Unemployment rate of workers age 16 and older by race, 1995–2017
| White | Black | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan-1995 | 4.8 | 10.3 |
| Feb-1995 | 4.7 | 10.1 |
| Mar-1995 | 4.7 | 9.7 |
| Apr-1995 | 5.0 | 10.7 |
| May-1995 | 5.0 | 10.0 |
| Jun-1995 | 4.9 | 10.7 |
| Jul-1995 | 4.9 | 10.9 |
| Aug-1995 | 4.9 | 11.1 |
| Sep-1995 | 4.9 | 11.1 |
| Oct-1995 | 4.9 | 10.0 |
| Nov-1995 | 5.0 | 9.7 |
| Dec-1995 | 4.9 | 10.2 |
| Jan-1996 | 4.9 | 10.6 |
| Feb-1996 | 4.8 | 10.0 |
| Mar-1996 | 4.8 | 10.6 |
| Apr-1996 | 4.8 | 10.7 |
| May-1996 | 4.9 | 10.2 |
| Jun-1996 | 4.6 | 10.4 |
| Jul-1996 | 4.7 | 10.6 |
| Aug-1996 | 4.4 | 10.6 |
| Sep-1996 | 4.5 | 10.6 |
| Oct-1996 | 4.5 | 10.7 |
| Nov-1996 | 4.6 | 10.6 |
| Dec-1996 | 4.6 | 10.5 |
| Jan-1997 | 4.5 | 10.8 |
| Feb-1997 | 4.5 | 10.7 |
| Mar-1997 | 4.4 | 10.5 |
| Apr-1997 | 4.3 | 10.2 |
| May-1997 | 4.1 | 10.3 |
| Jun-1997 | 4.2 | 10.8 |
| Jul-1997 | 4.2 | 9.5 |
| Aug-1997 | 4.2 | 9.4 |
| Sep-1997 | 4.2 | 9.5 |
| Oct-1997 | 4.1 | 9.5 |
| Nov-1997 | 3.9 | 9.5 |
| Dec-1997 | 3.9 | 10.0 |
| Jan-1998 | 4.0 | 9.4 |
| Feb-1998 | 3.9 | 9.3 |
| Mar-1998 | 4.0 | 9.2 |
| Apr-1998 | 3.7 | 9.1 |
| May-1998 | 3.8 | 8.9 |
| Jun-1998 | 3.9 | 8.8 |
| Jul-1998 | 3.8 | 9.5 |
| Aug-1998 | 3.9 | 8.8 |
| Sep-1998 | 3.9 | 9.1 |
| Oct-1998 | 3.9 | 8.6 |
| Nov-1998 | 3.8 | 8.6 |
| Dec-1998 | 3.8 | 7.7 |
| Jan-1999 | 3.8 | 7.8 |
| Feb-1999 | 3.8 | 8.2 |
| Mar-1999 | 3.6 | 8.0 |
| Apr-1999 | 3.8 | 7.8 |
| May-1999 | 3.7 | 7.4 |
| Jun-1999 | 3.8 | 7.7 |
| Jul-1999 | 3.7 | 8.7 |
| Aug-1999 | 3.7 | 7.7 |
| Sep-1999 | 3.6 | 8.5 |
| Oct-1999 | 3.5 | 8.4 |
| Nov-1999 | 3.5 | 8.0 |
| Dec-1999 | 3.5 | 7.8 |
| Jan-2000 | 3.4 | 8.2 |
| Feb-2000 | 3.6 | 8.1 |
| Mar-2000 | 3.5 | 7.4 |
| Apr-2000 | 3.4 | 7.0% |
| May-2000 | 3.5 | 7.7 |
| Jun-2000 | 3.4 | 7.8 |
| Jul-2000 | 3.5 | 7.7 |
| Aug-2000 | 3.6 | 7.9 |
| Sep-2000 | 3.5 | 7.3 |
| Oct-2000 | 3.4% | 7.3 |
| Nov-2000 | 3.5 | 7.3 |
| Dec-2000 | 3.5 | 7.4 |
| Jan-2001 | 3.6 | 8.2 |
| Feb-2001 | 3.7 | 7.7 |
| Mar-2001 | 3.7 | 8.3 |
| Apr-2001 | 3.9 | 8.0 |
| May-2001 | 3.8 | 7.9 |
| Jun-2001 | 4.0 | 8.3 |
| Jul-2001 | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| Aug-2001 | 4.3 | 9.1 |
| Sep-2001 | 4.3 | 8.9 |
| Oct-2001 | 4.7 | 9.5 |
| Nov-2001 | 4.9 | 9.8 |
| Dec-2001 | 5.1 | 10.1 |
| Jan-2002 | 5.1 | 10.0 |
| Feb-2002 | 5.0 | 9.9 |
| Mar-2002 | 5.0 | 10.5 |
