Figure 14: Employment gap between white Mainers and Mainers of color narrowed

Figure 14: Employment gap between white Mainers and Mainers of color narrowed

Unemployment rate

2018-

20

2022-

24

3.2%

2.9%

11.1%

2.6%

11.4%

5.2%

7.3%

4.7%

White, non-Hispanic

Latino

Black

American Indian

Source: MECEP analysis of US Census Bureau, Current Population Survey data via IPUMS. Average unemployment rates for the 24 months ending February 2020 with the 24 months ending June 2024.Created with Datawrapper