black or African-American population in the United States were unemployed, the highest unemployment rate of any ethnicity. In 2023, the national unemployment rate stood at 3.6 percent.
Unemployment rate in the United States in 2023, by ethnicity
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 26, 2024). Unemployment rate in the United States in 2023, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/237917/us-unemployment-rate-by-race-and-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Unemployment rate in the United States in 2023, by ethnicity." Chart. January 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/237917/us-unemployment-rate-by-race-and-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Unemployment rate in the United States in 2023, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/237917/us-unemployment-rate-by-race-and-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Unemployment Rate in The United States in 2023, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/237917/us-unemployment-rate-by-race-and-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Unemployment rate in the United States in 2023, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/237917/us-unemployment-rate-by-race-and-ethnicity/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Unemployment rate in the United States in 2023, by ethnicity [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/237917/us-unemployment-rate-by-race-and-ethnicity/