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Data Dictionary: ACS 2015 (5-Year Estimates)
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Data Source: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau
Universe: White 16 Years Old in Civilian Labor Force
Variable Details
A17006A. Unemployment Rate for the Population 16 Years and Over (White Alone)
Universe: White 16 Years Old in Civilian Labor Force
A17006A_002 Employed
Percent base:
White 16 Years Old in Civilian Labor Force: (SE:A17006A_001)
Aggregation method:
Addition
Formula used to compute this variable:
Return_Value = ACS15_5yr:C23002A007 + ACS15_5yr:C23002A020 + ACS15_5yr:C23002A012 + ACS15_5yr:C23002A025; if (ACS15_5yr:C23002A007.IsNull || ACS15_5yr:C23002A020.IsNull || ACS15_5yr:C23002A012.IsNull || ACS15_5yr:C23002A025.IsNull) Return_Value.IsNull = true
Variables used in the formula:
ACS15_5yr:C23002A007
White Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Male: 16 to 64 Years: in Labor Force: Civilian: Employed
ACS15_5yr:C23002A020
White Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Female: 16 to 64 Years: in Labor Force: Civilian: Employed
ACS15_5yr:C23002A012
White Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Male: 65 Years and Over: in Labor Force: Employed
ACS15_5yr:C23002A025
White Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Female: 65 Years and Over: in Labor Force: Employed
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 -> White
White
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. It includes people who indicate their race as "White" or report entries such as Irish, German, Italian, Lebanese, Arab, Moroccan, or Caucasian.