White 16 Years Old in Civilian Labor Force: - T074_001 - Unemployment Rate for the Population 16 Years and Over (White Alone) - Social Explorer Dataset (SE) - Survey Census 2000 on 2010 Geographies

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Survey: Census 2000 on 2010 Geographies

Data Source:

Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau

Data set: Social Explorer Dataset (SE)

Table:

T74. Unemployment Rate for the Population 16 Years and Over (White Alone) [3]

Universe: White 16 Years Old in Civilian Labor Force

Variable Details

T74.

Unemployment Rate for the Population 16 Years and Over (White Alone)

Universe: White 16 Years Old in Civilian Labor Force

T074_001White 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 = RC2000SF3:RC2000SF3_015_P150A005 + RC2000SF3:RC2000SF3_015_P150A012

Variables used in the formula:
RC2000SF3:RC2000SF3_015_P150A005	White Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Male: In Labor Force: Civilian
RC2000SF3:RC2000SF3_015_P150A012	White Alone Population 16 Years and Over: Female: In Labor Force: Civilian

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer, U.S. Census Bureau; 2000 Census of Population and Housing, Summary File 3: Technical Documentation, 2002.
	Summary File 3 Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Definitons of Subject Characteristics -> Population Characteristics -> Employment Status -> Employed

Employed

All civilians 16 years old and over who were either (1) "at work" - those who did any work at all during the reference week as paid employees, worked in their own business or profession, worked on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers on a family farm or in a family business; or (2) were "with a job but not at work" - those who did not work during the reference week, but who had jobs or businesses from which they were temporarily absent because of illness, bad weather, industrial dispute, vacation, or other personal reasons. Excluded from the employed are people whose only activity consisted of work around their own house (painting, repairing, or own home housework) or unpaid volunteer work for religious, charitable, and similar organizations. Also excluded are all institutionalized people and people on active duty in the United States Armed Forces.

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer, U.S. Census Bureau; 2000 Census of Population and Housing, Summary File 3: Technical Documentation, 2002.
	Summary File 3 Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Definitons of Subject Characteristics -> Population Characteristics -> Employment Status -> Unemployed

Unemployed

All civilians 16 years old and over were classified as unemployed if they were neither "at work" nor "with a job but not at work" during the reference week, were looking for work during the last 4 weeks, and were available to start a job. Also included as unemployed were civilians 16 years old and over who: did not work at all during the reference week, were on temporary layoff from a job, had been informed that they would be recalled to work within the next 6 months or had been given a date to return to work, and were available to return to work during the reference week, except for temporary illness. Examples of job seeking activities were:

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; 2000 Census of Population and Housing, Summary File 3: Technical Documentation, 2002.
	Summary File 3 Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Definitons of Subject Characteristics -> Population Characteristics -> 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, Near Easterner, Arab, or Polish.