A17006B. Unemployment Rate for the Population 16 Years and Over (Black or African American Alone) [3] - Social Explorer Tables: ACS 2021 (1-Year Estimates) (SE) - ACS 2021 (1-Year Estimates)

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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

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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

Variable	Label
A17006B_001	Black or African American 16 Years Old in Civilian Labor Force:
A17006B_002	Employed
A17006B_003	Unemployed

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2021 ACS 1-year and 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Data Releases : Technical Documentation.
	2021 ACS 1-year and 2017-2021 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.