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Black and Hispanic workers face higher rates of unemployment than similarly, and sometimes less educated, white workers: Unemployment rates by race and ethnicity and education, 2023

Black White Hispanic
Overall 5.7% 2.9% 4.6%
Less than HS 13.3% 7.4% 6.1%
High school 7.8% 3.8% 5.5%
Some college 5.0% 2.8% 3.8%
Bachelor’s degree 3.1% 2.2% 3.2%
Advanced degree 2.0% 1.7% 1.9%
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Notes: Race and ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race). Educational categories are mutually exclusive and represent the highest education level attained for all individuals ages 16 and older.

Source: Economic Policy Institute, State of Working America Data Library, [Unemployment by race and education], 2023.

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