| Apr-2002 | 5.2 | 10.7 |
| May-2002 | 5.1 | 10.2 |
| Jun-2002 | 5.1 | 10.5 |
| Jul-2002 | 5.2 | 9.8 |
| Aug-2002 | 5.1 | 9.8 |
| Sep-2002 | 5.1 | 9.7 |
| Oct-2002 | 5.1 | 9.8 |
| Nov-2002 | 5.1 | 10.7 |
| Dec-2002 | 5.1 | 11.3 |
| Jan-2003 | 5.2 | 10.5 |
| Feb-2003 | 5.1 | 10.7 |
| Mar-2003 | 5.1 | 10.3 |
| Apr-2003 | 5.3 | 10.9 |
| May-2003 | 5.4 | 10.9 |
| Jun-2003 | 5.5 | 11.5 |
| Jul-2003 | 5.4 | 10.9 |
| Aug-2003 | 5.4 | 10.9 |
| Sep-2003 | 5.3 | 11.1 |
| Oct-2003 | 5.1 | 11.4 |
| Nov-2003 | 5.2 | 10.2 |
| Dec-2003 | 5.0 | 10.1 |
| Jan-2004 | 5.0 | 10.4 |
| Feb-2004 | 4.9 | 9.7 |
| Mar-2004 | 5.1 | 10.3 |
| Apr-2004 | 5.0 | 9.8 |
| May-2004 | 4.9 | 10.1 |
| Jun-2004 | 5.0 | 10.2 |
| Jul-2004 | 4.7 | 11.0 |
| Aug-2004 | 4.7 | 10.5 |
| Sep-2004 | 4.6 | 10.3 |
| Oct-2004 | 4.6 | 10.8 |
| Nov-2004 | 4.6 | 10.7 |
| Dec-2004 | 4.5 | 10.7 |
| Jan-2005 | 4.5 | 10.6 |
| Feb-2005 | 4.6 | 10.9 |
| Mar-2005 | 4.5 | 10.5 |
| Apr-2005 | 4.4 | 10.3 |
| May-2005 | 4.4 | 10.1 |
| Jun-2005 | 4.3 | 10.2 |
| Jul-2005 | 4.2 | 9.2 |
| Aug-2005 | 4.2 | 9.7 |
| Sep-2005 | 4.4 | 9.4 |
| Oct-2005 | 4.4 | 9.1 |
| Nov-2005 | 4.3 | 10.6 |
| Dec-2005 | 4.2 | 9.2 |
| Jan-2006 | 4.1 | 8.9 |
| Feb-2006 | 4.1 | 9.5 |
| Mar-2006 | 4.0 | 9.5 |
| Apr-2006 | 4.1 | 9.4 |
| May-2006 | 4.1 | 8.7 |
| Jun-2006 | 4.1 | 8.9 |
| Jul-2006 | 4.1 | 9.5 |
| Aug-2006 | 4.1 | 8.8 |
| Sep-2006 | 3.9 | 9.0 |
| Oct-2006 | 3.9 | 8.4 |
| Nov-2006 | 4.0 | 8.5 |
| Dec-2006 | 3.9 | 8.3 |
| Jan-2007 | 4.2 | 7.9 |
| Feb-2007 | 4.1 | 8.0 |
| Mar-2007 | 3.8 | 8.4 |
| Apr-2007 | 4.0 | 8.3 |
| May-2007 | 3.9 | 8.3 |
| Jun-2007 | 4.1 | 8.5 |
| Jul-2007 | 4.2 | 8.1 |
| Aug-2007 | 4.2 | 7.6 |
| Sep-2007 | 4.2 | 8.0 |
| Oct-2007 | 4.1 | 8.5 |
| Nov-2007 | 4.2 | 8.5 |
| Dec-2007 | 4.4 | 9.0 |
| Jan-2008 | 4.4 | 9.1 |
| Feb-2008 | 4.4 | 8.4 |
| Mar-2008 | 4.5 | 9.2 |
| Apr-2008 | 4.4 | 8.6 |
| May-2008 | 4.8 | 9.6 |
| Jun-2008 | 5.0 | 9.4 |
| Jul-2008 | 5.2 | 10.0 |
| Aug-2008 | 5.4 | 10.6 |
| Sep-2008 | 5.4 | 11.3 |
| Oct-2008 | 5.9 | 11.4 |
| Nov-2008 | 6.2 | 11.5 |
| Dec-2008 | 6.7 | 12.1 |
| Jan-2009 | 7.1 | 12.7 |
| Feb-2009 | 7.6 | 13.7 |
| Mar-2009 | 8.0 | 13.7 |
| Apr-2009 | 8.1 | 15.0 |
| May-2009 | 8.5 | 15.0 |
| Jun-2009 | 8.7 | 14.8 |
| Jul-2009 | 8.7 | 14.8 |
| Aug-2009 | 8.9 | 14.8 |
| Sep-2009 | 8.9 | 15.3 |
| Oct-2009 | 9.2 | 15.8 |
| Nov-2009 | 9.2% | 15.7 |
| Dec-2009 | 9.0 | 16.1 |
| Jan-2010 | 8.8 | 16.5 |
