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Unemployment by Race/Ethnicity

Unemployment Rates Are Decreasing for all, but some disparities remain

In 2018 to 2022, the average unemployment rate of the population ages 16 and over in Lincoln was 3.3%. While unemployment rates continue to vary by race/ethnicity, the unemployment gap from baseline for non-White groups has decreased steadily since 2012.

• 7.0% of Black or African American Lincoln residents are unemployed, which is 3.7 percentage points higher than the Lincoln average. This unemployment gap has continued to decrease from 7.9 percentage points higher than the Lincoln average in 2017.
• 3.6% of Latino/a or Hispanic Lincoln residents are unemployed, which is just 0.3 percentage points higher than the Lincoln average. This unemployment gap has decreased from 2.7 percentage points higher than the Lincoln average in 2017.
• 3.1% of White Lincoln residents are unemployed, which is about the same as the Lincoln average.
• 1.9% of Asian Lincoln residents are unemployed, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the Lincoln average. The unemployment rate for Asian residents has also decreased since 2017, when it was about the same as the Lincoln average.

notes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5-year estimates, Table S2301. 

Chart includes race/ethnic groups that make up 1% or more of Lincoln’s population.