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Data Dictionary: ACS 2016 (5-Year Estimates)
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Data Source: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau
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_002 Employed
Percent base:
Black or African American 16 Years Old in Civilian Labor Force: (SE:A17006B_001)
Aggregation method:
Addition
Formula used to compute this variable:
Return_Value = ACS16_5yr:C23002B007 + ACS16_5yr:C23002B020 + ACS16_5yr:C23002B012 + ACS16_5yr:C23002B025; if (ACS16_5yr:C23002B007.IsNull || ACS16_5yr:C23002B020.IsNull || ACS16_5yr:C23002B012.IsNull || ACS16_5yr:C23002B025.IsNull) Return_Value.IsNull = true
Variables used in the formula:
ACS16_5yr:C23002B007
Black or African American Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Male: 16 to 64 Years: in Labor Force: Civilian: Employed
ACS16_5yr:C23002B020
Black or African American Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Female: 16 to 64 Years: in Labor Force: Civilian: Employed
ACS16_5yr:C23002B012
Black or African American Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Male: 65 Years and Over: in Labor Force: Employed
ACS16_5yr:C23002B025
Black or African American Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Female: 65 Years and Over: in Labor Force: Employed
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.