Chinese made up 22 percent, followed by Filipinos (15 percent), Vietnamese (10 percent), Koreans (7 percent), and Japanese (4 percent). (See table 1.)Īmong Asians participating in the labor force, the largest group was Asian Indian, making up 25 percent of all Asians.
People who were of Two or More Races made up 2 percent of the labor force. American Indians and Alaska Natives made up 1 percent of the labor force, while Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders accounted for less than half a percent. Blacks and Asians constituted an additional 13 percent and 7 percent, respectively. Composition of the labor forceīy race, Whites made most of the labor force (77 percent). The sections that follow highlight some of the major findings on the labor force characteristics of race and ethnicity groups in 2021. Additional information about the CPS can be found at. See the technical notes for definitions of terms and concepts used in this report. The data were obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly survey of about 60,000 households that is a rich source of information on the labor force. The report also contains a limited amount of data on American Indians and Alaska Natives Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders people who are of Two or More Races detailed Asian groups and detailed Hispanic groups. However, because of their relatively small sample sizes, estimates for these additional groups are not included in all tables. This report describes the labor force characteristics and earnings patterns among the largest race and ethnicity groups living in the United States-Whites, Blacks, Asians, and Hispanics-and provides detailed data through supporting tables. These factors include variations in educational attainment across the groups the occupations and industries in which the groups work the geographic areas of the country in which the groups are concentrated, including whether they tend to reside in urban or rural settings and the degree of discrimination encountered in the workplace. These differences are associated with many factors, not all of which are measurable. 1 In addition to the effects of the pandemic, there are long-standing labor market differences among the race and ethnicity groups. (See tables 1 and 2.)Īlthough the labor market showed improvement in 2021, many measures across the race and ethnicity groups had not yet returned to their pre-pandemic levels. The rate for people of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, at 6.8 percent, was higher than the rate of 5.0 percent for non-Hispanics. The jobless rate for Whites (4.7 percent) was lower than the national rate. The unemployment rates for Asians (5.0 percent) and Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (6.9 percent) were not much different from the overall unemployment rate in 2021. Among the race groups, jobless rates were higher than the national rate for Blacks or African Americans (8.6 percent), American Indians and Alaska Natives (8.2 percent), and people categorized as being of Two or More Races (8.2 percent). However, the rate varied across race and ethnicity groups.
The overall unemployment rate (jobless rate) for the United States averaged 5.3 percent in 2021. The labor market continued to recover in 2021 from the recession caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Subscribe to BLS Reports Labor force characteristics by race and ethnicity, 2021
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