Federal Reserve Economic Data

Unemployment Rate - Black or African American (LNU04000006)

Observations

2021: 8.6
Updated: Dec 16, 2025 8:20 AM CST
Next Release Date: Jan 9, 2026
2021:  8.6  
2020:  11.5  
2019:  6.1  
2018:  6.5  
2017:  7.5  
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Units:

Percent,
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Annual,
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Notes

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  

Release: Employment Situation  

Units:  Percent, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)'

The source code is: LNU04000006

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Unemployment Rate - Black or African American [LNU04000006], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU04000006, .

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African-American 16 Years + Current Population Survey (Household Survey) Unemployment Rate Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly Nation Public Domain: Citation Requested United States of America Not Seasonally Adjusted

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