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Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2010 to 2023

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Year201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220230.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%Estimated Percentage of Persons Over Age 16 in Labor ForceUnemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2010 to 2023WhiteBlackHispanicAsian
Race/EthnicityYearEstimated Percentage of Persons Over Age 16 in Labor Force90% Confidence Interval, Lower Limit90% Confidence Interval, Upper LimitFootnotes

White

 1White201020109.4%9.1%9.7%
 1White201120119.5%9.2%9.8%
 1White201220128.4%8.1%8.7%
 1White201320137.7%7.4%8.0%
 1White201420146.3%6.1%6.5%
 1White201520155.4%5.2%5.6%
 1White201620165.2%5.0%5.4%
 1White201720174.5%4.3%4.7%
 1White201820184.1%3.9%4.3%
 1White201920193.9%3.7%4.1%
 1White20202020NA
 1White202120217.0%6.7%7.3%
 1White202220223.9%3.7%4.1%
 1White202320233.4%3.1%3.7%

Black

 2Black2010201017.1%16.2%18.0%
 2Black2011201117.8%16.9%18.7%
 2Black2012201218.3%17.4%19.2%
 2Black2013201315.6%14.9%16.3%
 2Black2014201413.8%12.9%14.7%
 2Black2015201512.1%11.4%12.8%
 2Black2016201610.0%9.3%10.7%
 2Black201720179.8%9.0%10.6%
 2Black201820189.0%8.1%9.9%
 2Black201920198.0%7.2%8.8%
 2Black20202020NA
 2Black2021202111.0%10.1%11.9%
 2Black202220228.8%7.9%9.7%
 2Black202320237.7%6.8%8.6%

Hispanic

 3Hispanic2010201012.5%11.7%13.3%
 3Hispanic2011201112.7%12.0%13.4%
 3Hispanic2012201211.5%10.9%12.1%
 3Hispanic2013201310.1%9.5%10.7%
 3Hispanic201420148.1%7.5%8.7%
 3Hispanic201520157.0%6.5%7.5%
 3Hispanic201620166.5%6.0%7.0%
 3Hispanic201720175.3%4.9%5.7%
 3Hispanic201820184.6%4.1%5.1%
 3Hispanic201920195.0%4.5%5.5%
 3Hispanic20202020NA
 3Hispanic202120219.5%8.9%10.1%
 3Hispanic202220226.2%5.7%6.7%
 3Hispanic202320236.0%5.4%6.6%

Asian

 4Asian201020107.7%7.0%8.4%
 4Asian201120116.6%6.0%7.2%
 4Asian201220126.9%6.2%7.6%
 4Asian201320136.1%5.4%6.8%
 4Asian201420145.5%5.0%6.0%
 4Asian201520154.9%4.4%5.4%
 4Asian201620164.7%4.2%5.2%
 4Asian201720174.0%3.5%4.5%
 4Asian201820184.3%3.8%4.8%
 4Asian201920193.6%3.2%4.0%
 4Asian20202020NA
 4Asian202120216.5%5.8%7.2%
 4Asian202220223.4%2.9%3.9%
 4Asian202320234.4%3.7%5.1%
  • NAData not available

Why Is This Important?

People with steady employment are less likely to live in poverty and more likely to be healthy.1

Definition

Estimated percentage of persons in the labor force who are unemployed

Data Source

American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
(https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/)

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Estimated number of unemployed persons

  • Denominator:

    Estimated number of persons age 16 years and over and in the labor force

Data Issues

The U.S. Census Bureau did not release its standard 1-year estimates from the 2020 American Community Survey because of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on data collection.

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Indicator Data Last Updated On 09/19/2024, Published on 09/19/2024
NJ State Health Assessment Data, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360 (https://nj.gov/health/shad)