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Unemployment by Race/Ethnicity

Unemployment Rate Varies by Race/Ethnicity

In 2016 to 2020, the average unemployment rate in Lincoln was 3.5%. However, unemployment rates vary by race/ethnicity.

• 8.9% of Black or African American Lincoln residents are unemployed, which is 5.4 percentage points higher than the Lincoln average. This unemployment gap has decreased by 4.5 percentage points since 2015.
• 5.1% of Latino/a or Hispanic Lincoln residents are unemployed, which is 1.6 percentage points higher than the Lincoln average. This unemployment gap has decreased by 2.2 percentage points since 2015.
• 3.2% of white Lincoln residents are unemployed, which is about the same as the Lincoln average.
• 1.7% of Asian Lincoln residents are unemployed, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the Lincoln average. The unemployment rate for Asian residents has decreased since 2015, when it was about the same as the Lincoln average.