Unemployed - A17006B_003 - Unemployment Rate for the Population 16 Years and Over (Black or African American Alone) - Social Explorer Tables: ACS 2019 (5-Year Estimates) (SE) - Survey ACS 2019 (5-Year Estimates) - Social Explorer

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ACS 2019 (5-Year Estimates)

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Survey: ACS 2019 (5-Year Estimates)

Data Source:

Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau

Data set: Social Explorer Tables: ACS 2019 (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

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:

A17006B_003 Unemployed

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 = ACS19_5yr:C23002B008 + ACS19_5yr:C23002B021 + ACS19_5yr:C23002B013 + ACS19_5yr:C23002B026; if (ACS19_5yr:C23002B008.IsNull || ACS19_5yr:C23002B021.IsNull || ACS19_5yr:C23002B013.IsNull || ACS19_5yr:C23002B026.IsNull) Return_Value.IsNull = true

Variables used in the formula:
ACS19_5yr:C23002B008	Total: Male: 16 To 64 Years: In Labor Force: Civilian: Unemployed
ACS19_5yr:C23002B021	Total: Female: 16 To 64 Years: In Labor Force: Civilian: Unemployed
ACS19_5yr:C23002B013	Total: 65 Years And Over: In Labor Force: Unemployed
ACS19_5yr:C23002B026	Total: 65 Years And Over: In Labor Force: Unemployed

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2019 ACS 1-year and 2015-2019 ACS 5-year Data Releases : Technical Documentation.
	2019 ACS 1-year and 2015-2019 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation -> 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.