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Employment Status by Race, 1975–2008

Year	Employment rate¹			Unemployment rate²
Year	White	Black	Hispanic³	White	Black	Hispanic³
1975	56.7%	50.1%	53.4%	7.8%	14.8%	12.2%
1980	60.0	52.3	57.6	6.3	14.3	10.1
1985	61.0	53.4	57.8	6.2	15.1	10.5
1990	63.7	56.7	61.9	4.8	11.4	8.2
1995	63.8	57.1	59.7	4.9	10.4	9.3
2000	65.1	60.8	64.7	3.5	7.6	5.7
2001	64.4	59.7	64.9	4.2	8.7	6.6
2002	63.4	58.1	63.9	5.1	10.3	7.5
2003	63.0	57.4	63.1	5.2	10.8	7.7
2004	63.1	57.2	63.8	4.8	10.4	7.0
2005	63.4	57.7	64.0	4.4	10.0	6.0
2008	62.8	57.3	63.3	5.2	10.1	7.6

NOTE: Data apply to workers age 16 and older.

1. Percentage of overall population that was employed. 2. Percentage of labor force that was unemployed. 3. Hispanic persons may be of any race.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Web: data.bls.gov .

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