Black or African American 16 Years Old in Civilian Labor Force: - T050_001 - Unemployment Rate for the Population 16 Years and Over (Black or African American Alone) - Social Explorer Tables: ACS 2013 (3-Year Estimates) (SE) - Survey ACS 2013 (3-Year Estimates)

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Survey: ACS 2013 (3-Year Estimates)

Data Source:

Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau

Data set: Social Explorer Tables: ACS 2013 (3-Year Estimates) (SE)

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

Variable Details

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

T050_001Black or African American 16 Years Old in Civilian Labor Force:

Percent base:

None - percentages not computed (variable is table universe)

Aggregation method:

Addition

Formula used to compute this variable:

Return_Value = ACS2013_3yr:C23002B006 + ACS2013_3yr:C23002B019 + ACS2013_3yr:C23002B011 + ACS2013_3yr:C23002B024; if (ACS2013_3yr:C23002B006.IsNull || ACS2013_3yr:C23002B019.IsNull || ACS2013_3yr:C23002B011.IsNull || ACS2013_3yr:C23002B024.IsNull) Return_Value.IsNull = true

Variables used in the formula:
ACS2013_3yr:C23002B006	Black or African American Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Male: 16 to 64 Years: in Labor Force: Civilian
ACS2013_3yr:C23002B019	Black or African American Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Female: 16 to 64 Years: in Labor Force: Civilian
ACS2013_3yr:C23002B011	Black or African American Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Male: 65 Years and Over: in Labor Force
ACS2013_3yr:C23002B024	Black or African American Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Female: 65 Years and Over: in 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.