2022 E-Insights Report
Black-White Unemployment Rate Gap
- The Black-white unemployment rate gap has been decreasing for all the MSAs.
- The competitive position of the Tampa Bay MSA has fluctuated over the years. The Tampa Bay MSA stood at No. 13 in 2013 and improved to No. 4 in 2016. The Tampa Bay region is standing in the No. 6 position.
- San Antonio had the lowest unemployment rate gap in 2019 and San Diego had the highest unemployment rate gap in 2019.
- The competitive position of San Diego has declined the No. 4 position in 2012 to No. 20 position in 2019, whereas the competitive position of San Antonio improved from No. 12 position in 2013 to No. 1 in 2019.
About: Measures the Black-white gap in the percentage of labor force who is not working
but actively looking for employment. Calculated by subtracting the share of unemployment
rate of African-Americans from share of unemployment rate of White-Americans in the
MSA.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, table S2301.