| Feb-2010 | 8.9 | 16.1 |
| Mar-2010 | 8.9 | 16.8% |
| Apr-2010 | 9.0 | 16.6 |
| May-2010 | 8.7 | 15.5 |
| Jun-2010 | 8.6 | 15.2 |
| Jul-2010 | 8.5 | 15.6 |
| Aug-2010 | 8.6 | 15.9 |
| Sep-2010 | 8.6 | 16.0 |
| Oct-2010 | 8.6 | 15.6 |
| Nov-2010 | 8.9 | 16.2 |
| Dec-2010 | 8.5 | 15.5 |
| Jan-2011 | 8.1 | 15.8 |
| Feb-2011 | 8.1 | 15.5 |
| Mar-2011 | 8.0 | 15.8 |
| Apr-2011 | 8.1 | 16.5 |
| May-2011 | 7.9 | 16.3 |
| Jun-2011 | 8.1 | 16.2 |
| Jul-2011 | 8.0 | 15.9 |
| Aug-2011 | 7.9 | 16.4 |
| Sep-2011 | 7.9 | 15.9 |
| Oct-2011 | 7.9 | 14.6 |
| Nov-2011 | 7.7 | 15.6 |
| Dec-2011 | 7.5 | 15.4 |
| Jan-2012 | 7.4 | 13.6 |
| Feb-2012 | 7.4 | 14.0 |
| Mar-2012 | 7.3 | 14.0 |
| Apr-2012 | 7.4 | 13.3 |
| May-2012 | 7.4 | 13.5 |
| Jun-2012 | 7.3 | 14.5 |
| Jul-2012 | 7.3 | 14.2 |
| Aug-2012 | 7.2 | 13.8 |
| Sep-2012 | 7.0 | 13.6 |
| Oct-2012 | 6.9 | 14.1 |
| Nov-2012 | 6.8 | 13.3 |
| Dec-2012 | 6.9 | 14.0 |
| Jan-2013 | 7.1 | 13.7 |
| Feb-2013 | 6.8 | 13.9 |
| Mar-2013 | 6.7 | 13.0 |
| Apr-2013 | 6.7 | 13.2 |
| May-2013 | 6.7 | 13.4 |
| Jun-2013 | 6.6 | 14.0 |
| Jul-2013 | 6.5 | 12.6 |
| Aug-2013 | 6.4 | 12.8 |
| Sep-2013 | 6.3 | 13.1 |
| Oct-2013 | 6.3 | 12.9 |
| Nov-2013 | 6.1 | 12.4 |
| Dec-2013 | 6.0 | 11.9 |
| Jan-2014 | 5.7 | 12.1 |
| Feb-2014 | 5.8 | 11.9 |
| Mar-2014 | 5.8 | 12.1 |
| Apr-2014 | 5.3 | 11.5 |
| May-2014 | 5.4 | 11.4 |
| Jun-2014 | 5.3 | 10.9 |
| Jul-2014 | 5.3 | 11.6 |
| Aug-2014 | 5.3 | 11.4 |
| Sep-2014 | 5.1 | 11.0 |
| Oct-2014 | 4.8 | 10.8 |
| Nov-2014 | 4.9 | 11.0 |
| Dec-2014 | 4.8 | 10.5 |
| Jan-2015 | 4.9 | 10.3 |
| Feb-2015 | 4.8 | 10.3 |
| Mar-2015 | 4.7 | 9.9 |
| Apr-2015 | 4.7 | 9.6 |
| May-2015 | 4.7 | 10.2 |
| Jun-2015 | 4.6 | 9.6 |
| Jul-2015 | 4.6 | 9.1 |
| Aug-2015 | 4.4 | 9.4 |
| Sep-2015 | 4.3 | 9.2 |
| Oct-2015 | 4.3 | 9.1 |
| Nov-2015 | 4.3 | 9.4 |
| Dec-2015 | 4.5 | 8.4 |
| Jan-2016 | 4.3 | 8.8 |
| Feb-2016 | 4.3 | 8.8 |
| Mar-2016 | 4.3 | 8.9 |
| Apr-2016 | 4.3 | 8.8 |
| May-2016 | 4.1 | 8.2 |
| Jun-2016 | 4.4 | 8.6 |
| Jul-2016 | 4.3 | 8.4 |
| Aug-2016 | 4.4 | 8.1 |
| Sep-2016 | 4.4 | 8.3 |
| Oct-2016 | 4.3 | 8.6 |
| Nov-2016 | 4.2 | 8.0 |
| Dec-2016 | 4.3 | 7.8 |
| Jan-2017 | 4.3% | 7.7% |
| Feb-2017 | 4.1% | 8.1% |
| Mar-2017 | 3.9% | 8.0% |
| Apr-2017 | 3.8% | 7.9% |
| May-2017 | 3.7% | 7.5% |
| June-2017 | 3.8% | 7.1% |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Population Survey, public data series