Black or African American 16 Years Old in Civilian Labor Force: - A17006B_001 - Unemployment Rate for the Population 16 Years and Over (Black or African American Alone) - Social Explorer Tables: ACS 2016 (5-Year Estimates) (SE) - Survey ACS 2016 (5-Year Estimates)

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ACS 2016 (5-Year Estimates)

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Survey: ACS 2016 (5-Year Estimates)

Data Source:

Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau

Data set: Social Explorer Tables: ACS 2016 (5-Year Estimates) (SE)

Table:

A17006B. Unemployment Rate for the Population 16 Years and Over (Black or African American Alone) [3]

Universe: Black or African American 16 Years Old in Civilian Labor Force

Variable Details

A17006B.

Unemployment Rate for the Population 16 Years and Over (Black or African American Alone)

Universe: Black or African American 16 Years Old in Civilian Labor Force

A17006B_001Black or African American 16 Years Old in Civilian Labor Force:

Percent base:

None - percentages not computed (variable is table universe)

Aggregation method:

Addition

Formula used to compute this variable:

Return_Value = ACS16_5yr:C23002B006 + ACS16_5yr:C23002B019 + ACS16_5yr:C23002B011 + ACS16_5yr:C23002B024; if (ACS16_5yr:C23002B006.IsNull || ACS16_5yr:C23002B019.IsNull || ACS16_5yr:C23002B011.IsNull || ACS16_5yr:C23002B024.IsNull) Return_Value.IsNull = true

Variables used in the formula:
ACS16_5yr:C23002B006	Black or African American Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Male: 16 to 64 Years: in Labor Force: Civilian
ACS16_5yr:C23002B019	Black or African American Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Female: 16 to 64 Years: in Labor Force: Civilian
ACS16_5yr:C23002B011	Black or African American Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Male: 65 Years and Over: in Labor Force
ACS16_5yr:C23002B024	Black or African American Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Female: 65 Years and Over: in Labor Force

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2016 ACS 1-year and 2012-2016 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation.
	2016 ACS 1-year and 2012-2016 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2014 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Employment Status -> Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate represents the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the civilian labor force. For example, if the civilian labor force equals 100 people and 7 people are unemployed, then the unemployment rate would be 7 percent.

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2016 ACS 1-year and 2012-2016 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation.
	2016 ACS 1-year and 2012-2016 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2014 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Race -> Black or African American

Black or African American

A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. It includes people who indicate their race as "Black, African Am., or Negro" or report entries such as African American, Kenyan, Nigerian, or Haitian.