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Data Dictionary: ACS 2013 (3-Year Estimates)
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Table: T50. 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
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T50. 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; American Community Survey 2013 3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation.
  ACS 2013-3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2013 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Employment Status -> Unemployed
Unemployed
All civilians 16 years old and over are classified as unemployed if they (1) were neither "at work" nor "with a job but not at work" during the reference week, and (2) were actively looking for work during the last 4 weeks, and (3) were available to start a job. Also included as unemployed are civilians who did not work at all during the reference week, were waiting to be called back to a job from which they had been laid off, and were available for work except for temporary illness. Examples of job seeking activities are:

  • Registering at a public or private employment office
  • Meeting with prospective employers
  • Investigating possibilities for starting a professional practice or opening a business
  • Placing or answering advertisements
  • Writing letters of application
  • Being on a union or professional register


Excerpt from: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2013 3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation.
  ACS 2013-3yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2013 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.