| Males |
| 1960 | 15.3 | 8.9 | 14.0 | 8.3 | 24.04 | 13.14 | — | — |
| 1965 | 14.1 | 6.4 | 12.9 | 5.9 | 23.34 | 9.34 | — | — |
| 1970 | 15.0 | 8.4 | 13.7 | 7.8 | 25.04 | 12.64 | — | — |
| 1975 | 20.1 | 14.3 | 18.3 | 13.1 | 38.1 | 24.7 | 27.6 | 16.3 |
| 1980 | 18.3 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 11.1 | 37.5 | 23.7 | 21.9 | 12.2 |
| 1985 | 19.5 | 11.4 | 16.5 | 9.7 | 41.0 | 23.5 | 24.7 | 12.9 |
| 1990 | 16.3 | 9.1 | 14.3 | 7.6 | 31.9 | 20.1 | 19.5 | 8.4 |
| 1995 | 18.4 | 9.2 | 15.6 | 7.9 | 37.1 | 17.6 | 25.3 | 10.6 |
| 1996 | 18.1 | 9.5 | 15.5 | 8.1 | 36.9 | 19.2 | 22.5 | 10.3 |
| 1997 | 16.9 | 8.9 | 14.3 | 7.3 | 36.5 | 19.8 | 20.8 | 9.8 |
| 1998 | 16.2 | 8.1 | 14.1 | 6.7 | 30.1 | 18.0 | 20.6 | 8.9 |
| 1999 | 14.7 | 7.7 | 12.6 | 6.5 | 30.9 | 16.2 | 17.8 | 7.8 |
| 2000 | 14.0 | 7.3 | 12.3 | 5.9 | 26.2 | 16.6 | 15.7 | 6.6 |
| 2001 | 16.0 | 9.0 | 13.9 | 7.8 | 30.4 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 8.1 |
| 2002 | 18.1 | 10.2 | 15.9 | 8.7 | 31.3 | 20.0 | 20.2 | 9.3 |
| 2003 | 19.3 | 10.6 | 17.1 | 9.1 | 36.0 | 20.9 | 21.9 | 9.6 |
| Females |
| 1960 | 13.9 | 8.3 | 12.7 | 7.2 | 24.84 | 15.34 | — | — |
| 1965 | 15.7 | 7.3 | 14.0 | 6.3 | 31.74 | 13.74 | — | — |
| 1970 | 15.6 | 7.9 | 13.4 | 6.9 | 34.54 | 15.04 | — | — |
| 1975 | 19.7 | 12.7 | 17.4 | 11.2 | 41.0 | 24.3 | 27.9 | 17.2 |
| 1980 | 17.2 | 10.4 | 14.8 | 8.5 | 39.8 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 12.0 |
| 1985 | 17.6 | 10.7 | 14.8 | 8.5 | 39.2 | 25.6 | 23.8 | 12.1 |
| 1990 | 14.7 | 8.5 | 12.6 | 6.8 | 29.9 | 19.6 | 19.4 | 10.4 |
| 1995 | 16.1 | 9.0 | 13.4 | 7.4 | 34.3 | 17.8 | 22.6 | 13.0 |
| 1996 | 15.2 | 9.0 | 12.9 | 7.4 | 30.3 | 18.4 | 25.1 | 14.1 |
| 1997 | 15.0 | 8.1 | 12.8 | 6.4 | 28.7 | 17.1 | 22.7 | 11.0 |
| 1998 | 12.9 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 6.3 | 25.3 | 15.7 | 22.1 | 10.1 |
| 1999 | 13.2 | 7.2 | 11.3 | 6.1 | 25.1 | 13.4 | 19.8 | 9.1 |
| 2000 | 12.1 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 5.8 | 22.8 | 13.6 | 18.0 | 9.0 |
| 2001 | 13.4 | 7.5 | 11.4 | 6.1 | 27.5 | 15.3 | 18.5 | 8.2 |
| 2002 | 14.9 | 9.1 | 13.1 | 7.4 | 28.3 | 18.3 | 19.9 | 10.8 |
| 2003 | 15.6 | 9.3 | 13.3 | 7.6 | 30.3 | 18.8 | 17.7 | 11.3 |
| — Not available. |
| 1Includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. |
| 2Includes Hispanics. |
| 3Hispanics may be of any race. |
| 4Includes Black and other races. |
| NOTE: The unemployment rate is the proportion of those in the labor force who are not working but are seeking employment. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics derived from the Current Population Survey, various years, unpublished data. |
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