Table 27a. Unemployment rates for persons ages 16 and over, by race/ethnicity: 1995-2005

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Table 27a.

Unemployment rates for persons ages 16 and over, by race/ethnicity: 1995-2005

Year	Total ¹	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/Pacific Islander	American Indian/Alaska Native
1995	5.8	4.7	9.9	9.8	4.9	13.0
1996	5.8	4.5	10.9	10.4	4.8	12.7
1997	5.5	4.2	10.9	9.2	4.7	10.8
1998	5.0	4.0	9.3	7.6	4.3	10.1
1999	4.5	3.5	8.4	6.6	4.1	11.9
2000	4.3	3.4	7.6	6.8	3.9	9.7
2001	4.6	3.6	8.8	6.8	3.2	10.6
2002	6.2	5.1	10.9	8.1	5.7	13.1
2003	6.4	5.2	11.3	8.5	6.4	14.5
2004	6.1	5.1	10.7	7.6	5.2	10.4
2005	5.5	4.5	10.8	6.4	4.2	12.3
¹ For 2003, 2004, and 2005, total includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Surveys (CPS), Annual Demographic Supplement, 1995-2002, and Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2003-2005.