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Data Dictionary: ACS 2015 (1-Year Estimates)
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Table: A17006B. Unemployment Rate for the Population 16 Years and Over (Black or African American Alone) [3]
Universe: Black or African American 16 Years Old in Civilian Labor Force
Table Details
A17006B. Unemployment Rate for the Population 16 Years and Over (Black or African American Alone)
Universe: Black or African American 16 Years Old in Civilian Labor Force
Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation.
 2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2014 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Employment Status -> Unemployment Rate
Unemployment Rate
The unemployment rate represents the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the civilian labor force. For example, if the civilian labor force equals 100 people and 7 people are unemployed, then the unemployment rate would be 7 percent.

Excerpt from: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation.
 2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2014 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Race -> Black or African American
Black or African American
A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. It includes people who indicate their race as "Black, African Am., or Negro" or report entries such as African American, Kenyan, Nigerian, or Haitian.

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