U.S. unemployment rate 2024, by race and ethnicity

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 11, 2025

In 2024, six percent of the Black or African-American population in the United States were unemployed, the highest unemployment rate of any ethnicity. In 2024, the national unemployment rate stood at four percent.

Unemployment rate in the United States in 2024, by race and ethnicity

CharacteristicUnemployment rate
Black or African-American 6%
Puerto Rican 5.8%
Mexican 4.9%
Hispanic/Latino* 4.6%
Cuban 4.2%
U.S. Average 4%
White/Caucasian 3.6%
Asian 3.5%
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0%0.5%1%1.5%2%2.5%3%3.5%4%4.5%5%5.5%6%6.5%7%

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March 2025

Region

United States

Survey time period

2024

Age group

16 years and older

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* Includes persons of Central or South American origin and of other Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, not shown separately

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