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Unemployment by Race and Education Level (Original Post)
Demovictory9
May 2020
OP
no surprise as the service industry is getting hit the hardest and employ the least skillful people
beachbumbob
May 2020
#1
also interesting. gap between white unemployment and group with highest unemp shrinks from 8% to 4%
Demovictory9
May 2020
#5
IT is everything right now.... the key to employees working home with Zoom, online education
Demovictory9
May 2020
#8
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)1. no surprise as the service industry is getting hit the hardest and employ the least skillful people
typically.
FBaggins
(26,757 posts)2. Interesting racial dynamic though
Asian/White/Hispanic increases roughly in step with each other to 5-6% above the prior ("great recession" peak... but Black unemployment climbs "only" back up to that peak.
paleotn
(17,939 posts)3. Interesting...
causes me to ponder the electoral implications in the fall. After all, white folks are the Republican party and it's just natural to scapegoat the people in charge.
virgogal
(10,178 posts)4. Uh,there are plenty of white Democrats.
Demovictory9
(32,468 posts)5. also interesting. gap between white unemployment and group with highest unemp shrinks from 8% to 4%
Igel
(35,337 posts)6. That'll probably change.
On the other hand, one thing that they included were undocumented workers, which may account for the Hispanic data point being so high.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)7. Would be interesting to see the unemployment by professions.
I am still getting job offers. I work in IT.
Demovictory9
(32,468 posts)8. IT is everything right now.... the key to employees working home with Zoom, online education
online shopping. ordering food. streaming tv
roamer65
(36,747 posts)9. Very true.