Figure A

Unemployment rate in Mississippi, all and by race, 2007Q4–2012Q4

All Black White
2007 Q4 6.2% 10.8% 3.8%
2008 Q1 6.1% 12.1% 3.0%
2008 Q2 6.6% 11.6% 4.0%
2008 Q3 7.2% 11.7% 5.0%
2008 Q4 7.5% 12.7% 5.2%
2009 Q1 8.3% 12.7% 5.6%
2009 Q2 9.1% 12.5% 6.8%
2009 Q3 9.7% 13.4% 7.9%
2009 Q4 10.5% 17.6% 6.8%
2010 Q1 10.8% 19.8% 5.9%
2010 Q2 10.4% 17.7% 6.1%
2010 Q3 10.2% 17.0% 6.6%
2010 Q4 10.7% 19.6% 5.7%
2011 Q1 10.1% 18.5% 5.4%
2011 Q2 10.7% 19.6% 5.7%
2011 Q3 10.9% 19.8% 6.6%
2011 Q4 10.6% 16.7% 7.9%
2012 Q1 9.5% 13.7% 7.5%
2012 Q2 8.8% 12.7% 6.7%
2012 Q3 9.2% 14.0% 6.6%
2012 Q4 8.7% 14.3% 5.4%
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Note: Data are quarterly, beginning with 2007 Q4 and ending with 2012 Q4. Races and ethnicities are presented in mutually exclusive categories, i.e., white refers to non-Hispanic whites and black refers to non-Hispanic blacks.

Source: Author's analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics and basic monthly Current Population Survey microdata

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