This statistic shows the percentage of the unemployed who were jobless for 27 weeks or longer in the U.S. in 2020, by race and ethnicity. In 2020, about 18.92 percent of Black or African American unemployed had been jobless for at least 27 weeks.
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Percentage of the unemployed who were jobless for 27 weeks or longer in the U.S. in 2020, by race and ethnicity
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Percentage of long-term unemployed among all unemployed
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 22, 2021). Percentage of the unemployed who were jobless for 27 weeks or longer in the U.S. in 2020, by race and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/218655/long-term-unemployment-rate-in-the-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Percentage of the unemployed who were jobless for 27 weeks or longer in the U.S. in 2020, by race and ethnicity." Chart. January 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/218655/long-term-unemployment-rate-in-the-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Percentage of the unemployed who were jobless for 27 weeks or longer in the U.S. in 2020, by race and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/218655/long-term-unemployment-rate-in-the-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Percentage of The Unemployed Who Were Jobless for 27 Weeks or Longer in The U.S. in 2020, by Race and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/218655/long-term-unemployment-rate-in-the-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Percentage of the unemployed who were jobless for 27 weeks or longer in the U.S. in 2020, by race and ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/218655/long-term-unemployment-rate-in-the-us-by-race-and-ethnicity/ (last visited June 30, 2022)
