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Summary:
Asians generally have the lowest unemployment rates, or not much
worse, with the exception of Southeast Asian refugees and Samoans.
As of 1990, Asians as a whole are about the same, where they were
relatively better compared to whites in 1980. The 3 largest groups,
Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos have lower rates than whites, and
the Japanese Americans are only half the rate of whites.
Summary:
1990 Cens JpnAm A 1.93
1980 Cens JpnAm W1.00 B-2.03 H-1.53 A 1.93
1980 Census W1.00 B-2.03 H-1.53 A 1.26
1996 US DeptLab W1.00 B-2.23 H-2.06
1990 California W1.00 B-2.16 H-1.89 A-1.02
1990 US Census W1.00 B-2.48 H-2.00 A-1.06
1990 Ca Teen W1.00 B-2.03 H-1.37 A-1.06
1990 Hmong A-3.65
(1) US Bur. Labor Statsitics, Asian computed based on 1990 Census
ratio to US average
\doc\96\03\usunem.wk1 US Unemployment
1990 Census "We The Asian Americans" US Census Bureau Asian
W1.00 B-2.48 H-2.00 A-1.06 Japn 1.93
Ethnic Percent
Group Unemployed Index
Japanese 2.7 1.93
Filipino 4.7 1.11
NHWhite 5.0 1.04
Chinese 5.0 1.04
White 5.2 1.00
AsPI 5.5 -1.06
Asian 5.5 -1.06
Hawaiian 5.9 -1.13
Melanesian 6.0 -1.15
Korean 6.1 -1.17
US 6.2 -1.19
Thai 6.2 -1.19
Guamanian 6.5 -1.25
PacIs 6.9 -1.33
Polynesian 6.9 -1.33
Micronesian 6.9 -1.33
AsIndian 7.6 -1.46
OtherAs 7.7 -1.48
Other PI 8.1 -1.56
Vietnam 8.9 -1.71
Laotian 9.3 -1.79
Cambodian 9.9 -1.90
Hispanic 10.4 -2.00
Tongan 10.5 -2.02
Samoan 10.7 -2.06
Black 12.9 -2.48
AmIndian 14.4 -2.77
Hmong 19.0 -3.65
d:\doc\95\01\asianrnk.xls
1980 Census
Percent unemployed
3.0 Japanese -1.93
3.6 Chinese -1.61
4.1 Melanesian -1.41
4.6 Asian -1.26
4.7 Asian/PI -1.23
4.8 Filipino -1.21
5.5 Thai -1.05
5.7 Korean -1.02
5.7 Pakistani -1.02
5.8 AsIndian 1.00
5.8 White 1.00
6.1 Indonesian 1.05
6.5 US 1.12
6.8 Guamanian 1.17
7.0 Hawaiian 1.21
7.1 Micronesian 1.22
7.3 PacIsld 1.26
7.4 Polynesian 1.28
7.6 Tongan 1.31
8.2 Vietnamese 1.41<-
8.9 Hispanic 1.53
9.7 Samoan 1.67<-
10.6 Cambodian 1.83<-
11.8 Black 2.03
13.2 Native Am 2.28
15.3 Laotian 2.64<-
20.0 Hmong 3.45<-
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\doc\96\03\raceunem.txt full text \priv\96\16\jobdip.tt Chicago
Tribune May 4, 1996 By Barbara Sullivan, Tribune Staff Writer.
"JOBLESS DIP CAN'T ERASE RACIAL GAP FOCUS ON EXECUTIVE LAYOFFS
MISLEADING"
US 4/96 W1.0 B2.23 H9.7 A???
Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 1996
d:\doc\94\20\calfcens.wk1 - California Census results
CA 90 Unemployment W1.00 B2.16 H1.89 A1.02 O2.07
d:\doc\94\20\teenunem.wk1
d:\doc\94\20\teenunem.wk1 - Teen unemployment, California
San Francisco Chronicle, 1993
California
Teenage Unemployment Trends: 16 - 19 yr olds
Percent White Black Hisp Asian
1980 13.3% 26.3% 16.2% 9.9%
1990 15.4% 31.2% 21.2% 16.3%
Index White Black Hisp Asian
1980 100.0% 197.7% 121.8% -134.3%
1990 100.0% 202.6% 137.7% 105.8%
doc938\asianrnk.xls US80 W1.0 B2.0 A-1.3 N2.3 Jpn -2 Chin -1.6
doc\94\6\seaspov2.txt UCLA study on Asian success and poverty
asians have lowest rate of unemployment (3.5%)
asians have higher unemployment? UCLA study, Henry Der
Incorrect, perhaps so for low-income asians, but not on average
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ASIANS HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT IN UK
\clip\97\03\ukfam.txt UK News Electronic Telegraph Thursday August 8
1996
http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=000208632407947&rtmo=32f13059&atmo=32f13059&pg=/et/96/8/8/nbla08.html
Britian Office of National Statistics
http://www.ons.gov.uk/welcome.htm
Black children lose the family By David Fletcher, Health
Correspondent
United Kingdom Unemployment:
27% Bangladeshi
24% Pakistani
12% Indian
8% White